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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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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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
Ferociousaurus (35), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/103/513/20
Jul 18, 2009  
Orange-amber pour with a lot of sediment and good head with great retention—lots of lacing. Smell is banana, malts, and some hops. Taste is malty and salty with a little hop kick and some alcohol. Sour apple and some other fruits are evident—finish is a little weak, but has some good bitterness. The more I drink it the more I like it.


 DalzAle (473), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown pour, tons of carbonation and sediment (despite a careful pour). Aroma of malts, sour apple and hops. Flavor was plenty of malts, plum, brown sugar, pepper and cinnamon? Very good beer, but not worth $9/bottle asking price (in my opinion).


 Rustyham (543), miami, Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/58/20
Jul 12, 2009  
Probably the saltiest beer I have ever had, this tasted like seafood and beer, like someone snuck clamato in my glass of good times. steer clear. bottle at Food Stores, Coral Gables.


 kiefdog (1500), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Bottle from Total Wine (Tampa, FL). Pours a very slightly hazy dark amber brown with one finger off-white head that settles quickly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, caramel, light spice, brown sugar, light cooked veggies, and hints of grass, wheat and yeast. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, ripe dark fruit, toffee, wheat, yeast, and hints of chocolate and molasses. Generally medium body with a malty finish. A respectable ale, but not a frequent drinker for me.


 Madsnp (599), Odense C, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Bottle. Copper coloured with a small beige head. Aromas of sour fruit, malt, caramel and spice. Flavour of sugar, malt, butterscotch, mild hops and nothing.. Well i don’t like it. I can’t figure out whether it’s infected or not..


 Pinball (2677), Allerřd, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2009  
batch 2, sampled july 2009 clear brown with particles. very small yellow head. sour aroma, slight hoppy. sweet caramelly malty, toffee. very very lightlyu sour. hiops seem to e gone. quite sweet and caramelly.


 valpoaj (362), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Batch 2 aged approximately a year in the cellar. Pours murky brown with a thick off-white head that leaves substantial lacing. Aroma is sweet and inviting...loads of caramel malt, dark fruit, yeast, and spice (cinnamon?) Flavor is heavy and full of dark fruit (raisin), loads of sweet, sugary caramel malts, and yeast, along with that hint of spice in the background (now I feel like I’m picking up cinnamon and nutmeg, but only at times). Finishes strangely bitter and has a hoppy feel to the close...dunno if I like this or not. Palate is heavy, but not particularly oily, and has a good level of carbonation. Good brew, if not fantastic in any category.


 Meatmallet (120), Salem, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Pours an apricot color with a thick beige head. Smell is sweet and a little spicy on the nose. I get white grape, brown sugar, raisins, and plums. Has a light tartness to it. Nothing overpowering or amazing about it though.Has a very peppery taste to start which is followed by the sweetness of the raisins and plums. I also can taste a bit of citrus like mandarin oranges.Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.



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