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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.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
radagast83 (2201) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - SEP 2, 2008
22 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy orange color. Aroma is spice, with notes of figs, and hibiscus. Flavor is spice, a lot of spice. After a few sips I started to enjoy this brew quite a lot more than I did when I first cracked it open.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Suttree (3765) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - SEP 2, 2008
Cloudy orange, rocky white head. Aroma is defiantely Orvally, with a lot of funk and peppery notes.Flavor is also similiar to Orval, plus some odd sweet notes and herbal, woody notes. Peppery finish. Some medicinal notes, too. Seems a bit discombobulated, with a lot of flavors that don’t really come together that well.

1.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 2/20
00cobraR (1103) - Greensboro, North Carolina, USA - AUG 31, 2008
How does this thing get a 3.15? It is terrible. Pours out a nice golden yellow color with a nice head. Aroma smells like old nasty gym shoes that have sweat mildew on them. Flavor was even worse. It tasted like the bloody gauze that was in my mouth when i had my wisdom teeth cut out. Maybe my palate isnt sophoticated enough to enjoy blood soaked gauze. This was nothing more than a drain pour and I really dont understand how avery can put something like this on the market. They should have done us all a favor and poured it down the drain themselves instead of allowing us to pay for beer for the drain. YUCK! If this is a belgain ale, then this is the worst friggin example that I have ever tasted

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
savnac (1365) - Anchorage, Alaska, USA - AUG 30, 2008
UPDATED: NOV 28, 2009 22 oz bottle. Hazy golden in color with a small white head. Aroma is fruity apple and a spicy earthy yeast. Lively carbonated. Taste is sweet malt with a slightly sour Belgium yeast flavor and lots of subtle hints of spices. Very lively crisp mouth feel. This is a good beer, but nothing too special.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
craftbeerdesign (1831) - Alpharetta, Georgia, USA - AUG 29, 2008
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.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
21iceman40 (1732) - vienna, West Virginia, USA - AUG 29, 2008
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.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - AUG 29, 2008
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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
oberabcbbsok (686) - Hoboken, BELGIUM - AUG 28, 2008
On draft at avery brewery. Nice and good tasting, medium bodied and not too strong. I liked it


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