Avery Fifteen

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

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.

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.

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.

6-19-09: 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.

11-16-09: Bomber again. It’s a bit orange hued this time, still a bubbly white head, with a bit of lacing. Brett tinge in the aroma is not quite so strong as the sweet floral notes. There’s a nice level of tartness in the flavor that blends well with the spices. I had thought this beer would be on its way downhill by now, but it seems to be the opposite. Nice sparkling carbonation, too. This is really drinking well right now.

poured cloudy gold with a nice fluffy head with good retention. smelled of sweet oranges and kinda like a sour ale. taste tart fruitty and something i cannot place. plain aftertaste.

Pours a clear golden color with a moderate pillowy white head. Good retention and lacing. Aroma of brett, dry hay and raisins. Flavor is sweet dried fruits (figs) and caramel malt. Brett is present, although not as strong as in the aroma. Mouthfeel is dry and slightly astringent. Some alcohol burn in the finish. The brett in this is nicely balanced and doesn’t overpower the other flavors. This would be a decent "Intro to Brettanomyces" beer for someone getting into craft beers, but beyond that it’s just an OK beer.

[22 oz] Nice aromatic nose; very brett-focused, with some mild spiciness. Pours an effervescent golden color with a nice layer of foam. Flavors are full of spice, with strong fruit esters blending with all the brett. Finishes a bit sweet. An interesting beer, indeed.

Bomber. An interesting brew - clear gold with a white head. Very bretty nose, funky and sour, but tempered with a whole lot of fig and tropical fruitiness. rather sweet flavor, fruity with an emphasis on fig, lightly spicy. Finish comes off somewhat dry and lightly funky tart. This brew really grew on me, and I was sorry to find the bottom of the bottle.