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Avery Fifteen

 (RETIRED)
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68
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bottled
common

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4543.23/5.03.22/5.0Special7.68%68.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
15 years of brewing! You know what’s been the best part lately? Tons of experimentation! For the last couple of years, we’ve been working with several strains of brettanomyces (wild yeast). We found one and deemed it the best for it’s tart flavor and funky, fruity aroma. Adding black mission figs for a subtle jammy aspect, hibiscus flowers for an herbal bouquet and hazy sunset hue, and white pepper for a bit of spicy twang, we’ve created FIFTEEN - a unique drinking experience inspired by the wild farmhouse ales of Belgium. Though immensely complex today, more flavor will emerge with time, so throw a few bottles in your cellar for future celebrations. Thanks to all of you who have made our 15-year ride possible! Peace to all and follow your dreams! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops, black mission figs, hibiscus flowers, white pepper, and a very unique strain of brettanomyces yeast.
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 ante (2928), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Bottled. Pours out in a hazy dark golden color with a small creamy disappearing white foam. Acidity aroma of grapefruit-peels, lemon, green grapes, mild brett and red apples. Medium-bodied with notes of res apples, straw, cork, mild lemon, vanilla and dried oranges. Mild acidic finish of pears, green apples,cork and mandarin.


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a orange/yellow with a small white head. Aroma of wild yeast, citrus, brett and barnyard funk. Flavor is slightly sour with white pepper wild yeast, fruit, brett and floral notes with a medium body and a dry finish.


 fonefan (11053), VestJylland, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/515/20
Dec 24, 2008  
<b>Bottle 650ml.</b>
Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, acidic, moderate yeasty, barnyard, tart. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft - flat. (130908)


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Hazy gold pour with a thick white head. Big yeasty nose full of sweet fruit and figs. A bit of the floral in here, too. Flavor is Slightly sour and very yeasty. Sweet malt with a touch of funk. Not bad, but not wonderful. I preferred the Thirteen.


 GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a clear golden-light orange color with a white head. Lots going on in the aroma. I smelled flower blossom, Pez candy, distinct but subtle pepper, honey, and cereal grain. I also got whiffs of formaldehyde and funk. Light to medium bodied and semi-sweet with a hint of raw alcohol. Lemon, lime, Pez candy, flower blossom, and honey flavors. There was also a bit of pepper in the finish. Not much funk. Maybe a bit young yet?


 kramer (2465), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 19, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Pours a clear gold with a big fizzy white head that had great retention, lots of visible carbonation. Very bretty nose, lots of stinky feet and grassiness. The brett is very prominent in the flavor, but there is not a whole lot there backing it up, it is kinda thin really. The feel of it is just a bit too thin even. Very fizzy and prickly carbonation. Overall, this was just missing something that many similar brett beers have, there is no softness to the malt at all.


 Beer2000 (1785), Kristiansand, Norway
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2008  
650 ml bottle @ EBF 2008. Golden body with a white head. Aroma is dominated by a relatively mild kind of acidity. Flavor is refreshing fruity and spicy with a moderate acidity. Nice and interesting.


 tjthresh (1765), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/53/103/55/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Sample draft at the tap room. Pour is murky straw yellow with a bit of white head. Nose is pretty bretty with some lemon and grass. Taste is not so good. Hangover vomit comes to mind. Sorry but I had to stop there.



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