Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

Bottle, pours a dark red, with a tan head. Malts and yeast are dominate, in the aroma. Fairly easy to drink, alcohol is not too noticeable, a nice and decent brew nothing ground breaking a bit of lingering sweetness.

Light hazy golden amber, caramel, malty, citrus, yeasty, hoppy, nice balance.

Almost every beer enthusiast knows the story behind this beer, remarkable for its straying from the American tradition of litigation. Sadly, I had hoped it would be a bit better - a beer to match the story. But from what I’ve seen, heard, and tasted, Russian River’s Salvation is only dragged down by Avery’s Salvation. Those that have mixed the two to try and reproduce the "Collaboration Not Litigation" reported blends with higher proportions of Russian River’s version were simply better. I did not have the luxury of owning a bottle of either Salvation, but found this blend to be somewhat off-putting. A cloudly, maple wood colored beer, a fuzzy, scummy white head - the drab garment of an unexciting drink. A smell similar to an Imperial Pilsener issues from the glass, deep yet fresh, with a sweet corn fragrance and a touch of hops, copious booze and a little sweet pine. Nothing fancy, but vibrant. The flavor is heady and boozy, smacking the drinker around a little, before hitting them with a wave of chemical flavors, a few token wood and cheese notes, and a general feeling that this beer, like some kind of cave or back alley, is "dank." I’d much prefer to stick to the pure Salvation, though I admire what this beer says about the amicable nature of beer drinkers and brewers; law is second to good brewing.

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 !!!!

@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.

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.

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.

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.