Avery IPA

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Pours a lovely, clear, deep gold with a thick white head that leaves immense patches of lace on the glass. The aroma is a pleasant balance of sweetness and perfumey hops. There are citrus notes, flowery -almost minty- notes, and some hints of caramel and light honey. The flavor continues this appealing balance: a dose of flowery, bitter, spicy hops with just a touch of citrus combines elegantly with the flavors of cane sugar, light crystal barley malts, and a hints of fruit and toffee. The sweet malts are firm through to the middle of the tongue. The back of the tongue picks up a distinct hoppy bitterness. The beer finishes dry, is well carbonated to deliver a creamy mouthfeel, and is surprisingly light in body considering how much flavor it packs. Overall, an excellently-made IPA.

Really potent hops aroma and a very strong bitter taste. Smooth palate and a very intoxicating aroma. Well balanced.

bottle 12 oz. - golden pour with small white head. Aroma - citrus, mango and grapefruit. Just plain hop goodness!!! Flavor - pungent hops with good balance of malt. Very nice smooth citrus taste. Palate - medium somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Above average carbonation with mild bitter finish. Overall - Excellent IPA, First taste is top notch with average finish, a little soapy!

This one is all hops. Tastes is more bitter than the aroma leads you to believe. Strong bitterness in the finish. Pours a hazy bright orange color. One of the best IPAs available in CT.

Pours a totally clear bright gold color. Head leaves tons of lacing all over the glass. Smells of fresh hops, and the flavor follows suit. Very fresh and crisp. Not overly thick or sweet, very nicely hopped. Has some honey and nuts in there too. Only complaint is the finish isn’t quite as bitter as it could be. Good stuff though!

Approximately 4 oz. sample from a 12 oz. bottle at an American IPA tasting hosted by tennisjoel. This was the ninth of ten IPAs that we tried. Fascinating, unique aroma features peach, apricot, tangerine, pomegranate, pear, and other fruit notes, all of which are also present in the flavor. Classic pine fragrance from Northwest U.S. hops. There is also an almost curry-like smell. Pours a clear, dark gold with a small amount of short-lasting white head. The floral, fruity, sugary flavor is sweet, but the sweetness seems to derive from the hops rather than the malt. Full-bodied but lively in the palate. Avery IPA is one of a kind and reminiscent of a double IPA in complexity. It gets an extra point in the overall score for uniqueness. It finished third on my list in the tasting, behind only Surly Furious and Two Hearted.

Sweet citrus, honey pine nose. Crystal clear amber color, frothy long-lasting head. Malty toffee sweetness, huge complex hop flavor and aroma balancing it out. Good carbonation, medium body/mouth feel, smooth finish with a a nice subtle alcohol presence. A solid and robust IPA, awesome example of the style.

Clear golden color. Bright hoppy aroma with pine needles reminiscent of a gin and tonic. Nice, easy drinking citrus and bitters flavor. Very balanced. A great one to share with friends.