Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

Bottle. Pours cloudy brown, with a thick off-white head. Sweet and very heavy, with a caramel malt flavor that is punctuated with an unexpected hop bite. Fairly long finish.

bomber. I’ve been really curious to break this one open... Very satisfied with the results of this collaboration. Pours a deep brown with little head. Strong fruit and malt aromas. Flavors of sugar, plums, spices and malts shine through the most. A wonderful palate from front to back - nice lively carbonation and a sweet finish.

Jan 2007 bottle, consumed on 11/25/07. Pours a clear dark honeyed brown into a tulip glass. A fine, persistent off-white head two finger high forms immediately despite a careful pour. Copious amounts of bubbles rise through the brew. The aroma has that brown sugar, yeast and spice (cinnamon?) character I associate with Belgian ales. Mouthfeel is smooth, almost creamy. Flavors explode out of this one! Big and malty with a black pepper bite. Serious astringency and alcohol bite round this one out before a lingering yeast and black pepper finish. Substantial.

Bottle purchased at Sam the Beer Man in Binghamton, NY. Pours dark caramel orange, off white head. Aroma is fruit, spices, bread, malt. Flavor is dried fruit, mustiness, funkiness, some delicate spicing: ginger, thyme. A palatable belgian strong ale.

Bottle (22oz). Via trade with Zathrus13. Clear deep amber pour, very large lasting frothy beige head. Subtle aroma - light sweet caramel malt, a whiff of bret funk, nice spice and yeast - as it warms a very nice true Belgian aroma, nice "wild" character. I can see the "Pere Jacques" comparison - this one might be better than the PJ bottle I rated - like the aroma, but a little more floral hop and peppery character, nice balance between light farmhouse funk and sweet spicy caramel malt. Average slick body, light carbonation, quick finish but a nice lightly spicy linger - very nice, and a little age set well with it - well done, Avery - see? avoid the booze monsters and you can do good work.

This beer is a nice american brewed Belgian Styled Strong Dark Ale. It kind of reminds me of Unibroue’s Trois Pistoles, or maybe a Goose Island Pere’ Jaques. These are all damn good Belgian style brews full of a caramelish-dark brown sugar-like taste Reminds me of a port wine with dark fruits, some chocolate and other roasted malts in there, but for sure belgain candy sugar ( beet sugar) and caramalized malts and belgian yeast. Not a lot of strong estery flavors here ( i.e., not a strong bubble-gum taste like in a lot of Hefeweizens) A very good Brew.

(Draught) Sampled at Duck Island Saloon in Seattle, WA, on October 20, 2007. A white star of imagination. Sweatshop of participation. Tonic causing stridulation. Palate worthy of instramentation. Partnership and co-inspiration. Congratulations!

Tasted 11/5/07. 22oz bomber. Murky brown with a finger width of clinging off-white head. Cocoa and caramel aromas. Mild fruit and doughy yeast. Aplles and musty earth. Mild chocolate nose. Full bodied and bitter. Malt sweetness accented by a bitter acidity. Caramel flavors. Tart citrus effervescence. Sweet malt backbone. The second glass holds the dregs and makes for a more murky hue. More clinging head. Toasty with tea-like notes. Cocoa and slightly burnt. Two beers or two blended recipes? Not quite blended. Syrupy with a mild well hidden burn. Good stuff.