 Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Mar 1, 2009 Bottle at the Fourth Butters’ Cellar Clearance Event. Clear golden yellow pour with white head. Nose of medicinal melon fruit. Flavor is bandaid, anitsceptic ointment, with some fruity flavor and alcohol. This beer is pretty damn bad.
Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Mar 1, 2009 22 oz bottle at Butters’ 4th Cellar Reduction. Pours a fading with light lace white head with a golden body. Smells of sour urinal cake. Taste is astringent and sharp, like cough syrup.
SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
Mar 1, 2009 22oz bottle. Gold color with a lasting white head. The aroma is lightly funky and cheesy with dusty yeast, grapes and fruity white wine. The flavor is pretty clean and fruity, with fig, flowers and just a touch of malt. Finishes dry, lightly alcoholic, and a little spicy. Pretty enjoyable, but I wish there had been some noticeable acidity to complement the flavors.
hallinghansen (263), Odense SV, Denmark
Feb 28, 2009 Bottle. Hazy golden body, with a medium white head. Aroma is sour, citrus, friut, dust, yeast. Flavor is fruit, yeast, sour, citrus, spices. I will absoulutely buy this beer again.
GlenVargas (120), El Paso, Texas, USA
Feb 26, 2009 After about a year away, I probably shouldn’t return to ratebeer on a sour note, but the Avery Fifteen was hands down the most disappointing Avery brew I’ve ever drunk. Of course, I most likely had insanely high standards for the Fifteen, considering that the Fourteen is one of my all-time faves. This anniversary ale looked decent enough, and the aroma wasn’t necessarily offensive. However, I remember the Fourteen being both inventive and tasty, but whatever experimentation went on with the Fifteen amouted to a rotten mess in comparison.
Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland
Feb 21, 2009 Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Murky yellow color. Sweet, perfumed, clovey, horsey and barnyardy aroma. Sweet flavor with strong horsey wild yeastiness, tropical fruits like mango and apricot as well as pepper and clove. I like brettanomyces beers but this is too horsey.
jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
Feb 16, 2009 Light amber in color with a decent sized white head. Aroma is slightly sour with some earth, spices and herbs. Flavor is earthy and spicy with a dry palate.
merlin48 (509), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
Feb 15, 2009 This one is really maturing nicely. Hazy golden amber body supports a small bonewhite head that has some sheet lacing. Aroma has figs and funk, with some earthy yeast. Spritzy carbonation on a light medium body. Taste has a nice funk. Brett notes are merging nicely. Wet gravel, dry, chewing on twigs. Barnyard and earthy notes abound. Year old dried figs are funky sweet, yet dry. Highly drinkable. Avery has my vote for the best anniversary ales.
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