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Avery Anniversary Thirteen

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RATINGS: 467   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
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Unlucky 13? If anything, 13 has been a lucky number and year for us! Here is our version of a Weizen Doppelbock, a very rarely brewed style marrying the complexities of two great German traditions, Weiss and Doppelbock. The aroma is dominated by fruity and spicy esters produced by the German Weiss yeast strain with a dry drinkability from the wheat malt. The flavor and color are dominated by the unique specialty grains that produce the Doppelbocks flavors of fresh baked bread, toffee and cocoa, and a dark-ruby red hue. Since goats have traditionally adorned Bock labels, we chose a Rocky Mountain Goat for this Rocky Mountain Bock. Peace to all and follow your dreams! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, imported German specialty grains and hops, and one unique German yeast.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Arayaga2 (1435) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 22, 2006
Almost black with minimal white head, this stuff has a malty bananna aroma. Taste is an odd bitter malt with a hint of raisin, and alcohol burn going down. Too thin and astringent. $7/22oz

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mds (2115) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 22, 2006
Bottle. Dark brown with a red tinge and fluffy darkened head. Dark, toasty aroma with fruits and toffee. Nice complex flavour - nutty caramel, toast, chewy sweetness. Quite tasty and rich.

2.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
merlin48 (656) - New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA - OCT 16, 2006
I’m usually a fan of Avery’s adventures in big beers, but this one just didn’t click for me. Mostly clear, dark mahogany body with a smallish beige head. Retention is fair and there is some sketchy patch lace on the glass. Aroma has malty chocolate, raisins, wheaty notes of clove and banana, and a whiff of fusel alcohol. Odd, but inviting. Medium bodied, low carbonation, slightly fusel in the mouth. Taste features chocolate and clove, oddly accented by green banana. Plenty of toasty and roasty notes here. Some raisin and maple syup in the background but don’t fully emerge. Finishes dry and bitter, with the fusel feel distracting. Flavors just don’t seem properly integrated, as if you just mixed a weizen and a doppelbock in a glass.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
bager (2121) - Copenhagen N, DENMARK - OCT 15, 2006
Bottled. Very dark brown coloured with a small head. Roasted and malty with notes of dark fruits and caramel. SLightly hoppy. Very round and nice. Just like me.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
CharlesDarwin (2570) - Peace Dale, Rhode Island, USA - OCT 14, 2006
Pour of deep dark mahogany, rimmed with white. Aroma is a subdued almond fruits, with some sweet rustic edges. Flavor is a wash of warming dryed out malt character, with some hints of hazlenut, pecan and caramel. Toasty and full of date sweetness. Alcohol plays low. Lacks a run of balance in the back. I thought that a wheaty character should have been more pronounced, instead it seemed absent, especially in an sort of texture or tooth. Fruityness, downplayed in my mind as well.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jonas (4506) - Garching b. München, GERMANY - OCT 13, 2006
Bottle. Murky brown, low head. Vineous and chocolaty aroma. Fruity, berrylike, estery, citrus, pine, clay. Medium body. Berry aftertaste. Nice but, nowhere neaer the complexity of a Aventinus.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Silphium (2711) - East Lansing, Michigan, USA - OCT 12, 2006
Deep red-brown body, thin tan head. Horrifying cloying soy and honey notes taint the wet grass, spice, and banana characteristics that should dominate the aroma. Is this another ultra-sweet syrupy nightmare from Avery? Ok, the aroma’s not bad overall, but I’m pretty sensitive to the "Avery taint." The body is thankfully a bit drier, and very spicy, the esters and alcohol dominating the finish. The toasts and dark fruits complement these characteristics nicely; this is almost entering Dubbel territory. Great complexity and mouthfeel; I agree it is a touch hot. A pleasant surprise. And, with that, prospects of a nightmare diminish.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
tupalev (2708) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 12, 2006
Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, and MDS, courtesy of Harry. Decent aroma, roasty sweet, liquorice, spice. Black, foamy head. Really rich malt taste, very sweet, a little boozy. Very drinkable. Brown sugar notes round off this very tasty brew.


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