Avery Fifteen

Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

bomber. pours a brilliant golden with a solid white fluffy head. aromas of yeast (Brett) and not much else. nice and peppery on the front of the palate with an overall soft feel. I’m not getting any fig within this one as the label declares. solid finish with the yeast and tartness coming through.

This was weird, very spicy, yeasty, and saisonesque. I’m not sure if i would have it again, but it was a very interesting tasting experience. I didnt care for the pepper vibe to it, but all in all it was a fun time drinking this beer.

Bottle. Hazy yellow coloured with a medium sized white head. Aroma of fruits and brett with notes of spices and pine apples. Fruity flavour of spices and brett with notes of yeast and hops. Hoppy and bretty finish. Refreshing.

On draft at avery brewery. Nice and good tasting, medium bodied and not too strong. I liked it

22oz bomber, no date from Brennan’s in Madison. Nice copy of the Bruegel label--or is it some famous painting?Fermented with 100% Brett? Huzzah!--hopefully. Clear medium golden with a 11/2 finger off-white head, good retention. Aroma has the undeniable aroma of brett--dry, lemony, leathery, and slightly buttery--with some light cherry cough syrup in the back-end. A little peach is present as well--smells pretty clean, actually. Flavor isn’t quite as nice, with straight alcohol and grain coming forth. I could pick up on only a hint of floral notes (hibiscus, perhaps?) with the white pepper coming forth towards the finish. Plenty of cough syrup notes as well. Dry finish, bitterness peaking around a 2-3 and sourness at a 2. Moderate carbonation with a medium body. Started out promising, but fell flat. I don’t care what Andy says, he’s wrong and a jerk.

Bottle 650ml
Appearance: Murky amber gold ale with bright medium top.
Nose: Sour farm brew with medicinal elements and citric orange like substratum. Funky organic feel is unavoidable.
Flavor/Palate : Medium bodied , soft in character. Less funky than aroma. slight spice with rose feel at finish. Interesting. Became more complex at finish. Slight fruity hints of red apple.

bottle - Pours deep golden with a two finger head. It has a wonderfully rich, fruity, funky aroma that I started smelling as soon as I opened the bottle. Unfortunately while not bad, the flavor doesn’t live up to the aroma. The fruitiness is very mild and I didn’t think there was enough malt body in this one. There is of course plenty of funky Brett. There are some herbal notes but nothing too interesting. It’s medium bodied and the finish is bone dry. Avery does a lot of experimenting and kudos to them for that.

Appearance: Pours a clear, golden-orange body with an inch of frothy, white foam. Smell: Aroma of dried flower petals, leather, muscadines, strawberry jelly, spice-covered honeydew melons and, yes, even a handful of band aids. Taste: Belgian pils malt, lightly sweet. Melange of light fruit flavors. Splash of sauvignon blanc. Taste of antique leather in need of a long overdue cleaning. Herbal, mentholesque, Ricola-like flavor builds throughout. Hints of antiseptic-coated band aids. Spicy, citrusy hops with a decent bitterness that pairs with the Ricola and peppery hints. Pinch of white pepper (honest, I just read this on the bottle in between watching Back to the Future III. I’m not a huge fan of white pepper, particularly when used in potato dishes or soups). Finishes with a light funky tartness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: An admirable attempt at using Brett, but it didn’t do it for me, especially with all those band aids in there. It certainly was no Fourteen (or Thirteen or Twelve).