Avery Anniversary Fourteen

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

1 pint bottle, at Ynqwie´s xmastasting. Dark brown/reddish color. Big, beige head. Sweet malt, fruit, hops, alcohol and nice bitterness.

Poured into a Unibroue snifter. Dark brown with light tan head. Pours with a 3 inch thick head, quickly disappears. Head returns with quick agitation. Smell is strong of raisins, nutty Taste is great. raisins, nutty, sweet, malty backbone very limited carbonation with esters following but not overpowering. Very surprising brew. Enjoyed it!!

Thanks gunhaver for the share. Pours cola brown with an off-white head. Nose is brown sugar, raisins, malt, vanilla, dark malt, and some chocolate. Flavor is dark chocolate, caramel, and wicked amounts of some dark fruits. Complex beer that had aged quite nicely.

courtesy of gunhaver. pours out dark brown with creamy golden/beige head. Aroma is just loaded with malts, molasses, dark fruits Taste really didn’t have too much hops to be noticed. Lots of roasted malts with complex dark fruits presence and underlying notes of chocolate.

I would have to answer the style question by saying that in the last few years this type of ale has come to most beer drinkers attention by stones sublimely self rightuous. This is a black ipa, plain and simple, great roasted malt aroma and flavor on the front of the tongue, and spicy and flowery hops at the back of the throat. Its a wonderful interpretation of a black ipa and an overall style that is going to become very popular in the coming years.

Reviewed from notes. Pours a moderate brown color with a little bit of a red hue to it. Off white head with a few streaks of lace. Nose brings forward a cacophony of different scents, including raisins, dark fruit, booze, roasted malt, and a bit of dark rum. Taste pulls everything together quite well, accentuating the dark fruits and some sweetness. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Drinks really well and glad to try it when I did a few months back. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-13-2010

This was really excellent. Many of the big avery beers i’ve had recently were just not ready yet, to much excess alcohol and harsh flavors. This struck great note, rich flavors of dark fruit, caramel, molasses, and chocolate, with a strong hop finish. Complex and delicious with every sip.

(*2007/4ans): Peut-être pas le meilleur candidat pour la maturation, j’aurais aimé la dégusté fraîche. Au nez c’est l’explosion d’anis et de mélasse qui se font un peu plus discret en bouche. Tout de même assez complexe avec ses fruits sombres, j’ai l’impression que le houblon défraîchi a un peu gâché le portrait de ce grand cru. La finale est étrange avec un mélange de viande fûmé et de vielle grange. Le concept général est vraiment intéressant mais elle n’a pas bien vieilli au niveau des saveurs. L’age lui a cependant donné une superbe présence en bouche.