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Avery Fifteen

 (RETIRED)
Avery Fifteen - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
68
overall
Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4503.23/5.03.22/5.0Special7.68%68Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/57/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Sommerhus. Recieved in as an extra from toncatcher. Pours a hazy golden witth a white head. Sweet wih a low sourness. Aromas of cereals and lots of wet horseblanket. hints of pepper. Dry and sour finish. Fresh taste but still too much brett for my liking.


 DerBiermeister (503), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Decent brew, but with such a strange palate that I will probably not venture to try it again. Unique indeed, but very experimental this beer seems to be.


 MatSciGuy (627), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 11, 2008  
[Bottle] Pours hazy gold with a small off white head. Aroma is tart and sweet with apple and pears. Flavor is brett, malt, fig, and shrimp. Quite funky.


Moosington (28), Costa Mesa, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Tap at Hollingshead. Medium amber color with tight but short lived head. Estery yeast and slight sour acid in the nose. As mentioned before, definite brett and floral qualities in the flavor, combined with a spicy/sour/musky finish. Good stuff, but would only do one per sitting.


 blklab2007 (932), Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 10, 2008  
22 oz bottle poured into a tulip glass has an orange amber color with a thin white fizzy head that fell quickly. aromas of brett, (green apple, sour grape, fruited yeast) floral from the hibiscus, white wine, light peppery hops, faint pineapple, and some sweetness. mouth feel is light with medium carbonation. flavor has some floral qualities, funk from the brett, lighter sourness, spice touches, and acid. finishes drying with floral giving a long duration.


 asheft (1374), Marburg, Germany
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/55/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2008  
[bottle at EBF 2008] Excellent sour woody horseblanket aroma with still some base malt. Pale peach appearance under no foam--sort of like my pee when I’m dehydrated. Thin and weak flavour with some woody herbal spice. Very unimpressive and uncomplex. Some apple notes. Light body and clean with elevated carbonation.


 austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/513/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Draught @ EBF. Golden, not much head. Slightly tart, white wine and cidery nose. Similar vinous flavor, mild sourness, alcohol, fruitiness. Very clean. Medium bodied, coarse carbonation. A spritzer made of pale lager.


 Madsnp (608), Odense C, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Bottle. Cloudy yellow with a lasting small white head. Aromas of canned pineapple, yeast, farmyard and honey. The flavour is malty with notes of pepper and a sour finish.



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