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Avery Fifteen

 (RETIRED)
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68
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 Rciesla (3600), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottle pours a hazy well carbonated golden amber body. Sweet and dry brett in the nose. Lemon peel and light funkiness. Hints of spices pepper, dusty hop character, some lemon fruit, a bit acidic and tart but nothing over the top. Floral with a very dry finish thanks to brett. Good brew, etoh is hidden in this dusty brew.


 goldtwins (4079), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Poured a hazy light gold with a white head. Dusty and leathery aroma and light floral. Brett funk gets stronger as this warms. So far it smells nicer than I expected from ratings and I will buy another to age. The flavor is hoppy and pretty floral. Especially on the end. Dry finish with a mild bretty bitterness.


 TURDFERGUSON (1598), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/58/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Draft at Pizza Paradiso. Rating this off a small sample (gasp! b/c a) I didn’t want to pay for a whole bottle of this stuff and b) i didn’t want to have to drink it or feel like i had to at least finish some of it). I’m glad I did. The recipe for this belgian ale is very intriguing but the aromas and flavors I received from it were quite simple and dull. Nose has a mild dose of brett on the front, and is followed by a stale, corn, band-aid potpourri that lingers throughout the whole experience. I tasted a little of the pepper, but the rocky mountain water is difficult to detect. A weird, golden fizzy beer.


 Cornfield (4925), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 17, 2008  
This pours a hazy gold body with a creamy head and liquid lace. It has a floral aroma with a light Bretty funk and a touch of wet hay. The flavor has an underlying grainy sweetness overshadowed by and acidic tartness, a floral bitterness, some white pepper, and a quiet earthiness. The finish is dry and tart. Not bad, but the description made it seem like it’d be much better.

Binny’s Beverage Depot, Orland Park, IL


 sunevdj (1770), 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 (510), 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 (630), 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.



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