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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.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dixonian (938) - Dallas, Texas, USA - FEB 23, 2011
750ml bottle - thanks to blutt59. Dark brown color - aromas of toffee and brown sugar. Flavor is very smooth and tasty - hard to believe this is 4 years old! Caramel and roasted malt flavors with a bit of a wheat bite.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Naven (988) - Poway, California, USA - JUN 13, 2006
This beer looks awesome. At first taste, it’s really flavorful. Some banana and nut flavors are present throughout. For some reason, I got a very sour finish with this one. Not terrible, but overall, it didn’t do that much for me.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - MAR 23, 2008
Brown with medium beige head. Sweet roasted malt in the nose that also holds notes of caramel, chocolate and alcohol. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel, spices and chocolate.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jgd0608 (187) - Zeeland, Michigan, USA - FEB 5, 2007
Bomber. pours deep red with a thin tan head. Smells, of raisins, plums, other dark fruits, and alcohol. Good medium mouthfeel, bready, quite well balanced, but a little hot. Solid beer tho overall.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
georgekappus (296) - Brookfield, Connecticut, USA - APR 18, 2008
Bottle. Pours an opaque black with little head but what little head there is had strong retention. Aroma was honey, grass and caramel. Taste was too sweet, too much honey, lots of alcohol and wood pulp. There was a bit of carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beerlando (3276) - Orlando, Florida, USA - APR 7, 2008
2006 bottle, aged nearly 2 years. Pours an extremely dark crimson color that appears black from a distance. A large, foamy, tan head leaves random flares of lacing behind. The aroma shows a sweet and malty base of dark caramel, banana bread, gingerbread, and nutmeg. I’m definitely getting a "baked goods" feel on the nose. The flavor is more of the same, with ultra-rich caramelized malts, cocoa, banana, cinnamon, and bready yeast all coming through fairly strong. Very little hop character, as the malts clearly dominate this one. Slightly more substantial than medium-bodied, but most of the fullness seems to come from sugar. Overly sweet up front, transitioning to a sour, dry, woody note on the finish. I’ve been digging this style recently, but this one is just a bit too sweet for my liking.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tympanic (98) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 28, 2008
Thick, red-black opaque body with substantial light-tan head. Notes of cherry, brown sugar, barley, faint smoked sea salt. I’m fortunate that I found this now retired brew!

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
esjaygee (2496) - Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA - NOV 17, 2011
I remember buying this awhile ago when Woodman’s Oak Creek opened but I didn’t realize it was already three years old when I bought it. All the weizen was pretty much gone but it still was drinkable, though I’m assuming much better fresh. Dark caramel with a brown thin crown. Aroma of dark malt, soy sauce, booze, yeast and more malt. Taste of dia-soy-tl, toffee, malt, alcohol, brown sugar and light chocolate. Kind of a porty feel with the soy but countered by the butteriness. Stuff like this is making me on a mission to drink the end of my cellar the end of 2011 and keep any buying in check until I’ve got a handle on things that have gotten too old.


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