Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

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Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 906 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63 SEASONAL: Special EST. CALORIES: 267 ABV: 8.91%

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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
Batch 4 (February 2010) - 8.91% ABV

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
bpr77 (121) - Kansas City, Missouri, USA - FEB 20, 2012
Poured a dark orange/dull copper cloudy color. quarter inch head disappeared into a thin lacing around the edges of the glass. Aroma was malty, fig, slight hints of alcohol and a funky barnyardish aroma was present. Body of the beer was a medium almost syrup like texture - very sweet flavored, hops are quite present, figs, and some caramel notes. This is a very good belgian strong ale ! I like this. Unique and good aroma and flavor. Appearance is nothing to look at....and might lead one to believe this is not a good beer. But, it definitely is a good one ! Palate is a little syrupy....would like this to be a little more dry maybe ?

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jkwood04 (1398) - Connecticut, USA - FEB 18, 2012
22oz bottle of Batch 3 in a snifter. Pours cloudy brown with a thick, lacy, beige head. Aroma of spicy yeast, caramel malts, a little sweetness and light fruits, and a good amount of hops. Flavor the same, with lots of yeast and malts. Average texture. An interesting beer.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
UserNameTaken (8) - - FEB 11, 2012 does not count
Poured a medium to dark brownish amber into a tulip. Little to no head. Smells of lily and over ripe bananas. Sweet up front with a nice mild hop bite. Medium bodied. Not too sweet and not too heavy on the alcohol or carbonation. May just be in a good mood, but this could be favorite belgian style ale since Lips of Faith Grand Cru. Not as heavy and complex as the latter, but very, very well balanced.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
NordicV (396) - 21213, SWEDEN - FEB 6, 2012
Batch 3 på Lost Kangaroo i Bradenton. Grumlig brun vätska med ganska stora bita fällning. Doftar alkohol, fikon och mörka bär. I smaken hittar man russin och desertvinstoner tillsammans med en viss kryddighet.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mzaar (442) - Varberg, SWEDEN - FEB 4, 2012
Flaska 66 cl, Bradenton, Florida. Inte så stort skum, men läcker brunröd färg på ölen. Päron och röda bär i aromen. Till en början övermogna apelsiner som dominerar smaken, med viss spritighet, men ju längre den får stå till sig övergår den till att smaka som ett dessertvin, Madeira kanske.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Steve_0 (201) - Denver, Colorado, USA - FEB 4, 2012
Batch 6. Poured a dark amber with little head from a 22oz bomber. Smells of caramel, bread, with hints of vegetables. Has a good mouthfeel, with a full body. Tastes of alscohol with a slight banana aftertaste. Overall, IMO, I would call this an average beer, but still worth a try.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Koelschtrinker (7034) - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY - JAN 23, 2012
Eher flacher und trockener, hellmalziger Beginn. Dann weiter trocken, Kräuternoten, stimmig, auf Dauer eher etwas monoton. Dann würziger, trockene Süße. 11/8/8/7/7/8

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
redpooba (169) - New York, USA - JAN 17, 2012
A beer that is mixed and matched well with a ’competing’ brewery. Flavor notes are varied and distinct.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Chuckaduck (266) - California, USA - JAN 14, 2012
Pours a dark orange-amber with a thin white head. Aroma is vanilla, fruit, sweet, vegetables, tomato, some caramel. Taste is grain, alcohol, bitter, sweetness and a slight coffee finish. Nice mouth feel and very good overall. It all works wonderfully together.

1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 3/20
cakanator (447) - South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA - JAN 1, 2012
22oz bottle. Batch 2 tasted from notes last year. I actually forgot about this one in the cellar, big whoops. Doesn’t look good right out of the bottle, huge sedimentation pouring into my brooklyn snifter. Aromas are sweet, but bland, no detectable fruit, bitterness, nothing. Palate tells the story, it is dead, not offensive, just dead. Smooth from entry to mid then dies and cut short in the finish. I wish I had tried this fresh.

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