Avery Salvation

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

The 22 ounce bottle poured a crystal clear, perfectly amber beverage with an ample white creamy head that was mostly lasting and left great lacing on the glass. The aroma was lightly sweet, fruity and spicy with notes of Belgian candy sugar, peach, orange peel and coriander all making their contributions to an overall beautiful bouquet. The body was medium-full with lively carbonation and a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. The flavor starts out lightly sweet but is gradually replaced by a spicy, sourness at the finish. There is just a bit of alcohol warmth at the finish as well.

Bomber...if a beer ever tasted like gin and tonic, this one is it...strong flavors of orange rind and lemon zest, with great bitterness on the aftertaste, like juniper berries. Average carbonation. Overall it succeeds at being light, which may please some, but I much preferred the Reverend by Avery over this selection.

A solid snowbank of foam is equal in depth to the dull gold liquid... this impressive head has a lifespan of double-digit minutes, and the resulting lace is as persistent and sticky as cotton candy. Bouquet is intensely floral and rife with tropical fruit: papaya, honeydew, pickly pear, and bubblegum wrapper... puntuated by spicy/earthy hops. Fruity and estery, barely sweet, with gingersnap spice and a massive dose of herbal-minty hop flavor more befitting of an imperial pilsner. Obvious yet smooth alcoholic taste. Off-dry finish has notes of iron and tannins. Fullish, almost syrupy and pillow-soft platate sports low carbonation and lazy steel wool bubbles. Candied plum and marigold aftertaste. Delicious beer, far closer to a tripel than anything else... could stand to be drier and more carbed. I found the flavor hops a trifle overdone and distracting.

Poured from large bottle into a trappist glass. Aroma was good and diverse, with a yeasty nose. There were citrus and pine hops, caramel malt, and some sugary and candy notes; maybe some wheat notes too. The beer was a mostly cloudy, orange-amber color with a good shie. The head was bubbly and creamy, but had short retention. Taste was sweet and candy-like, with a subtle sour undertone, and a slightly bitter alcohol finish with a warming effect. It was wet and thin on the palate, a bit soft and oily, and had very mild carbonation. A bit dry at the end and some slight fizzyness. Solid beer overall, not bad for the reasonable price.

Rated 5/11/07: Good effort by Avery on this Golden Belgian Ale. Very aromatic with a thick malt nose along with honey, vanilla, banana, and a profound hop bitterness. Tip-top pour providing a rich golden yellow-orange hue with strong carbonation. A 2" thick head was instantly produced and only dwindled down a little bit leaving a full blanket of white lacing around the glass. Medium to heavy body, it’s borderline thick but drinks rather easily. The finish is slightly tacky which does detract from an overall solid mouthfeel. Flavor is warm and easy, not as rich as the aroma which seems odd. Heavy on the malt with a good familiar Belgian earthiness from the yeast. Mild fruits and clove are encountered along with a strong hop flavor. Peppery and mildly bitter. Very good but not quite great, I did enjoy the entire bottle.

poured yellow...yeasty, cinnamon aroma. yeasty apricot and clove flavors. hoppy bitter finish. something about this beer really turned me off. i let it warm and it actually got worse ( that’s a first )

22 oz Bomber-poured a clear golden yellow color w/no head. Crisp hopped aroma. Clean, crisp hop flavor w/a touch of citrus & spice. Has some honey type sweetness to it as well. A little touch of fruit-banana/peach/apricot. Alcohol is well hidden. Long dry finish, very enjoyable.

650 mL bottle. Hazy golden yellow with small foamy white head. Fruity aroma with notes of spice. Taste of tropical fruit, honey, and candy sweetness with a clean finish.