3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours small fluffy white head . smells great wild yeast definitely present, hits of sugar as well. while tasting toasty malts are known but the underlying natural sweetness from the fig is strong .
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Barcade. Cloudy yellow-golden brew. Aroma is quite leathery and bretty with an underlying brown sugary sweetness. Interesting cologne/muskiness behind the sweet light wheatiness. The aroma is really quite lovely as it begins to warm up. A light honeyed sweetness playing around behind the spicy/cologne brettiness. Flavour is lightly sweet as well with some light earthy hoppiness and a lingering funky/musky flavour. A bit of berry and lightly smokey flavour on the back as well. It’s pretty solid, especially for these guys.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Barcade: Hazy golden pour with a fading white head. The aroma has some decent characteristics of green apple skins, light vinous notes, white grapes, and a touch of oak. Crisp, light mouthfeel. Flavor is a bit less impressive. Some dry notes upfront with mild ’bretty’ hints and oak tannins. This is followed by a sharp apple skin bitterness, an alcohol flavor and a touch of acetone. The finish is peppery and tannin-filled. Not very cohesive or successful, but I do like the idea of a well-known micro-brewer making Belgian style brews with strains of brettanomyces yeast. I hope to see more attempts at this style from other US micros.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: FEB 6, 2012 Bright orange, bordering on carmine with a lively off-white head. Loads of Bretty farmhouse funk in the nose with leather, melon rind, mold. Sweet, sour, astringent with some band aid. Cereals predominant on the background of Brett. Spices here. Some raw, slightly unripe figs but fruitiness not so pronounced. Unique complexity but tastes a little immature. Re-rate from bottle cellared for 3 years. Not great, has little depth and has certainly not improved. The aging took a lot out of the body and just tastes weird.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From tap at Pizza Port, Carlsbad. Pours almost clear orange with a lacing white head. Milky and acidic aroma. Flavour is spiced and milky lacto to light acidic/citric brett. Dry yet mild spiced with a light acidic touch into the finish. Interesting new brew from Avery.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz Bomber-Poured a cloudy golden color w/a moderate white head. Great spiced Belgian aroma. Flavor really jumps out & grabs you, yeast, spice, floral traces, figs, & cane sugar. Very fresh, a little rough around the edges, but in a good way. Tastes very pure & unfiltered. I really liked this one a lot; Long spiced finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
I would have to be in just the right mood for this, and I wasn’t. Tap at Pap. One of the most effervescent Belgians I have had: like a carbonated Farmhouse. Hops, yeast, straw, unripe strawberry and funk are the flavor features, with all but the berry showing up in the nose. A VERY clean beer, but flavor is not particularly engaging.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at 4th Ave. Cloudy orange/amber with a minimal pour. Funky, moldy aroma over a sweet berry essence. Generally sweet and fruity flavor--cherries, raisins, wild berries, but with a funky, almost yogurty sourness and a leathery dryness on the finish and aftertaste. I’m not enough of a Brett maven to tell whether this strain is working here or not. Overall it seems like an interesting experiment if anything.
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