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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.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Gusler (2655) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - OCT 19, 2007
The beer departs the 22 ounce brown bottle a deep brown with nice ruby highlight, the head is tan in color, the texture creamy and the size about two fingers, as it decomposes, the lace forms a tight skirt upon the glass. Nose has a nice fruity aroma, cotton candy like, hints of malt also present. Start is nicely malted, sweet with a moderate to full feel to the palate. Finish has a determined acidity, the hops pleasant, somewhat sweet and dry the aftertaste lingers long on the palate, quite good in my book.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
aracauna (2649) - Georgia, USA - JUN 27, 2006
A dark, dark ruby with good clarity. The head is a little on the small side. The aroma is pruney and a little tart. The flavor is hot with alcohol, and the whole thing comes across a little raw and harsh. The yeast doesn’t seem very happy in this one. A bit of green apple in there as well. Definitely not one of Avery’s better beers.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ucusty (2618) - Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA - MAY 26, 2008
Bottle from Crown Liquors 15 in Fishers, IN. Dark brown pour with small beige head. Slightly metallic and malty aroma. Velvety mouth-feel with loads of roast, salt, malt, caramel , and banana. Slight hints of oxidation.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bockyhorsey (2590) - Mesa, Arizona, USA - JUL 18, 2006
22 oz. Bottle, Aroma was sweet and of alcohol. Dark red body with small head. Thus beer was sweet from start to finish. Had some doppelbocks lately but none this sweet or high on alcohol content. Detected some notes of burnt bread also in the flavor. This was a little harsh on the palate and struggled to down 2nd glass from bomber.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
GonZoBeeR (2581) - Ste-Eulalie, Quebec, CANADA - AUG 10, 2007
Aroma:strong molasse,caramel aroma... Appearance:Dark reddsih-brown,good head.. Flavor:Caramel,molasse,liquorices and alcohol....

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.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Terminus (2538) - Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA - SEP 13, 2006
bottle-deep amber almost brown with a small kacki head that left unoticed. big dark fruit, banana ester, very sweet nose but not overly for this style. some nice red grape notes as well. some light coca in there in the background. lots of esters on the flavor with the aformentioned dark fruit (pears, plums and some fig-esque notes). body is kind of thin for the abv but had a good mouthfeal to make up for it. carbonation is pleasant and distributes the complex fruity flavors well. I dig it as one of the better avery beers.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
travita (2535) - Frisco, Texas, USA - SEP 20, 2007
Black with nice head and good ruby highlights. Smell is nice. Taste has wheat characteristics some toffee flavors. The maltiness sweetness from the bock also really shine through.


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