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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
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
eaglefan538 (2726) - Wilmington, Delaware, USA - AUG 18, 2006
Ah, I can’t kill this one, but Avery regularly lets me down, and they surely do so again with this brew. Pour was decent, nothing special, but it gave an ok initial head (with fairly weak retention) and yielded ok lacing. The body was dark brown to black, hard to get light through. The aroma was strong caramel over top of the usual weizenbock notes of bananas, roast, spicing. The flavor was way overdone on the caramel and included some bread and plastic aspects. Disappointingly hot on the alcohol and a little too astringent, needing some age for sure. But, at these caramel levels, age isn’t going to improve this much. Mouthfeel was heavy with moderate to light carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Enjoyit (2721) - Vadum, DENMARK - JAN 13, 2008
Deep brown of color with a beige head. An aroma of sweets, caramel, wheat, alkohol, raisins, port and dark fruits. A flavor of wheat, caramel, dark fruits and raisins.

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.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
markwise (2697) - North of Tampa, Florida, USA - MAR 16, 2008
Overall a very good complex beer. It pours a dark brown with a miniscule off-white head. Aroma smells of chocolate, molasses, and dark fruit. The head quickly dissolves and there you have all of these flavors in a light, flavorful, porter-like beer. It finishes as it starts, but with a tang of bitterness. I would definitely drink it again, if I found it.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Kinz (2694) - Glen Allen, Virginia, USA - SEP 6, 2006
I rather liked this one. Very pretty deep ruby with nice, compact and lasting tan head. Aroma a pleasant mix of caramel, molasses, bread, and clove spices. Flavor matched, a great balance between full, sweet malts and gentle esters. Perhaps not "typical," but since I don’t care for the typical bock beers, this would be a good thing. Really liked this actually.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
cbkschubert (2685) - Cochise Co., Arizona, USA - JAN 2, 2007
22 oz. bottle from Beverage House (Tucson) - Pours a brown color with a two finger thick light tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is full of esters. Flavor is lightly spiced and fruity. Also some dry caramel malt flavor comes through. Medium body and slightly bitter. A good beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Storm (2685) - Amager, DENMARK - DEC 8, 2006
Dark reddish brown colour with a nice head. Aroma of chocolate, roastedenss and little alcohol. Very nice tasty flavour of chocolate, and alcohol, very nice and tasty.


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