Avery Anniversary Sixteen

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

Serve in Tulip

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Bomber. Pours a very cloudy yellow-gold color with a small, foamy, white head. Soapy flares jut out from the body, clinging to the glass. The aroma sports bready Belgian yeast notes, with dry lemon and peach esters, wheat grain, and traces of cinnamon. Faint hints of grassy hoppiness come through, though I’d like to see a little more to balance out the sweetness of the grain. The flavor shows some earthy, horsey overtones, but it lacks the tartness that usually comes along with those elements. It’s very wheaty, almost like an Imperial Berliner Weiss with citrus, minus the lactic sourness. Medium bodied and semi-dry, fine, active carbonation fits the style well. It’s pretty decent, but far from great. It might improve with time.

(22 oz. (bottled 5/09) from Jason’s) Hazy amber-gold with a large, billowy head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, spice and yeast. Mouthfeel smooth and pure, slight bit of pebbliness. Flavor is sweet, lightly spicey and yeasty. Fruit and caramel. Lightly peppery, lightly smoky. Mild ABV burn. Nice bitter bite in finish. Super tasty and balanced big saison.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma was floral with yeast, peaches, fruit and a hint of honey. Flavor of yeast, peaches, floral, spices and some fruity sweetness with a semi dry finish.

(bottle) hazy gold with white head. Aroma of yeast, wheat malt. Flavor is yeast, wheat, spice, peaches.

Old Review from 2009 - This one pours clear golden color with a decent size frothy head. Not a lot of lacing. The smell on this one is nice and sweet. Mixture of peaches, honey, and banana. Along with that there is a spicy kick to go along with the belgian type yeast. The taste up front is a little musty. In the front also sits the Belgian yeast and spice. Middle of the taste comes a little bit of a grassy hop note. And last but not least enters a fruity ending. I got mostly bananas with a little bit of peach. The mouthfeel was actually quite nice. A little bit on the thicker and heavier side then I was expecting. Very smooth and goes down easy.

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow with an off-white head. Aroma of light toasted malts and fruit with a hint of citrus. Flavor is sweet and fruity with a hint of yeast and toasted malts. A little bit of hop citrus in the finish but too sweet for me.

Bottle to snifter. Pours clear gold with a faint peach hue. The head is white and fluffy soapy looking and then fades to a fizzy film and collar. Aroma has fruity chacteristics and bread with the peaches showing as well. Taste is biscuit and spices a little white pepper and cinnamon with a faint peach flavor. Palate is medium and fizzy carbonation with a bready dry finish. The finish also shows a warming swallow from the alcohol. I found it somewhat tasty and glad I found a bottle to try!

Très bonne saison pas trop abîmé par l’age, au contraire, très douce. La levure dévoile tout son profile de foin humide, d’agrumes. Belle représentation du style.

22OZ in a half-liter mug - pours lightly hazy gold with white head and moderate lacing. Nose is Belgian yeast. Aroma is spicy (pepper), light hops and a little smoky/roasted. Tastes is ever-so slightly sweet and lightly bitter on the finish. Medium body with mild carbonation and slick texture. Nothing special. This beer could have made a fine belgian ale.

Pours hazy gold with medium white head. Aroma is earthy, spicey, florals and maybe a hint of pears. Taste is sweet and spicey, a little tartness on the finish as well. Finishes somewhat dry.

A nice saison, with big notes of yeastiness, spices and sweet fruitiness. Light and crisp enough to be very drinkable, but with adequately deep flavors and alcohol to make it stand apart from lighter offerings.