Avery Salvation

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

25/04/2011 1pt bottle @ Klaas’ place - BB: n/a (2011-166) Thanx to Jeremy for the bottle!

Little cloudy golden orange beer, white creamy head, unstable and non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, ripe fruits: peaches, fruit candy, some passion fruits. MF: little carbon, full body. Taste: fruity, peaches again, citrus fruits, honey, little sugar, malts, grapefruits, slightly bitter hops. Aftertaste: more grapefruits, bitter hops, but still that general fruitiness and a bit sweet even. This comes nowhere near real Belgian ales, but I like this general fruitiness very much!

Fruity, apple aroma. Definitely some detectable esters. Bubbly mouthfeel, and present bitterness. Overall the flavor is really good, and while it isn’t my favorite Belgian Golden, it is pretty tasty. The flavor does also have notes of cinnamon and nutmeg as mentioned before. Finish is dry and fruity. Bottle, aged 1 year.

22oz bottle in a giant mug - pours cloudy orange with light white head but noticeable lacing. Nose is caramel malts, yeast and fruit. Aroma is strongly malty at first, but a little hoppy going down Likewise, taste is real sweet at first but finish is bitter. Long finish and moderately dry. Feel is sticky. I feel like I’m drinking a light doppelbock more than anything. Good overall, but not supreme.

Bottle. Dark golden with a nice-looking white head leaving lacing. Aroma: spicy, orange zest, american hops, bready malt. Taste: pineapple, peaches, spicy, yeasty, fruity, toffee, some vanilla. Full-bodied, quite smooth. Nice Belgian-inspired ale with a clear American twist.

Great beer! Not a very strong aroma but strong in taste.

"Damn that’s good!" Twas the first thought in my mind after tasting this exceptional brew. Number 3 and the last of the ’Holy Trinity of Ales’ for me to savor and I must admit my favorite out of this series (although each comes from a different brew style). Definitely one of the finest Belgian strong ales I have yet to savor! So flavorful and robust! Watch that ABV count ’cause this is definitely a sipper and makes for an excellent nightcap!!

Tap pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma is Belgian with soft fruit, pear and apricot. The taste is light for the alc but it has a lot going on. There is a Belgian yeasty fruity taste that had a solid grain under it. It finishes clean if a little dry. There is a hay like almost farm house quality but this is very crisp and clean and refined. This is a very easy to drink brew.

The bright notes of this beer are wonderful and are backed by a solid body.