Avery Anniversary Fourteen

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Bottle. Very deep dark body with a ¼ inch dense beige head. Nose-pretty much what I would call the ideal American Strong Ale nose-like a light American style Barleywine-hoppy fruity, fresh berries, dark sugars. Taste-medium sweet, medium alcohol, medium to high bitter, sweet hay/husk, dry cola, very light unsweet ice coffee on the back end, low-medium low key hops, roasty characteristics, perfumey on the back end, light wood/tannins. Alcohol and tannins really come out on the back end. Tobacco, raisin, figs, molasses. Tastes the way fresh moist soil smells. Sticky. My only complaint is the over the top stickiness.

Medium to dark brown body sits under an ample beige head. Nose is greeted by cookie dough, nuts, some hoppy citrus, brown sugar. A slightly syrupy texture to its medium body and lively carbonation. The flavor is a malty/hoppy blend that is appealing.

Flaske. Fantastisk flot sort øl. Kraftig duft af humle, men på den helt rigtige mouthwatering måde. Smagen er ikke så bitter som de foregående DIPA men er så meget mere balanceret. Ønskede bare at drikke mere.

Pours a blackish rootbeer color w/ a full, semi creamy froth. Hangtime is forever finally receding to a thick, latherous lacey blanket. Aromas of sweet malted hopped up charcoal. Full nectar w/ a delayed effer reaction. It sets on your palate flat then fumes forward a creamy textured nectar. This brew is very strongly flavored w/ a serious roast component. Theres a defined spicey Belgian character that emerges while the brew goes down. Fat chewy malts give way to charcoal roasted hop blades. Moderately sweet w/ flavors of beef jerkey, flora spice, iodine, molases, angostura bitters, medicine, tar, citrus rind, black cherry, dried plums. The citrus rind doesn’t blend well w/ the medicinal unit. It throws the flavors off a bit. Maybe some time in storage will mellow it out a bit. After a time the hopsy character will give way like the Berlin wall and the malt will shine through. It’s like the brew is held captive by hopsy blades of steel. The finish is long w/ a sharp bittering that cuts through the fat. Overall: this brew is very rich needing time to develope.

Pours a very clear, dark brown, almost opaque. Small off white head. Aroma is soy, light molasses, and a smokey, funky malt. Taste is good roasted and burnt malt up front. Solid, strong hopping gives a big bitterness. Very light smokiness, nice touch. Finishes with a light cherry sweetness, malts linger. Medium bodied, a little chewy, about right for the style. Lots of good brewing going on with this beer. All the pieces are nice, but put together it was a little weird.

Brought out at Cameron’s Brewing Cask night. deep mhogany brown, some foam. Nose is pine hops and sweet malts. Taste is hops sweet malts molasses and booze, but still balanced and enjoyable

Pours dark dark brown with large frothy head. Aroma is loaded with dark fruit- raisin, caramel, and molasses with a dash of hops. Flavor is somewhat bitter in both ibus and from the malt character. Roasty with a bit of alcohol. Palate is medium- nice but could be a little more full.

Pours a dark brown color. Big hoppy, floral aromas. Roasted malt flavors with that characteristic avery alcohol bite on the backside. Red fruit flavors linger in your mouth for a while. Sweetness is there too.