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Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Avery Brewing Company

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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5183.66/5.03.66/5.0Special8.99%80.4 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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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.

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 RichJ7 (859), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20

Apr 30, 2008  
Tap. Murky brown with a huge white head. Yeasty Belgian nose with lots of fruit. Flavor is full of banana, yeast and subtle peppery spice. Bit of brown sugar. Strong alcohol presence. Very nice and sweet. Excellent.

 grandet (300), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Bottle.Dark amber pour with a small tan head that didnt last long. Aroma is of sweet dates and some sweet fruit. Spicy aroma as well. Pretty good mouthfeel on this one. Nice malty sweetness with a nice warming aftertaste. Very sweet and enjoyable.


 boto (1197), Granby, Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 12, 2008  
22oz. bomber: This one pours a darker orangish/amber color. There was a full tan head on it when first poured, but it drops off to a thin ring rather quickly. The aroma was a bit lighter than I would have expected for a beer of this style. Still, it was good, with notes of caramel, breadiness, yeast and spices. The taste is good. The sweetness is more subdued than I would normally expect with a brew of this type. Caramel and fruit tastes, but they are subdued. Nothing really pops out, just a good blend. A bit of dryness to the finish. Nice.


 beerheart (218), Erie, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Jul 5, 2008  
I enjoyed this on tap at Avery’s tasting room after the Avery "4K on the 4th" run. I didn’t run very well, but I drank well. I had not seen this in stores, but I’m glad they had it on tap. It didn’t have the spiciness of many Belgian strong ales, but it had a nice caramel, toasted maltiness with a currant and dried fruit taste.


 AndrewKScott (237), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Pours a chestnut brown with a thick off-white head. Aroma of yeast, dried fruit, spice. Taste is an interesting concoction of the two types of ale, that produces a pretty decent, albeit vaguely, belgian style. It’s full-bodied, sweat with a slight dryness in the finish. Overall, this is kind of a weird one, I’m not sure I’m convinced.


 daknole (514), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Cloudy yellowish amber color. Foamy whitish head. Aromas of yeast, bread, sweetness. Flavor is super creamy and yeasty. Hops are present but not much. I enjoyed this one.




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