Avery Karma Ale

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Fizzy aromas of nuts, burnt caramel and spices. Dark amber in color with a small foam. Flavors of caramel, bread, oats and barley. Strong carbonation with a light body. Overall, this is a very unique brew with interesting flavoring but, not very complex. I’d give this a C rating.

This beer is an outright disappointment. Though starting with moderate expectations, I was thoroughly dismayed at the mostly watery body. The smell was a pleasant wheat grass. But this one is just plain.

Poured on draft. Pours a lighter copper color with a thin white head of foam. Aromas of light hopping and some Belgian yeast influence with some bready notes. Taste is a touch on the bitter side. Not too bad, I must say.

On Tap. Orange-amber color thin tan head. Aroma of caramel, nuts, yeast. Mild sweet taste and finishes mild bitter. Medium body, decent balance and ok flavor. Didn’t taste or smell much like the description, possibly hoses weren’t clean or something.

Spicy light beer with a little malt. but just kinda boring and bland. Too light, wouldn’t get again.

Location/Date:Bottle on June 16th, 2012.

Appearance: Pours a copperish amber slightly opaque.
Aroma: Aroma is floral, some faint hay malt.
Taste: Sweet, with a floral taste, some tangerine maybe, not much bitterness.
Palate:Medium body, a nice aftertaste that lingers a bit.

Summary: There is nothing inherently wrong with this beer, but nothing that stands out.

Aroma is bleachy with bubblegum.Flavor is estery with a bit of spice.Watery, not complex, not drinkable.

Served from 12 oz bottle. Pours coppery and clear, with good initial head that fizzles quickly, but sticks around enough to provide some lacing. A sip disappears on my tongue immediately, leaving behind the taste of Belgian yeast and not much else. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours a clear copper color with a thinner white head. Aroma seems to be spicy and kind of bready, with some lighter fruity scents of apple and orange. Taste is fruity, apple, orange, and strawberry, with some yeasty undertones. Thinner in body and actually more watery than I was expecting. All impressions that I am getting are very light, except for the breadiness. This one is easy to drink. Unfortunately, I’m not very impressed.

Yeasty, malty, fruity . . . the complexity doesn’t work for me, but--full disclosure--this is not a style I appreciate.