 Heathen (508), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Jul 6, 2008
THOUGHTS: Almost like a Christmas in July sorta beer. Lots of Christmas spiciness, but way lighter base. Nice beer, but a little disappointing for an anniversary beer. Maybe if anniversary beers didn’t come out every year they would be more special. Not funky at all. Ever so slight funk when yeast is added.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, light orange (hazy, orange cream after yeast), with a small, frothy, white head that mostly diminished. The aroma was peach, apple juice, spices, I guess the one scent is hibiscus flowers (a little sour orange once yeast is added). The initial flavor was lightly sweet and moderately acidic; while the finish was moderately sweet, lightly acidic and bitter and slightly sour with an average duration. Most of the finish flavor goes quickly but the yeast lingers. There was an almost peach or nectarine-like flavor, then some spiciness. There was a little funk in the last sip, which was full of yeast. The light to medium body started juicy like biting into a fresh peach or nectarine then became dry with very fizzy carbonation and a moderate astringent and light alcoholic finish.
A_R (311), Georgia, USA
Sep 7, 2008 Medium head with a funky smell, similar to first-aid cream covered by a band-aid. Flavor was similar with a heavy yeast feel. Sticky aftertaste.
drfabulous (713), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Sep 7, 2008 Shoe. Outdoors. Leather. And lots of carbonation. The tart and sour are perfectly fine with me. The beer is a bit carbonated, though. Lots of mixed thoughts on this one....but I’ll stick with the pro side. Not the best sour, but not as bad as some people make it out to be. It’s like their Karma (too sweet) with some funk thrown in.
eaglefan538 (2052), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Bottle from State Line! The pour was decent, golden to amber in color, decent initial head and lacing. The aroma was bretty, funky, light fruits. Flavor was pretty nice, but a bit too malty sweet to be crisp and clean, grapes adding to the aroma elements, along with a finishing spice. The hops and bret notes were just overcome by the extra maltiness. For an Avery brew, quite nice stuff. Not a bad shot at the style, although several others stand above it. Mouthfeel was moderate, and a little errant on the sticky side. (Unfortunately, my brother in-law, during either the opening NFL game or as the RNC McCain speech started, exclaimed that it reminded him of mussel juice, that stuff in which the mussels cook - YIKES!)
malrubius (426), USA
Sep 5, 2008 22 ounce bottle split in Duvel glass. Clear golden orange with flat white head in just-rinsed glass. Funky white wine mead and spicy farts aroma. Sweet and fruity melon honey anise flavors with spciy carbonated funky brett finish. Medium body, medium high carbonation. I like the funkiness. I am not a huge Avery fan but I like this one a lot. I am getting more and more into funk. This may not be as good as Jolly Pumpkin Oro or Interlude, but it is pretty good in its own right and definitely underrated, I think.
Dorwart (1605), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Thin head of bright white bubbles. Awesome carbonation which dances up the sides of the glass to reform the head. Hypnotic to watch. Light fruit and wheat in the aroma with a bit of tart raspberry and some spices. Color looks like dark apple juice. Crisp and clean palate. LOADS of spices in there. Lots of herbal notes, mint, juniper and some other floral flavor which I cannot place. Lots of strange flavors in there. Probably some flavors of things that you were not intended to eat. Rather light body with a bit of alcohol kick. Finishes spicy and fruity. Not really my kind of brew. Not bad just not what I want to drink.
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