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RATINGS: 906   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 267   ABV: 8.91%
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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
Batch 4 (February 2010) - 8.91% ABV


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUN 1, 2008
Bottle 66cl @<a href=http://ratebeer.com/forums/thisted-kalder target=_new> Thisted Tasting by Maria.. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, grape. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (120408)

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (23917) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 21, 2008
Bottled. An amber beer with a bit of sediment floating around under a thin biege head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel and yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel and yeast.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 30, 2007
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of Ungstrup. Slightly hazy, amber golden with tiny impurities and a creamy, beige head. Lightly fruity, vanilla-like aroma. Medium body, sweetish caramel and a little overripe fruit. Dry, lightly bitter finish. Soft and pleasant drink. 191207

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (22161) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - AUG 30, 2008
22 fl oz bottle. Pours almost clear golden orange with a lacing tan head. Aroma is dense hoppy with mild spice notes and seem rather dry. Medium sweet caramel malty base flavour with a solid hoppy fruity flavour on top. Mild wooden notes and lending towards a more spiced palate. Mild spiced finish with a little bite and alcohol warmth.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
oh6gdx (16000) - Vasa, FINLAND - JUL 29, 2008
Bottled. Deep, slightly hazy, amber colour, mediumsized slightly off-white fluffy head. Aroma is caramel malts, some hops, slight notes of grass and overall quite sweet. Flavour is alcohol, caramel malts, some hops and mild notes of spices. A quite nice balance in the flavours.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAR 22, 2007
UPDATED: MAR 30, 2007 Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear dark copper colour, small creamy head. Strong almondy Belgian style yeast aroma. Medium sweet and solidly malty. There’s lots of caramell and almond with notes of coriander and grass as well as cherries. Full bodied with clean mouthfeel. Salty finish. A good beer, but perhaps in this case the concept is more interesting than the beer itself.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 20, 2007
Bottle. Clear orange red coloured with an off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, spices, hops and pine needles. Fruity flavour of spices, hops, pine needles and grape fruits.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 21, 2008
Bottle at EBF08. Almost clear chestnut colour. Very small tan head. Fat yeasty aroma, seems Belgian. The flavour has some of the same as aroma, yeasty and Belgian-like.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 02/08/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Sunset, Boston

opaque dark amber, fine lasting beige head, drippy lace, sweet caramel aroma with a nice funky edge, sweet caramel and cherry flavor with a sharp tart edge and complex character from plan nine, cherry pit tartness and woody edge,
-------- /> Date: 02/11/2007
Mode: draft
Words: Public House Boston

dry oak and dark caramel aroma, very creamy melding of the flavors taking off the tart edge seen before, stilll the nice woody character but much more mellow and only a possible hint of any cherry tartness, different beer or from a different barrel
-------- /> Date: 06/30/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

followup to having each of the salvations, retains the citrus from the avery and a bit of the fruityness from the russian river, although tasty the parts are greated than the sum

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - OCT 5, 2008
Hazy amber color; creamy head. Delicate aroma, malty, fruity, sweet; quite nice. Powerful body, maybe even a bit too alcoholic, with malt flavor, enough sweetness, too simple on the yeast side. Low bitterness.


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