 hapjydeuce (771), Del Mar, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Its nice to see some diversity in Avery’s anniversary lineup by including brett in this year’s brew. Overall, the beer presents itself impressively in the aroma, but in its entirety lacks the complexity and depth of bigger sour ales. Biscuit and wet hay aroma with faint tones of cellar and damp earth. Smells pretty good. The flavor leans thin with an average amount of tartness and a slightly grainy feel to the malt base. The wild bugs are barely there in the finish. Easy to drink, but the lackluster flavor profile doesn’t give it points here. I thought after collaborating with Tomme for Proximus, this would have turned out better.
JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 Slightly cloudy straw color with a thin ring of white head at glass edge. Aroma has a slightly acidic funk component and a fruitiness to it. The taste is odd in that there is no funk or tartness present, just a basic Belgian strong base and not much else.
durhambeer (1202), Durham, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 My, this certainly is a divisive beer. The description on the bottle did have me scared, and then the pour was much lighter (golden orange) and more transparent than expected, so combined with the low rating, I was not expecting much. But then I tried it. Lots of funky brett on the nose: lemon, rotting granny smith apples, earth, diapers. Makes me want to drink it, diapers and all. Taste doesn’t follow through as much as expected (tastes as grainy as yeasty), but perhaps bottle age will improve it a bit. A noble effort from Avery; wish more brewers would experiment with brett. If you like funky beers, this is worth trying, though you may want to age a bit first.
Headbanger (1582), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 22oz bomber-A golden body with a small tight head and an aroma of belgian yeast, fruit, and spices Taste of yeast, sourness, and on the back end a little funk. Not the best anniversary ale from Avery. In fact probably their worse.
BuckeyeBoy (1654), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle Pours out a hazy gold topped with a white head. At first sniff i thoughtt i was in a port-a-potty. After aonther try I picked up some sweet fruit. Tast of sour pit fuit. Not to good. This was a let down from Avery.
smith4498 (872), Miami, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Pours golden orange with white head. Aromas of brett and sweet fruits. Slightly sweet flavor with some fig, citrus and brett funk. Light to medium body with lively carbonation and a dry finish.
soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 Updated: Aug 30, 2008I am surprised by the percentile rating. Anyway happily purchased the bomber. I think one of my favorite things about buying from craft brewers is reading a detailed description (also like stone’s). Pours a dark copper color with a small head. A yeasty, sourish aroma. Heavily carbonated with a citrusy, slightly sweet taste with a sour finish. This beer is for people who want to be of snob status and like sours but cannot fully appreciate the taste. Just enough sour to have pride in your highly evolved palate while be very drinkable beer with subtle and complex flavors.
darn1207 (548), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 on tap. cloudy golden pour with smallish white head. sweet bready aroma with some spices. medium bodied. fig and fruit flavors. earthy spice fruitiness on the dry finish. enjoyable enough.
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