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Avery Fifteen

 (RETIRED)
Avery Fifteen - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
68
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Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4503.23/5.03.22/5.0Special7.68%68Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 OleR (2008), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 9, 2009  
From bottle@Københavnske Øldage 2009. Clear gold colored, thin white head. Slight barnyard and funky fruits on the nose. Also som mealy and doughy malts. Taste is fresh, sourish malts, mild spices, and a nice Brett-like fruitiness. Quite light-bodied considering the alcohol strenght. Mildly hopped. Fresh and clean in the mouth. Finish is quite short, spiced and light acidic. Very likeable.


 flutetokill (515), Fresno, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Hazy golden color with a white head. Sour lemon, grass, hay and farmhouse aroma. Interesting sour geuze-like flavor with lemon, hay and floral flavors. Fairly dry finish. This is an interesting one.


 Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 3, 2009  
In short: A weird sweet and floral wild blond ale of some kind. An original and intriguing beer. More intriguing than good.
How: Bottle 220z. Consumed when around 1 year old.
The look: Partly cloudy yellow blonde body topped by very small white head
In long: Nose of wild flowers (dandelions and such) and a little barnyard. The taste is weird. Dry hay/straw, a lot of flower juice, a lot of band-aid, a little bit of perfume, a little brett presence, lemon grass, bleach (no kidding), green apples, white pepper. Very crisp. Medium tartness Carbonation is sharp with a lot of small bubbles. There is still some residual sugar in this bottle and now that the beer is one year old I don’t think the brett is going to dry it out anymore. Too bad. A little alcohol presence, and the beer is below 8%!. I was able to drink a full bomber but more because I was intrigued by the beer than anything else. Like oral sex from a quadriplegic toothless midget it is intriguing and offers new sensations and you need to try it once even if it is not really good.


djcoke1 (9), Arizona, USA
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3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 3, 2009  
bottle. pours clear with almost no head. the funk hits along with spice and herbal notes.pepper, soapiness and faint fig on the tongue with light carbonation. better then when i had it fresh. will re-rate when i have it on tap.


 Ungstrup (14757), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Draft. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is swet with strong notes of fruit and medum notes of malt. The flavor is very tart - with notes of wine, as well as fruits and malt.


 riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 26, 2009  
hazy golden big head. Big bubbles. Good amount of brett on the nose. Light spice maybe some tart fruit. Some brett funk w some grain then an odd mild sweetness. Metallic. Kind of funky not a lot else going on. Its cool but not that interesting.


 502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bomber (Bottled April 2008 -- 1 year and 2 months old) into snifter. Nice clear golden color with a nice amber-ish, tangerine-ish hue to it with a descent foamy head that held it own and left some respectable lace. The aroma is very pleasant: doughy malt followed by the brett with notes of sweet cherries, green apple skins, oak, and a bit of belgian candi sugar. The candi sugar is much more apparent in the flavor. Though it is pleasing and not overdone, it is strong enough to take away from any potential, more subtle complexities. Still some nice cherry presence with a strange mustiness that follows the bretty tartness to a T. A very unique flavor. Medium to light bodied and a bit over-carbonated for my taste, but on point for the style. Overall: solid beer with quite a character.


 jumpjet2k (137), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 19, 2009  
22oz. Very clear blonde with a bubbly white head, which doesn’t really last that long. Aroma is decidedly funky and spicy from the brett. A little fruitiness hides in it, though. Flavor is interesting. Quite estery. A bit musky. Spicy, as it warms up. The hibiscus comes through in the middle of the flavor. The finish is dry and brings a tartness that lingers in the aftertaste. Carbonation is pretty sharp, which works well for the beer. The strength kinda sneaks up on you - it’s hidden pretty well. I’ve not had a beer that’s as dominated by brett flavors and aroma as this one. Fortunately, Avery’s done a pretty good job with it.



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