Avery Brabant

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Effervescent aromas of grape soda and cherry. Some mellow notes, too, from the barrels. Cherry and alcohol notes up front, with a woody finish. Not very sour, but perhaps a little mediciney on the finish. Chickory and some oak. The brett is definitely doing the work here, but it’s more subdued than, say, rochefort. I hate that this beer ends up in the middle ranges on all the categories, because it’s a unique creature. It just didn’t do quite enough to impress.

I guess this beer just didn’t do it for me the night I drank it. 12 oz bottle. Aroma is sour cherries, oak, pepper. Flavor is sour, spice immersed, with notes of oak and wine. It was pretty good, but there was something I couldn’t quite place my finger on with the brew.

Bottle: The aroma consists of white zinfindel, sour grapes, oak, and a hint of cherry. It pours a dark brown with a moderate beige head. The flavor starts with mild sour grapes and cherries. The finish consists of white zinfindel, light oak, and mild sourness. Medium bodies with a soft mouthfeel. It reminds me somewhat of a poor man’s Oerbier Reserve.

Trade bottle via carythedude. Pours a dark brown pour with cola qualities and lively carbonation. HUGE aroma of sour cherries, bretty yeast and perfume. Nice flavour with more cherries, some red wine booze and it finishes nicely with some chocolate. Probably the top of my Avery list so far.

The Brett yeast is very evident right away imparting the beer with a sour note. Pours a dark dark brown with a nice laying of head that laces just a fringe on the glass. The Zin can be picked out as well on the nose. Taste is tart and sour, with a linger of fruits and a touch of alcohol. Very balanced.

Bottle picked up from Capones. Pours dark brown with a large tan head that left great lacing on the glass. Aroma of funk, cherry, oak, and bretty goodness. Tastes of molasses, funk, cherry, oak, lightly peppery. Decent body, not a bad sour. I’d like to try this with some age on it.

bottle from jessup plaza. bottled 2/10/09. Poured a dark brown/bllack color with a nice head. Aroma is sour cherry and some funk. Smells like a sour red. taste is quite different, lots of funk and earth. Also some cherry and vanillia. alittle bit of oak at then end. Not bad at all, very different.

Black-brown pour with a small, loose tan head. The aroma is cherry, oak, vanilla, blackberry, molasses, and grapes. Lots of mixed dark fruit and berry flavors with a dry brett funk and some sweet molasses on the finish. There’s also some hints of vanilla and oak that start to build after a few sips. Oily medium-full body with lots of lively carbonation.