Avery Brabant

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

From a 12 oz bottle. This has a very sour smell, very indicative of the wild ale. Very very dark too, almost like a stout with a very light body. On the initial taste, there is a very sour taste you would expect from the zinfandel barrel aging. Mouthfeel is probably the highlight of this beer. The carbonation is incredibly smooth, in addition to the silky smooth way it sits in your mouth. Very well balanced. The only difference from the discription is that I believe its more of a sour ale than anything else.

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy red brown coloured with a small off white head. Roasted aroma of brett, spices and chocolate. Roasted flavour of brett, caramel, spices, chocolate and dried fruits. Spicy finish.

cloudy brown, smooth light brown head. fresh dark fruits, notes of white wine, mild. flavor is mild, vineous, mild sweet fruity.

Bottled. Pitch black coloured. Brown dense head. Aroma of brett, grape, light roast, cocoa. Flavour of brett, sourness, cocoa, chocolate, spice and grape. Medium to full bodied. dyr sour end with a touch of cocoa and sweetness.

Bottled. A dark red beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits and malt as well as some notes of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, alcohol, lemon, and brettanomyces, leading to a tart finish.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark fruity and wineous. Fruity and wineous, slight vanilla and fruity base. Dry brett and fruity flavoured. Smooth fruity note into a dry finish. Smooth fruity and dry finish.

Deep brown pour. The nose has a soft, lightly oaky nose with a touch of light licorice and some dried plums. There is a bit of balsamic character on the back along with a bit of light tarriness. There is a touch of dry coffee character and a bit of light burnt rubber flavour. The wildness is quite subtle with just a little bit of light vineousness. Their brett strain is really weird – it gives off a strange rancid character that just doesn’t really work for me. As it warms there is a bit of light chocolate and a touch of peppery character that picks up a lot as it warms up. A bit of light licorice and as it warms it actually comes together pretty nicely. The musty character integrates with the fruit and light cocoa. It is a weird brew, but it works reasonably well.

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by toncatcher ]. Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, brett, sour - tart, grape, red wine, wood. Flavor is light heavy sweet, moderate acidic and bitter with a long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090830]