Avery Anniversary Fourteen

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

22oz bottle. Dark, sharp brown with some light at the edges and toast colored tan head that’s actually looks out of place atop this beer, for whatever reason. Resinous, sticky malt nose, moderate hop presence (others were getting a lot, but not me), the chocolate malts, toast and molasses on this are really nice, quite strong and pronounced, though. More subtle would be the caramelized plum and perfumy/floral notes. Vinuous, smooth and almost creamy, but I would prefer it to be unfiltered, since I actually can pick up a sortof soda pop texture that wouldn’t be present otherwise. Overall, though, a really nice recipe, and certainly unique.

this was pretty alright, for an avery. the dry hopping was pretty evident. it was otherwise pretty malty. plum colored with some dirty head. i was pretty drunk and tried to rate it at the time but couldn’t figure out how to log in on my friend’s computer. i’ll probably never have it again, so this crappy rating will have to suffice.

This was a gift. Poured a rich brown with a fat creamy head. Nose of rich malts, ripe fruit, and some chocolate. Rich creamy mouthfeel. Lots of flavor with carmel mats dominating. Very nice bitter finish.

$5 pint at Pizza Port Carlsbad. One finger head that dies to a dense creamy blanket over the deep dark opaque reddish brown liquid. Alchohol nose is strong, a bit phenolic. Taste of raisins, brown sugar, which covers the mild hop bitterness. A bit too heavy for me, I hate to say, but maybe with cheese it would be much easier to swallow.

Poured from a 22oz bomber and served in a snifter. This beer poured a dark, ruby-tinged brown with a thick, creamy head of dark tan foam. Good retention throughout the glass, leaving some heavy lacing behind. The aroma of the beer was made up of huge caramel and toasted malts, orange, grapefruit, brown sugar, and molasses. The flavor included very sweet and syrupy molasses, brown sugar, grapefruit rind, and mild orange zest. A fairly strong note of chocolate also became increasingly noticable as the beer warmed. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and slightly sticky with light carbonation. The combonation of the sweetness and the hop bitterness actually worked quite well together. Good, but not overly exciting.

Dark reddish chestnut-brown body. Large, foamy, light tan head with good retention. Sticky sheets of lacing coat the glass. Aroma shows strong, sweet burnt sugar and molasses malts. Hints of dark fruits appear on a deep inhale. The flavor is very malty and primarily sweet, Dark, burnt white sugar and scorched molasses comprise the bulk of the flavor. Mild spices accompany figs and raisons as complimentary flavors. Moderate citrus and floral hops add a slightly bitter balance. Medium body with a smooth consistency. Sweet fruity finish. Nice, quality brew. A little too sweet for me.

Dark brown in color with a very lage, light brown head with good lacing. The aroma is of hops, citrus and dark fruits (dates and plums.) The flavor is somewhat friuty with a strong overtone of hops and a hint of apricots; bitter throughout. Not quite my favorite, but overall is a very enjoyable beer

This was a share @ woodshop Classix Aug 27th 2011. Notes are as follows: Dark beer with some give towards purples, a bruise in a glass. Deep dark fruit notes with a tad bit of swirling raisin muskiness. Taste is very rustic dark fruit, lots of age seems present in this. Figs and prunes linger with an in check sweetness. The prune is in between old plum and ripe prune, quite nice. The flavor and feel is pretty good, reasonably creamy despite a lack of carb. The flavor is still strong in the beer, but I would crack this if you have a bottle. I don’t see this getting better.