Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest

Bottle. 2005. Lots of sweet bubble-gum vinous notes in the nose. Malty backbone with the alcohol hidden till the beer is gone.

22 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. Orange pour with a thin quickly dissipating head. Toasted malt aroma with some caramel notes. Taste is bready malts, cotrus, caramel. A little bit off-kilter. Alcohol hidden fairly well. Full bodied.

Bottle @ EBF. Copper with an off white head. Sweet bready malt, caramel (seems to be a theme in Avery beers) and some orangey, floral hops, as in most Avery’s there’s a good lick of alcohol also. Having only had Maharaja and Mephistopheles before the fest I championed Avery beers but now I think I need to visit the source for reassurance.
Take 2 @ chris o’s
Hazy amber with an off white head. Sweet and corney with lots of candi sugar, cakey malt and a good lick of alcohol. 5,3,5,3,14.

Brewed in the USA, Courtesy of The Captain, thanks Mark. Pours a lite orange color with a foamy white head. Aroma is of sour apples, caramel, and some hops. Taste of sweet spices and the 10.03% alcohol comes through in the finish. This Oktoberfest is a bit different for me but very drinkable. (PROST) ....... Also, The bottle is very cool.

Well I wanted to rate this as 300 but it gets the 301 spot-so there! Shared with some of the Devonshire boys at death with a K’s. Poured in a glass stein-an orange hazy amber with a great foam head. Pleasant sugary sweet aroma with a fruit sourness. The taste makes your teeth hurt but once it warms up it’s enjoyable. Nice hops sweet malt blend but a little too sweet.

tap at hopcat at avery beer dinner. very malty sweet aroma. slight strawberry flavor. very tasty.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 22oz bottle into an imperial pint glass. Appearance: It has a copper or reddish amber color with a thin and creamy, light tan head. The body has good clarity and some visible carbonation. Its head fades out quickly leaving just a few stray bubbles on top. Smell: The aroma has a spicy hop presence with lighter malty notes and a hint of grainy alcohol. Taste/Mouth feel: Its flavor starts with its solid malty backbone that has a dark caramel sweetness. A grainy alcohol pops out and gives the beer some bite and its hop flavor is spicy and a little bit earthy. It finishes slowly with some bitterness from the hops. The palate has a slick heavy texture with mild carbonation. Notes: The alcohol has a harsh unrefined quality to it, which holds down its drinkability. Overall it is still very interesting.

22oz bottle shared by The Captain. Thanks Mark. Pours orangish amber with a good amount of foam. Smell is very sweet, some noble hop spiciness, and sour apple. Taste is very similar, lots of noble hops and very sweet. Interesting but I don’t think I will ever need to drink it again.