Avery Fifteen

(RETIRED)

	Percentile
	68
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
454	3.23/5.0	3.22/5.0	Special	7.68%	68.5	Trappist 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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Pinball (2779), Allerød, Denmark

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 9, 2009

clear orange, small thick white head. aroma is brett, spices, rubber. flavor is quite dry and brett like, ends spicy and slighly fruity swetish. beneath the brett flavor hides a very nice balanced spicy belgian style beer.

petematte46 (218), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 3, 2009

Very fruity spicy aroma. Golden in color with a small off white head. Lively carbonated. Taste is complex, with a normal Belgium yeast flavor and lots of subtle hints of spices.

yobdoog (1431), Woodridge NY, New York, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 2, 2009

cloudy copper yellow with a small head. Aroma has some spice and brett with a little malt and sweetness. Flavor is really nice. Smooth and finishes dry.

beerbuzzmontreal (2911), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 31, 2009

Pours a cloudy golden color with a thin white head. Interesting aroma of brettanomyces, yeast and spices. The flavor also has brett, yeast and spices, but feels less lively than the aroma. The body is light with an oily texture and moderate carbonation.

cprochak (393), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 30, 2009

On tap at the brewery on 7/17/09 (good timing on my part!). Pours a hazy yeallow with little head. Strong grapefruit and lemon aroma with a bit of funk. Actually has a nice sourness with a touch of sweet vanilla. Then a clean bitter finish. This developed incredibly well as it warmed and I am very happy to have tried it.

Bockyhorsey (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 30, 2009

Bomber. Had this once before but decided to try once more. Grain, sour fruits and some bread. Cloudy gold body with white head. Mostly sour citrus fruits with some bready grain to the flavor. A spicey bitterness lingers on the palate. Dent brew.

AlabastorJones (765), San Francisco, California, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 20, 2009

hazy yellow tangerine body, big white head, aroma is all brett, flavor is magnificent arrangement of tropical fruits and wild funky brett, very soft and hardly acidic or sour at all, all funk which is exactly what I hope for every time I read brettanomyces on a label, some citrus rind bitters that hang back and meld with the wild funk perfectly... I think I saw three more bottles of this at the shop, I’m going back tomorrow and I’m buying them all, seriously, that good

plovmand (1603), Helsinge, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Aug 9, 2009

Bottle. Bit hazy yellow body with a medium white head. Spicy, herbal aroma with nptes of spicy hops, flowers, yeast and light brett. Bit sweet malty flavour with light brett notes, hops, spices and yeast. Medium bodied. I really liked this one.

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