Avery Anniversary Sixteen

Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Tulip

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22oz bottle. Pours a clear pale golden color. Aroma of citrus, nutmeg, pepper, peach and floral. Flavor is peach, orange, spice, lavender. Nice and easy drinking, but nothing spectacular. With that said, it is good.

22 oz bomber from Jonathan Ron shared at jcwattsrugger’s. Poured an ugly greenish-yellow with an average to large fizzy white head. Aroma of cloves, green bananas, pepper and wet bread. Nice palate with a medium body and just slightly srong carbonation. Fruity flavor along with yeast, bread, cloves, corriander and white pepper. This is rather good for a saison which is one of my least favorite styles.

Bottle @ home. Hazy yellow-orange appearance with a white head. Floral, yeasty, wild Belgian ale nose. Floral, mildly hoppy, somewhat wheaty, yeasty, citrusy, wild Belgian ale flavor. Yeasty, sweet, light fruity finish. A more floral flavor than most saisons but is done quite well.

22oz bottle. Slght hazy, orange color. Sparkling wine appearance, big fizzy bubbles, white foam of large bubbles. Aroma of fermented honey, some white tree fruit, mostly yeast. Flavor has a touch of fruit, honey, and bread; all very distant. Over aged, still drinkable, but 2 years old.

Bottle shared by Dmac. Pours cloudy yellow. White head. Nose of yeast, banana, peach and honey. Taste of lemongrass, honey, yeast and peach. Alcohol noticeable.

Bomber purchased almost two years ago at South Bay Drugs ($7.99). Pours a murky yellow-amber with a couple fingers of very active foam that soon dissipates. Aroma of Belgian yeast, lemon, cherry, phenols, and a hint of funk (cheese). Flavor of honey, light caramel, and fruit (peach - yes, and also some light grape and lemon). Good flavor with a nice level of sweetness, but there’s a small late Band Aid phenolic flavor that is not pleasant. Prickly carbonation and a semi-dry finish. A different kind of saison, but one that I generally liked except for the phenolic presence. (309, 480)

22 oz. bottle from All Things Wine in Renton. This was bottled in May ’09, so it’s had almost two years to sit around. Let’s see if this has had the effect(s) I’m expecting. Hazy orange/yellow appearance. This has a nice and fluffy head. Things are lookin’ good, my friends. I’m smellin’ lemon, grass, wheat, and yeast. It’s not the most pleasing aroma, but it certainly is pungent. This beer has a strong yeast aroma. There’s a bit of a hop aroma still in this, but it’s almost completely gone. Wow, it’s a lot fruitier than expected. It has a nice subtle grass flavor. A bit of wheat and hop are there, as well. The main thing that I notice is a pear flavor, most likely coming from the yeast, in some awkward way. I’m not getting any of that jasmine, but I can see how honey was used because there is a nice sweetness in this. Not overly fizzy, as some Saisons can be; I’m sure its mellowed out after nearly two years. This is a solid Saison, but it verges on the margin of being a Tripel. As to why a lot of Saisons do this is beyond me.

Copying notes here, do not remember this one well enough to give written description

Light and fruity aroma with a bit of clove and banana. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head that diminishes but leaves a covering throughout. The flavor has a nice bit of fruity sweetness to it followed by a spicy, peppery taste. The carbonation is just right giving it a lively feel. Well done.

Hazy, glowing, golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, spices, flowers, citrus, mint and bananas. Taste is sweet, floral, and yeasty with spices. Medium bodied, smooth and refreshing, and softly carbonated. An excellent saison.