Avery Old Jubilation Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Bottle. Mahogany color with a small tan head. Very sweet aroma. Flavors of spicy malts with burnt toffee, wood and some chocolate coming through in the finish.

A deep red beer with a fluffy brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of fruit, prunes, caramel, nuts, and alcohol. The flavor is very sweet and very powerful with notes of fruits, both fresh and over ripe, as well as chocolate, nuts, caramel, prunes, alcohol, coffee, and roasted malt. The end is sweet with a slight bitterness

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Dark ruby red with a small, off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and prunes. Good, solid body with notes of dried fruits and roasted malt. Fairly dry, bitter finish. 160106

12 fl oz. Pours slight hazy deep amber with a tan head. Light woody and fruity aroma. Flavour is sweet, hoppy with a liqourice note. Light woody note and a light hops bitterness and dryness into the finish. Light woody note in the far finish.

Bottled. Dark amber/ruby red colour, mediumsized beige head. Strong malty nose with some fruitish notes. Flavour is ryeish, maltish and a bit bitterish. Also some coffee is found. Quite pleasant and wellbalanced.

Bottled. Mahogany colour. Roasty and malty, soft and rounded. Very tasty and complex with salty bitterish finish and a touch of wood.

Bottled. Clear red coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma with notes of fruits and spices with flowery notes. Sweet fruity flavour with notes of mlats and caramel. Hoppy finish.

Bottle at EBF08. Good caramelly hop aroma. Clear dark chestnut colour. Small head. The flavour is caramelly, OK spicy hoppiness.

UPDATED: OCT 21, 2007 Date: 12/11/2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

slightly alcoholic sweet malt aroma with rich hops, rich malt flavor well balanced with good earthy hops, like a light barleywine,
-------- /> Date: 10/20/2005
Source: tasting

clear dark amber, sweet spicy rich malt aroma, rich malt flavor, dry and hoppy, light bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 11/25/2005
Mode: draft
Source: brick store

clear very dark amber, frothy beige head, solid lace, slightly fruity light malt aroma, rich malt flavor well balanced by lots of earthy hops, good bitterness, picks up a bit of fruity character, stays rich malty fruity and hoppy to the end

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **4
-------- /> Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Falling Rock

dark, frothy beige head, specks of drippy lace, sweet malt aroma with a winey character, lots of oak and wine flavor, rich malt is offset by the oak, nice fruity esters,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Clean dark brown color; thin creamy head. Aroma of malt, caramel, roses, Full mouthfeel, malty, with toffee and a lot of caramel, ending with a good hopping (strong and partially resinous), and light roasted malt and roasted nuts. Original. Solid. Dangerous.