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Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

Avery Collaboration Not Litigation - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
93
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Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7183.63/5.03.63/5.0Special8.97%83.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Salvation. The name of two intricate Belgian-style ales created by us, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. After becoming friends a few years ago, we realized that we both had a Salvation in our line-ups. Was it going to be a problem? Should one of us relinquish the rights? "Hell no!" we said. In fact, it was quickly decided that we should blend the brews to catch the best qualities of each and create an even more complex libation. In April 2004, in top-secret meeting at Russian River Brewing (well actually it was packed in the pub, and many were looking over our shoulders wondering what the hell was going on), we came up with the perfect blend of the two Salvations. Natalie, Vinnie’s much more significant other, exclaimed, "We should call this Collaboration, not Litigation Ale!" "Perfect!" we shouted. We celebrated deep into the night, (or is it morning?). Fast forward to November 14, 2006. After talking about it for over 2 years we finally decided to pull the trigger and Vinnie flew out to Avery to brew his Salvation exactly as he does in his brewery. This was blended with Avery’s Salvation December 11th, 2006. We hope you enjoy it as much we enjoyed brewing and blending it.

Batch 1 (January 2007) - 8.99% ABV
Batch 2 (February 2008) - 8.72% ABV
Batch 3 (February 2009) - 8.97% ABV
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 Theis (3617), Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Bottle at home - shared with Mette. Clear dark amber/red/brown - white head. Caramel, spicy, nutty, honey, sweetness, herbal, raisins, light metallic aroma, ryebread, plums, smokey notes. a bit strange - but very nice !!!!


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 20, 2008  
@Richmond/Williamsburg Gathering-22 oz bottle shared by LooseCannon/Ron-pours a light tan head and hazy amber color. Aroma is very sweet medium malt, fruit. Taste is dry with some sweet medium malt, fruit, copper hops.


 heemer77 (4294), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 19, 2008  
Hazy medium rusty brown body with a slightly off white head. The aroma is sweet with some rasiins and caramel. There is also some amaretto. The taste is light caramel and pears with some spicy cinnamon in the finish. This finishes fairly dry and has some banana peels in the finish. A decent brew.


 jzzbassman (838), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottled. Cloudy chesnut color with nice lace and thin head. Aroma is sweet dark cherry and funky yeast. Flavor is complex, with understated hoppiness that still manages to finish long and sweet. Interesting beer.


 BrotherGrendel (551), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Aug 18, 2008  
On draft at O’Brien’s. Appearance is a dense orange-amber hue, thing sprinkling of white foam, moderate lacing. Smell is light fruits, sugary sweetness, Belgian yeasts, very subtle overall. Taste is also light fruits and belgian yeast, pale and caramel malts, hints of dark fruit in the middle, some brown sugar and molasses near the end, moderate alcohol in the finish. Medium-bodied, creamy thick texture, high carbonation. Initially pleasing flavor profile quickly fades from the palate leaving very little to linger, alcohol and carbonation are both on the verge of being distracting, expected more bold flavor for this style.


 mabjork (580), Vasa, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Thanx oh6gdx. Hazy brown in color, bubbly beige head, lacings. The aroma is hoppy and almost juniper berry like. The flavor is sweet and malty with a distinct hoppiness.


ebowman (11), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Pours a translucent golden amber color without much head. Nice aroma of orange peel with a hint of caramel/toffee. Slight hoppy flavor at first which levels out to a nice smooth finish. As with most good Belgians, you don’t realize it’s as strong as it is from an alcohol perspective. A very enjoyable beer.


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 12, 2008  
pours hazy copper with a fluffy off-white head that quicky dissipates to tiny bubbles. Slight lacing. aroma is caramel and malt. flavor has hints of alcohol, but mostly creamy caramel. palate is thick and oily, with a sweet creamy finish. not a very complex nor interesting nor refreshing beer. the story behind the beer’s creation is much more interesting than the beer itself. a pity really. i thought that it might get more interesting as it warmed. i thought wrong.



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