Avery Fred’s Mom

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draught. Good cherry acidity in nose, with oak and plum notes. Cloudy, opaque burgundy with a thin head. Really well balanced with restrained sourness, deep thick sweetness, and a spicy wood character. Fully developed fruit tones and a syrupy texture. Top notch.

Pours hazy straw with a moderate white head. The head fades slowly to a thin remnant, leaving behind a moderate amount of lace. On the nose, it is quite sour with Brett, tart tropical fruits and grape. It also has a slightly spicy character and a hint of banana. The flavor is sour throughout, with an initial light bitterness and a touch of spiciness. It becomes more sour and slightly more bitter as it progresses. The finish is long and sour with slightly dry malt. On the palate, it is light-medium with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is a nice sour, with a slightly spicy character. The finish is particularly nice and the malts are very well balanced.

On tap at Avery Anniversary Party 8/7/11. Color is an amber orange with mellow carbonation and a thin tight head. Aroma is a fruity sour malt scent. Body is a lighter medium that gives a light crisp mouth feel. Flavor comes on fruity with cheery, pineapple, and apple this starts sour but turns sweet with some plum on the end. After taste is clean with a hint of spice. Overall its one of the best and fruitiest sours I’ve ever had.

Tap. Pours clear amber with a medium, fizzy and bubbly off-white head, medium-short retention with fair lacing. Aroma is tart fruit (cherry, plum, raspberry), spices (cinnamon), vinous, and oak. Flavor is tart cherry and plum, wine, oak, light malt, old hops, and assorted spices. Medium body and warmth, low carbonation.

On tap at Avery Sour Fest poured a clear amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of citrus, cherry, carmel, horseblanket and light spice. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry tart finish. Flavors of carmel, fruitiness, horseblanket, leather and light spice with a crisp dry tart lingering funky finish.

Tap @ Boulder SourFest. Red orange appearance with a cream colored head. Sour, vinous, red fruity, slightly spicy nose. Spicy, red fruity, moderately sour, caramel, vinous flavor.