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Avery Fifteen

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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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 juiceisloose (670), Windermere, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Courtesy dragonstout. Pours a cloudy golden yellow color with a large, bubbly white head that leaves minimal lacing behind. The flavor was citrus fruit with some lemon zest coming through and a slighty tart smell from the brett. The flavor follows suit with the lemon citrus, some spices, and the bretty funk. There is a slight hop bitterness on the backend. I didn’t get any of the figs that was metioned. The finish was dry with the tartness from the brett. This was a decent belgian ale.


 KimJohansen (6917), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet aroma with yeasty and somewhat bretty notes. Fruity flavour with brett and woody notes.


 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Cloudy golden colr with a pillowy head. Barnyard funk nose with citrus hints.Citrus, brett and funk on the flavor. Funky finish.


 Lagunitasfan (434), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Wow I can’t believe the low scores for this beer! Bright amber with light/white head. Fruity and herbish on the nose. Not a shocking flavor at all. Not your typical beer/ale taste, but not overly sweet or puckery either. Taste moved around a lot in my mouth. Bobbly with carbonation making it light and cheery, bursting with flavor at first taste. A quick, sharp bitterness flashed for a moment, like tonic water in the ginntonic. Leather poked about too. Can’t exactly taste the figs, but I can taste the essence of them. Fruity and swee while still being tart. Maybe it’s not for everyone, but it was definitely for me. NOT a session beer.


 sayravai (3729), Helsinki, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 12, 2008  
(Bottled) Clear golden with a small, vanishing head. Aroma of honey-toffeeish malt spiced with bretty sourness and a touch of fruit. Very interesting and pleasant flavor of honey-toffeeish malt, some acidity, moderate bretty sourness. Medium body with low, soft carbonation. An interesting try, and surprisingly balanced.


 AR (423), Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Medium head with a funky smell, similar to first-aid cream covered by a band-aid. Flavor was similar with a heavy yeast feel. Sticky aftertaste.


 drfabulous (1234), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Shoe. Outdoors. Leather. And lots of carbonation. The tart and sour are perfectly fine with me. The beer is a bit carbonated, though. Lots of mixed thoughts on this one....but I’ll stick with the pro side. Not the best sour, but not as bad as some people make it out to be. It’s like their Karma (too sweet) with some funk thrown in.


 eaglefan538 (2360), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Bottle from State Line! The pour was decent, golden to amber in color, decent initial head and lacing. The aroma was bretty, funky, light fruits. Flavor was pretty nice, but a bit too malty sweet to be crisp and clean, grapes adding to the aroma elements, along with a finishing spice. The hops and bret notes were just overcome by the extra maltiness. For an Avery brew, quite nice stuff. Not a bad shot at the style, although several others stand above it. Mouthfeel was moderate, and a little errant on the sticky side. (Unfortunately, my brother in-law, during either the opening NFL game or as the RNC McCain speech started, exclaimed that it reminded him of mussel juice, that stuff in which the mussels cook - YIKES!)



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