Avery Anniversary Fourteen

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Dark mahogany with a red hue and a huge, nice and creamy head. The aroma has sweetness, malt, caramel, fruit and hops. The flavour is sweetish but with a nice hoppyness and a surprisingly nice bitterness. It has notes of malt, fruit, grapefruit, hops and the finish is dry. IMO a tiny bit out of balance, but it is a very nice beer! Thank you so much Tom/After4ever!!

bottle from ølbutikken, enjoyed at home after work. (bottled in 2007) dark almost clear brown/very dark amber, large smooth light brown head. sweet malty aroma, some dark fruits, some alc, a few hops have survived the aging. chocolate. complex aroma. flavor is sweet malty, mouldy or a little oxidized, faint chocolate, dark fruits, strong alc, but not unpleasant, sweetness is balanced by a spicy peppery slight piny flavor, could be hops. in general it reminds me of what would happen if you mixed up 1/2 barley wine and 1/4th belgish quad and 1/4th imp. stout.. As it warmed up the mouldy flavor got away entirely, but i got some licorice and roasted grains instead. this rating then reflects the entire experience, cause it sure got better as it warmed up.

Bottle. Nice big lively tan head with excellent duration. Color is dark ruby. Aroma is powerful with malts, spices and fruits. Taste is complex with malts, fruits and notes of alcohol. Good bitter finish.

Bottled. Ruby red and mahogany coloured. Huge chocolate brown dense head. Quite impressive sight. Caramel, ripe fruits like raisins and prunes in the aroma. Has a somewhat sweet and and flowery note and some alcohol is notable. Flavour is a bit subdued. Caramel there again. Some liqourice and spice. Brown sugar and fruits. Prunes again and light raisins. Is quite full bodied. Quite dry. To me it has a light smoked character. Ends on a medium and quite pleasant bitterness, which transform into some applenotes. Alcohol leaves a bit warmth on the lips and palate. Quite nice and pleasant beverage.

Bottle… Very dark crimson ale with a small, creamy, khaki-colored head. Decent retention. Loads of phenols and esters in the aroma. Notes of campfire smoke, tobacco, fig, chocolate-covered banana, pine and light molasses with just a hint of vanilla and a whisper of lactic acid. Moderately acidic and fairly sweet up front. Heavy, metallic bitterness on the backside. The alcohol isn’t overbearing. Medium to full-bodied and lightly oily with fair carbonation. Lightly acidic, stunningly bitter finish. Creative, but confused. A touch too bitter for my tender palate.

Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Brown colour. Moderate andheavy hoppy truly powerfull aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palæate. Fantastic beer.

A Mes rate: Bottle at RBESG. Can’t see what all the fuss is about myself. Dark body with a slight tan head. Smells of molluscs. Totally over the top in the mouth with nothing even close to finesse. Sickly sweet. Very sticky. Not my thing at all.

Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured clear dark brown color with a large fizzy brown head that lasted and produced good lacing. Moderate complex toasted sweet malt and spruce aroma. Medium to full body with a sticky texture. Heavy balanced bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of long duration. This is a standout beer.