Avery duganA

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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UPDATED: DEC 15, 2009
Name: Gemini IPA
Date: October 12, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF
Appearance: hazy yellow, frothy white head
Aroma: sweet citrus and pine aroma backed by crystal malt
Body: a bit thin on the body
Flavor: liquid hop flavor, nice lasting bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4

Name: DuganA
Date: November 08, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: clear copper, creamy off white head, solid lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma, lots of fruity orange, nice citrus
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, lots of citrus, peppery alcohol, sweet orange, balancing bitterness with a bitter grapefruit rind character

Name: DuganA
Date: November 13, 2009
Mode: bottle
Words: hop city
Aroma: sweet hot peppery pine aroma with a nice sweet orange
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor with lots of the fruity citrus hops
Overall: mellower in the bottle than on draft, less alcohol in the flavor but it comes through stronger initially in the aroma

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

sampled at gabf. yellow clear and not as enticing as most avery beers. slight nose of hop crisp fresh cut grass. slightly sweet malt backbone. need another 1 oz sample to see where this really ends up on the scale. im not sure of the in between their ipa and maharaja. both are outstanding and i feel this is less superior.

GABF 2007. Golden pour huge frothy white head w/ great lacing. Hoppy aroma piney citrus dry sweet oranges, lots of caramel. hot palate. Flavor is dry light piney good amount of citrus/oranges... lots of caramel, alcohol still a bit raw. Ok.

Tap at the Fort Worth Flying Saucer Octoberfest. Nice clear copper with an off white head. Malty backbone with a good amount of “C” hop coming through on the nose. Moutfeel is medium to light with moderate carbonation. Nice hop presence in the flavor prominent hop bitterness in the finish. I get the feeling this maybe some kind of “Maharaja light”.

UPDATED: DEC 30, 2009 (Draught and Bottled versions) Pours a clear golden body with a medium creamy white head and descent lacing. Aroma of apricot, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, caramel, and light grass. Flavor of lemon syrup upfront and then warms up with grapefruit, apricot, pineapple, mango, herbs, and light soapiness (in some samples).

Clear and bright golden color with a thick head. Strong hop aroma and taste that you should expect from an IPA maybe not quite as much kick as I would like. The beer remains attractive as you drain the glass.