Breckenridge Avalanche Amber Reserve

1 liter bottle labeled #856 out of 1,200. Poured a deep reddish / mahogany color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, caramel, toffee, roast, light chocolate and some orange peels. Malty. Tastes of carmel, citrus, and somewhat nutty. Not a bad beer, but not worth the price I paid for this bottle.

Head is initially small, fizzy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is medium to dark amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, husks), lightly hoppy (apricot). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Rather plain, but it does has a pretty nice mouthfeel.

Bottle #565/1200. Pours an amber colour with an off-white head. Malty dusty aroma with some fruity hints. Sweet malty flavor with yeasty hints and hints of caramel. Malty finish with some bitterness.

Ruby brown. Smooth, weighty texture was kind of nice. Toasty crackers, with hints of brown sugar sweetness. Warming alcohol. Healthy bitterness. I thought it was good, but it didn’t seem to have a lot of depth.

Pours maple brown with small off-white fizzy-foamy head that goes patchy pretty quickly. Aroma is caramel malt (cookie), perfumey hops, slightly grainy, brown sugar, fruit (pear, apple). Medium bitter and acidic, malty and husky, caramel fruitiness with perfumey alcohol at the end. Medium bodied, smooth palate that ends up dry.