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Avery Fifteen 3.23 463

Avery Fifteen

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4633.24/5.03.23/5.0Special7.68%69.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 illinismitty (1811), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/57/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Bottle from Foodery II in Philly, and I paid way too much. I have never understood how people got "barnyard" from bretty beers. I grew up in the midwest downwind from several farms. Barnyards smell like animal shit. I have never smelled animal shit in a beer.......until now. Congratulations Avery, you have done it. Imagine a horse eating a bushel of lemons, then dropping a huge duce on some hay. That’s what this beer smells like. Yes, it’s a very unique strain alright. So it gets a 1 for the shit, 6 for the lemons with a final average of 3. Pours a cloudy golden orange with a white head. I was hoping the flavor would help this beer, but sadly it did not. This tastes like flower vase water, figs, and white pepper countered by a funky tartness. I don’t enjoy these herbally belgian beers, and this is no exception. Borderline drain pour.


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/104/511/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Bottle. Body-Hazy honey, thick ring of bubbles, thin film of bubbles. Nose-light cherry funk, very light barnyard, very restrained fun. Decent nose. Taste-chlorine, pool water, light white grapes, grass (Marcus described it perfectly-tastes like chewing on a Cat’s Tail), light flower petals, tea. Overall the nose is nice, but the taste is way too grapey and floral, and reminds me of pool water.


 JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 23, 2008  
22oz from Sam’s, Durham. Ah, the Avery hating continues. I really don’t get the slamming, even if not everything is as palate-popping as one might hope. This is a solid brewery doing reasonably price and moderately experimental brews - what’s not to like? Anyways, soapbox over. This beer pours nicely, with a decent amount of carbonation and pleasant golden hue with traces of pink. The aroma is a bit soapy at times, though you can certainly get a sense of the brett and the hibiscus. It’s not actually that tart, and the sweetness at times overpowers the funk - I get barely any sense of the figs or the pepper, which is a shame (though there’s a bit of spice in the dry finish). I feel that this is solid, but if the pepper had been amped up and the hibiscus toned down a bit, I could see rating it substantially higher.


 Palidor19 (1798), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Jul 8, 2008  
I cant really recommend this, taste is too soapy with flavor of heavy herbs and spices. the flavors are all wrong.I love Avery beer but this one fails.


 sunevdj (1790), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/57/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Sommerhus. Recieved in as an extra from toncatcher. Pours a hazy golden witth a white head. Sweet wih a low sourness. Aromas of cereals and lots of wet horseblanket. hints of pepper. Dry and sour finish. Fresh taste but still too much brett for my liking.


 Enjoyit (1786), Vadum, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Clear yellow of color with a weak white head. An aroma of barn, dry and sour. A flavor of fruits and dry.


 tjthresh (1782), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/53/103/55/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Sample draft at the tap room. Pour is murky straw yellow with a bit of white head. Nose is pretty bretty with some lemon and grass. Taste is not so good. Hangover vomit comes to mind. Sorry but I had to stop there.


 shp555 (1777), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/515/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Pours a hazy peach color with a white head. Aroma is sweet brett, citrus, a hint of caramel, and some spicy notes. Flavor is citrus, sweet Brett, some funk, sweet fruit, and a peppery hop finish.



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