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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.


3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
lordeche (467) - Quincy, Massachusetts, USA - JAN 6, 2009
Pours clear pinkish-orange with quickly dissipating head. Aroma is dry and fruity with funky brett notes. Flavor is crisp and dry with some earthy flowery notes up front and some nice strawberry, pear, fig, and melon throughout. A little thin on flavor, but a lingering sweetness makes this a pretty nice beer.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
RedSox2004 (749) - Pacific Palisades, California, USA - JAN 3, 2009
Poured hazy orange with a one finger head. Retention was ok; lacing was minimal. Citrus dominated the aromas and were quite strong, featuring oranges and grapefruit, a sour sense, and some oak. Flavors mirrored the aromas, and included some bananas and spices. Lots of carbonation, light to medium - but slightly watery - mouthfeel, and a sweet and sour aftertaste. Pleasant enough, but I expected more.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
sfhodense (3254) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - JAN 2, 2009
Cloudy yellow with a large white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, fresh and some wild yeast. Taste is sour, grape and some malt.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
yngwie (8717) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - DEC 30, 2008
Bottle, 22oz, at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. A yellow-golden beer with a white head of moderate size. Both aroma and flavor are funky and barnyard-ish, with some sweetness and alcohol warmh in the mouth. Medium body, slightly astringent and dryish. A funky and pleasant beer, but not a rave. Maybe I expected a big, warm and sweet one. (080913)

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ante (3375) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - DEC 26, 2008
Bottled. Pours out in a hazy dark golden color with a small creamy disappearing white foam. Acidity aroma of grapefruit-peels, lemon, green grapes, mild brett and red apples. Medium-bodied with notes of res apples, straw, cork, mild lemon, vanilla and dried oranges. Mild acidic finish of pears, green apples,cork and mandarin.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beerdedone (2188) - Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 26, 2008
Bottle. Pours a orange/yellow with a small white head. Aroma of wild yeast, citrus, brett and barnyard funk. Flavor is slightly sour with white pepper wild yeast, fruit, brett and floral notes with a medium body and a dry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - DEC 24, 2008
<b>Bottle 650ml.</b>
Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, acidic, moderate yeasty, barnyard, tart. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft - flat. (130908)

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RichJ7 (1175) - Cullman, Alabama, USA - DEC 23, 2008
Hazy gold pour with a thick white head. Big yeasty nose full of sweet fruit and figs. A bit of the floral in here, too. Flavor is Slightly sour and very yeasty. Sweet malt with a touch of funk. Not bad, but not wonderful. I preferred the Thirteen.


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