Avery Anniversary Fourteen

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Bottle marked bottled in 2007. Small tan head that was mostly lasting, fair amount of lacing, carbonation observed, semi-transparent, and a brown hue. Nose was malty, chocolate, hoppy, floral, citrus, and pine. The flavor mimicked the nose and finished dry. Dry mouthfeel and medium in body. Quaffable brew, worthy of a try, the nose and flavor came together very well, and a beer that I would drink again.

Dark ruby beery with a lasting light beige head. Initial aroma is "dry hopped Avery", with that great balance of the grapefruit, the peach and the pine. Also some chocolate, molasses, wood, caramel and a hint of alcohol. Flavour is rather sweet, full of dark, roast malt, chocolate, and a little alcohol. Long aftertaste of classic porter "charcoal". Unusual and a little confusing to drink since aroma and flavour doesn’t quite match.

Bottle. Nice hopped aroma with a light roasted note. Very deep brown chestnut color with a large beige head. Full roasted body with hints of burned caramel and coffee. Nice hopped palate with a nicely balanced bitterness. Very nice.

Bottle: Deep brown, cola accents, large foamy beige head, clingy lacing.   Bready aroma, slight white/black Necco wafer tinge, minor cocoa powder.   Has a candy sweetness that fills the nose, the powdery kind.   Quite malty on the tongue, dark, moderate hop presense but without too much bitterness.   Somewhat of an odd duck as it is.   Big in malts, remains bready through to the finish.   Seems like a really hefty American Amber crossed with some sort of Belgian.   Picks up a little bit of citrus rind as it warms.   I reiterate, this one is somewhat of an odd duck.   I am getting some heavy breadiness, dark malts, slight citrus peel, and a touch of anise.   Makes for a weird combination.   Moderate to full body, moderate mouthfeel.   Certainly an interesting beer, but one that just seems a bit confused.   Lingering cocoa powder, Necco wafers, and subtle citrus peel.   Well crafted, just a bit weird.

Pour is a very dark brown with a average white head. Aroma is all things pine hops with some dark roasted malts. Flavor is molasses with some pine hops, dark fruit and a dollop of alcohol. Oh the alcohol is in this one in a big way. The more it warms the more i can even smell it. Still this does have enough tasty things going on.

I am a fan of these dark IPAs showing up, a couple of them Canadian. I received complexity between a good amount of hops and malt and barley. One of the better Avery’s. Hoppy and dark and hoppy bubbly head. Very drinkable with supper. Good mouthfeel.

Draft at Blind Tiger. More of a black IPA than a strong ale imo. Great hoppy characteristics, both in aroma and flavor. Very enjoyable.

Bottle, shared by Hallinghansen. Pours dark brown with a medium orange brown head. Aroma i nut, chocolate, caramel and raisin. Flavor is roasted caramel and malt, dark fruits, chocolate and spices.