 KnN (712), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Batch 2: Pours a really nice amber/brown color with a thin long-lasting white head and some good lacing. Aroma is malt through and through with a bit of an alcohol twinge. Bit of a distinct Belgian flair on the nose too.
Flavor is malt, a bit of yeast and something almost smokey in the background. Got just a touch bitter as it warmed which was not at all unpleasant. This was a good beer.
Slipstream (734), USA
Sep 22, 2008 Batch 2, dated Feb. 2008. Medium brown pour with orange hilites. Fluffy head and lace. Interesting name for a beer. Full aroma - sweet floral hops, yeast, and a little cheese and skank. The taste is partway between an American ale and a Belgian (or as Sayravai points out, a bock). This is a sweet, well-hopped brew with Belgian yeast flavors and hints of orange and rye. The mouthfeel is fairly soft and there are dry hops in the finish. Collaboration is a rich, noteworthy brew, but not the best I’ve had from Avery.
saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
Sep 22, 2008 Sample at EBF Copenhagen. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, caramel and fruits.
MiP (8793), Sønderborg, Denmark
Sep 21, 2008 Bottle at EBF08. Almost clear chestnut colour. Very small tan head. Fat yeasty aroma, seems Belgian. The flavour has some of the same as aroma, yeasty and Belgian-like.
nbutler11 (729), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Pours a hazy orange from the tap with a creamy off-white head. Smells mildly of hops and tastes of hops and orange peel. Very drinkable, particularly as it warms.
MAP (1085), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Sep 17, 2008 Batch #2. This has a whole earthy farmhouse feel to it. It smells sweet, yeasty, rich dark fruits, and musty wood and grass. This is one of those beers that delivers flavor and palate just like you would expect from the sight and smell of it. It tastes earthy and robust, as well as sweet and fruity. Its mouth feel is crisp at first, then follows through with a nice thickness. Overall it is a great beer. I remember Avery’s salvation being a solid offering, but now I feel like I gotta get Russian Rivers side of the coin.
ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden
Sep 16, 2008 Sampled at EBF 2008. Hazy mahogny, small head. Fruity, sugart and plainly quite boring aroma. Medium bodied and smooth. Quite sweet.
NobleSquirrel (1100), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Bottle from Sam’s, 2008 edition. Pour is deep reddish brown with one finger off white head. Cloudy. Nose of honey, a touch of apple and cherry, some yeast and sweetness. Taste is contrary, taste kinda like grass and iced tea, a bit grainy and alcoholic. Fizzy on the palate. Smelled a lot better than it tastes, though nothing too awful. Meh.
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