Avery Salvation

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

This clearly wins for most intricate and colorful label I have seen. And its not the only good label Avery has come up with. There are some interesting comments on salvation thru brewing as well. Tan gold pour with moderate head. Fairly sweet honey and malt aroma plus a good amount of yeast. A robust and flavorful golden ale. The taste is hoppy, fresh, and well bittered. Not much spice or citrus notes. The 9 percent ABV is not really noticeable. Pretty straitforward for a Belgian style. That is the American way. I have yet to try a wimpy or lifeless beer from Avery.

Very sticky and sweet aroma, notes of yeast and spices, also some tropical fruits. Golden colored body with a small white head. Sweet flavor, yeasty, notes of bubblegum, light dryness in the end. Has a quite warming sensation from the alcohol.

(22oz bottle). Pours clear dark golden-almost orange color with white head. Nice carbonation. Aroma has lots of ripe pit fruit and maybe a little citrusy guava. The fruit really dominates the nose, but its very pleasant. Taste is sweet malt backbone that is nicely balanced by some hop bitterness. The ripe fruits peek out from the bitterness to balance this out. Thin to medium bodied with a somewhat sticky texture, but not as much as many other Avery beers. Finish is slightly bitter, but pleasant. This might be my favorite Avery beer in their regular line-up. Figures, they are leaving AZ now. Oh well, I can wait a year or so til they come back.

Golden hay beneath a thin, but persistent white head. Sweet, fruity aroma of tart apples, oranges, yeasty bread, honey, whole grains, light hops and a touch of alcohol. The body is moderately full and fairly sticky. Nice flavors when drinking. Good fruit and nice honey/sugar sweetness. The finish is quite bitter and more than I would have expected. A flavorful Belgian with good fruits, but a,F€‘

UPDATED: FEB 14, 2003 Slightly fruity, acidic nose. Light golden color with a small head. Clean tasting with lemon citrus tones. Bitter and hoppy.

Bomber. Surprisingly good. I liked it. Pours lightly hazy golden with a medium sized white head and good lace. Smells bready and sweet with some yeast and fruit. Tastes of sweet cereal malts and bread with spices, maybe cinnamon and clove. A hint of fruit and a good dose of alcohol. Medium body, good carbonation.

Hazy golden/orange color with a white head. Aroma of citrus and spices. Flavor of citrus, spices, banana and hops.

75 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA. Deep golden colour, frothy head. Fresh aroma of grain with some earthiness. Velvety smooth, some cinnamon and caramel on the first sip. Faint alcohol burn on the finish, but very faint (not 9% worth). Very nice beer.