Avery Salvation

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

650 ml bottle.
Pours golden colour with a white foamy head. Aroma of apricot, caramel and grass. Flavour of apricot, sweet caramel malts, herbs, grass, some hops and spices. Medium bodied, dry mouthfeel and a sweet, herb-like finish with toffee. Too sweet for me.

Draft, courtesy of the Churchkey crew, thanks! Bright clear golden color, huge white fluffy head. Aroma of bamboo and grass. Taste is clean, crisp, slightly sour pear and pepper.

Clean light hop aroma with a bit of bite that indicates this is a heavy bodied beer. Beautiful golden color with light carbonation. Taste is full, sweet, silky and some of that good Belgian yeasty funk. So smooth and clean, the alcohol is fairly hidden. A wonderful, wonderful beer. The description mentions The Reverend from Avery, which I have also had and loved. This might even beat that one. Probably up with Don de Dieu for one of my favorite Belgian Golden Ales at this point. Awesome.

Hazy gold pour from the tap at CK for the Avery tap takeover. This beer has a really awesome dough presence: fresh wheat dough, angelfood cake dough, and fruity dough all abound. Sweet caramel and light nectar fruits intermingle to create a super easy going beer considering the abv. Medium body with creamy-soft carbonation.

Bottle. Yellow in colour with white head. Taste is hoppy, sweet yeast, kinda wheaty, abv well hidden.

650ml bottle. Pours a deep straw, with a faint haze, and a a white head. The aroma comes across as quite ’Belgian’, quite malty, there’s a distinct spicy yeastiness, hops, citrus,orange peel, and some phenolic elements like cloves. Off-dry, medium bodied, medium to high bitterness, a bit low on the CO2. Malty, spicy taste, yeasty, citrus,orange peel, tangerines, hops, earth, a nice robust feeling to it. Not bad at all, but the alcohol comes through a bit too strongly, making the finish a bit harsh. (2011-12-02)

Bomber, poured into snifter. Hazy gold with small white head that dissipates pretty quickly. Nose is light and fruity, with some peach, apricot, hint of cinnamon and earthy funk. Taste is more peach with a lemon background, light but noticeably spiced. Soft mouthfeel. I’ve never really been blown away by any examples of the style, but this is as good as I’ve yet come across.

Fruit and yeast in the aroma. More fruit, especially peach, and some spice in the flavor. A little hop bitterness helps balance out what is otherwise a pretty sweet beer.