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Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

Avery Collaboration Not Litigation - Belgian Strong Ale

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

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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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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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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 Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
May 10, 2008  
A tea colored body with a smallish white head. A wonderful aroma of hop and plenty of fruit. That also defines the flavor. Dark fruit, citrus fruits, caramel, hop, and yeast.


 djd07 (724), Houston, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/518/20
May 9, 2008  
On tap at flying saucer. Has a cloudy dark amber color with small off white head. The aroma is very hoppy and citrus. The taste is a sweet hop with caramel. A good belgian strong ale from avery.


 couchand (182), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/55/101/59/20
May 7, 2008  
Speckled? haze, some thin white head. Thin, grainy aroma, somewhat metallic. Thin bodied, lightly sweet with metallic lingering aftertaste. Weak and metallic. Not particularly impressive, although I am fully supportive of the experiment. Try again, guys! edit: I should add that the speckled haze was NOT non-flocculent yeast. It seemed to be a protein haze, just localized.


ManvsCity (88), Redmond, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/103/517/20
May 5, 2008  
On tap at Taphouse Grille, Seattle. Rich aroma through medium head. The body holds plenty of Belgian yeast flavors, toasted marshmallow, caramel corn. Good hop bite. A new favorite strong ale.


 Enjoyit (1697), Vadum, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 5, 2008  
Clear amber of color with an off-white head. An aroma of sweets, caramel, hops, liqurice and malty nose. A flavor of caramel, toffee, malt and weak bitter notes.


 Sparky27 (1567), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 3, 2008  
Bomber. Pours a murky brown with a 2 finger creamy off white head. Nose is brown sugar, malt and peppery spice. Palate is dark fruits, cloves and pepper, with a semi-sweet hoppy finish. Medium mouth feel. Nice lacing. Decent strong ale.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/515/20
May 3, 2008  
A decent, if not predictable Belgian strong. Typical aroma of yeast, brown sugar and dark fruit. Pour was a decent semi clear light brown with a one 2 finger off white head.Taste was as the aroma suggested. Fruity and yeasty with a sweet sugary aftertaste. Not very much carbonation which hurts it for me. As it warms the dark fruit and caramel come out more. Hides the alky content wonderfully.


 Hank1980 (734), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 1, 2008  
On tap at Trappeze. Appearance is brown with a tan head. Aroma of fruit, sugar and sweet malt and some light yeast. Taste is a little more sweet with some fruit. Body is full and mouth is smooth. Finishes with plenty of sweetness.



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