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Avery Anniversary Fifteen

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RATINGS: 552   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.28   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 230   ABV: 7.68%
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15 years of brewing! You know what’s been the best part lately? Tons of experimentation! For the last couple of years, we’ve been working with several strains of brettanomyces (wild yeast). We found one and deemed it the best for it’s tart flavor and funky, fruity aroma. Adding black mission figs for a subtle jammy aspect, hibiscus flowers for an herbal bouquet and hazy sunset hue, and white pepper for a bit of spicy twang, we’ve created FIFTEEN - a unique drinking experience inspired by the wild farmhouse ales of Belgium. Though immensely complex today, more flavor will emerge with time, so throw a few bottles in your cellar for future celebrations. Thanks to all of you who have made our 15-year ride possible! Peace to all and follow your dreams! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops, black mission figs, hibiscus flowers, white pepper, and a very unique strain of brettanomyces yeast.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dedollewaitor (10290) - Odense, DENMARK - SEP 23, 2008
75cl bottle @ VinensVerden, Odense. Pours hazy gold with a creamy white head. Nose is sour, dry & earthy. Some orange. Sour, dry & spicy taste. Notes of medicine, herbs & manuer. Medium bodied. OK enjoyable!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Oakes (10184) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - JUL 5, 2008
Dull golden-amber with a head that could not hold. Peachy, woody aroma with a bit of brett and a lot of fruit (mainly fig, but some plum, apricot). Palate has hints of acidity, wood, a strong fig taste, light fruit. Neat beer - it’s going to improve a lot over the next six months as the brett becomes more prominent.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bu11zeye (10165) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - JUL 29, 2008
(22oz. bottle, courtesy of Lumpy) Pours a hazy golden orange body with a small white head. Aroma of florals, leather, plum, and earth. Flavor of cattail, floral, dark fruit, pepper, and some funkiness.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9895) - Malmö, SWEDEN - JUL 20, 2008
Draught @ Collins Pub, Seattle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small white head. Malty spicy and slightly tart citrus aroma. Sweet malty spicy yeasty flavor with some tart hints. Fruity malty and slightly spicy aftertaste.

2.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
argo0 (9222) - Washington DC, USA - MAY 14, 2008
(Lupulin Reunulin, 22oz bottle) Crystal clear apple juice body with white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grape, funk, light lemon, banana. Taste is moderately sweet, grape, banana cream, light lemon, alcohol. Medium body, some creaminess, alcohol.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Theis (9217) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - AUG 22, 2008
Bottle at home - shared with Mette-Speedway-Nielsen. Cloudy orange - white edges. Brett - lots of brett. Honey, peppery, wheaty, grape, spicy, dryness, light sweetness, barnyard, horsey. Nice - but a bit weak.....

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
yngwie (9175) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - DEC 30, 2008
Bottle, 22oz, at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. A yellow-golden beer with a white head of moderate size. Both aroma and flavor are funky and barnyard-ish, with some sweetness and alcohol warmh in the mouth. Medium body, slightly astringent and dryish. A funky and pleasant beer, but not a rave. Maybe I expected a big, warm and sweet one. (080913)

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAR 16, 2011
On Tap at Rackhouse, Denver 16/09/2010 Sour aroma. Golden coloured and slightly hazy in appearance. Fruity and sour with a dry and yeasty finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jcwattsrugger (9019) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - MAY 27, 2012
22oz bottle-pours hazy yellow with a dissipating white head. Aroma is brett, acidic, spice, light malt. Taste is brett, acidic, spice, light malt-bready. Interesting.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
faroeviking (8805) - HAITI - SEP 10, 2009
Botella, thanks for sharing Pinball. Nice hazy deep golden orange colour, off-white head. Sweet, fruity, yeasty, brett, hoppy and spiced aroma. Good mouthfeel. Fruity, brett, yeasty, rubber, spiced flavour with a pleasant bitter-sweetness.


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