Avery Anniversary Fourteen

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

The beer after its pour from the 22 ounce bottle appears with a slight bit of haze in the mahogany body, ruby highlights at the edges, the head a creamy tan crown that towers above the body, as it surrenders to the forces of nature, the lacing seals the glass with a fine coating. Nose is sweet with malt, hints of hops and alcohol, caramel, black walnuts, and a citrus like crispness, bodes well for what’s to come. Front has a nice malt rich flavor with the hops providing a flowery bitterness, top is rich and full to the palate. The end time brings on a hop spicy freshness with the acidity providing the crispness, somewhat dry aftertaste continues the sweetness and the hops providing the tart twang, a consummate example of the brewer’s art.

Dark brown color; creamy head. Nice aroma, not too strong, balanced, perfumy, where some nice hop preveals over the sweet caramel; in a short while the hop increases. Medium thick mouthfeel, quite oily, with strong malt/caramel flavor, some sugars, just balanced by an equally strong hopping. The final is less hop-aromatic than expected, maybe even less long (or is it the caramel to be too much?). But very good indeed (hedonistic).

Bottled at RBESG ’07. Clear dark brown. Cinnamon and grapefruit aroma. Sweet and solidly malty with full body. Salty and very hoppy. Intensely flavourful and with in your face bolf flavours that leaves no doubt it’s an American beer.

Dark brown body, small tan head, chocolate in the nose. Malty, chocolate, spicy, somewhat hoppy, hides the alcohol well.

Poured a mostly clear very dark amber color with a beige head. Spicy and smokey phenols in the aroma. Some choclate notes as well. The flavor is sweet, fruity, spicy and roasty. The body is medium to full with some alcohol warmth. Somewhat dry finish.

Dark brown color with a thin head. Lots of vanilla and oak in the aroma with a little coffee. Bone dry malt body with massive wood and coffee flavors. The hops do not stand out as themselves, but as an overall dryness. Surprisingly good.

Deep reddish colour with a tan head. Malty, dark fruity aroma with a vague roasted note and hints of hops. Malty, dark fruity sweet flavor with notes of alcohol and liqourice.

This basically like a double IIPA with some nice pine notes and some chocolate to smooth it out. Slightly bitter but has a smooth velvety mouth feel and a sticky finish. Nice.