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Avery Anniversary Fifteen

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RATINGS: 546   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.27   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 230   ABV: 7.68%
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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.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MI2CA (1340) - Noblesville, Indiana, USA - JAN 29, 2009
22oz - Drank 1/29/09 - Aroma is straw, sour lemon, brett, doughy yeast, floral, sweaty sock and a touch of spice. Pours transparent gold with a medium head and great lacing. Flavor is off unfortunately. Starts off doughy and floral but quickly turns dusty, like out in the back of your garage dusty. It’s growing on me and isn’t terrible, just not as good as aroma. Palate is dry. Overall worth a try and quite drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
That1Guy (1491) - Lyons, Colorado, USA - JAN 29, 2009
Crushed with Jakebra. Interesting brew. Very sour, tart flavor. Lots of tartness, but also incredibly sweet and malty and yeasty. Not sure what to make of it, but I kinda dig it.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
AgedOak (94) - Ohio, USA - JAN 28, 2009
22 oz bottle that pours a cloudy goden/yellow. Rather foamy head with a yeasty aroma with some funkiness. Spices that I could not put my finger on and some tart fruitiness. Somewhat understated flavor but may be due to this followed the Flying Dog Colorado Saison which was very flavorful. Nonetheless a nice farmhouse ale. Jsquire tried to explain the Brett’s but his beer knowledge far exceeds mine.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Cletus (6025) - Connecticut, USA - JAN 26, 2009
Pours gold with a white head. Smells of perfume, citrus, grassy, hay, earthy. Tastes bitter and funky with some perfumy qualities on the finish. Enjoyable.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ApisAles (1153) - Greenbelt, Maryland, USA - JAN 26, 2009
Poured a cloudy golden color with a minimal head. Aroma was huge on the brett yeast funk, but there were some nice herbal notes in the background. Smelled a bit sweet to which paired nicely with the brett yeast. Flavor was sour beer, but not SOUR beer. Really laid back with the bret flavor, but that may have been because there was such a nice interplay between the yeast, the floral aspects and a subtle yet noticeable spice. This was a really well balanced beer. If you want to give someone who is curious about sour beers a nice easy introduction, you wouldn’t go wrong with this one. Tasty.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
TEJA (708) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JAN 26, 2009
Draught at OT. This is a beer that I realy like and my friends at OT just wanted to pour down the sink. With a funky aroma with lots of jasmine and almond paste it is like nothing else I’ve tried. The taste is litly acidic and rather dry. Several different spices but in small amounts. This I could enoy often.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Rastacouere (5900) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 25, 2009
Clearish light blond, paler than I’d expected and frankly disappointing in the head maintenant department. Here, the brett manages to show upfront alright, as a spicy, perfumey and sandy character emanates from the glass. Perfumey is what is is as you can easily decipher lavender as well which makes for a very aromatic, rather intense experience, but the depth is not too impressive, nor is the acidity level, which is kept very low. Residual sugars can still be felt in there though, which might hint at improvement possibilities, but the wheaty, crackery malt base is not likely to hold out. Interesting, but that credo is done with incomparable variants and skills at Russian River.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
LooseCannon (938) - Norfolk, Virginia, USA - JAN 24, 2009
22oz bottle. Pours hazy golden in color with full foamy white head. Aroma sweet, yeasty and spicy. Taste spicy and yeasty with very dry finish.


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