Avery Collaboration Not Litigation 3.63 724

Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

	Percentile
	93
	overall

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

bottled
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on tap
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
724	3.63/5.0	3.63/5.0	Special	8.97%	83.1	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
Salvation. The name of two intricate Belgian-style ales created by us, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. After becoming friends a few years ago, we realized that we both had a Salvation in our line-ups. Was it going to be a problem? Should one of us relinquish the rights? "Hell no!" we said. In fact, it was quickly decided that we should blend the brews to catch the best qualities of each and create an even more complex libation. In April 2004, in top-secret meeting at Russian River Brewing (well actually it was packed in the pub, and many were looking over our shoulders wondering what the hell was going on), we came up with the perfect blend of the two Salvations. Natalie, Vinnie’s much more significant other, exclaimed, "We should call this Collaboration, not Litigation Ale!" "Perfect!" we shouted. We celebrated deep into the night, (or is it morning?). Fast forward to November 14, 2006. After talking about it for over 2 years we finally decided to pull the trigger and Vinnie flew out to Avery to brew his Salvation exactly as he does in his brewery. This was blended with Avery’s Salvation December 11th, 2006. We hope you enjoy it as much we enjoyed brewing and blending it.

Batch 1 (January 2007) - 8.99% ABV
Batch 2 (February 2008) - 8.72% ABV
Batch 3 (February 2009) - 8.97% ABV

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?
soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/10 3/5 6/10 3/5 15/20
May 15, 2009
Bomber, I was not too impressed with this maybe because I had it after the world wide stout. I noticed a banana type aroma. It has heavy carbonation with what I thought was a copper, earthy taste with some sweetness to it. Bitter and funky. I wont seek it out but wont turn it down.

jjuf1853 (480), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/10 4/5 8/10 3/5 16/20
May 14, 2009
Draft, pours a cloudy tannish orange color with a beige head. Very nice lacing along the glass. Aroma of yeast, wheat, caramel malt, dried fruit, and spices. Similar taste with an additional presence of hops in the finish. Slightly chewy mouthfeel.

NomDeBeer (400), Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 4/5 7/10 3/5 15/20
May 11, 2009
Batch #3, bottled Feb. 2009. Pours a hazy, light brown color with a rocky white head. Aroma is ripe fruit, sugar, and a touch of alcohol. Taste is crisp and enjoyable - sugar and spice plus quite a bit of cloves - almost like a wheat beer on steroids. Thin body. Drinkable and enjoyable.

arondee (176), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 4/5 7/10 4/5 15/20
May 10, 2009
Bottle from Total Wine. Pour is Red/Orange, a bit cloudy with an off-white head and lots of lacing. Aroma is citrus hops and malt. Taste is pretty complex, citrus, apple, yeast and malt. Really good, nice surprise.

uhre (339), Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/10 3/5 8/10 3/5 15/20
May 8, 2009
Aroma of caramel and dark fruit. The beer is very pale orange with a small head. The flavor is of caramel and prunes with a dry finish - which really fits the beer.

swoopjones (1917), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 4/5 7/10 4/5 15/20
May 7, 2009
tap at Coles Buffalo NY. Pours a hazy amber orange. Sweet fruity yeasty aroma. Taste is spicy, yeasty. Some floral aspects. A less smooth tasting Maudite. Very nice & drinkable

Aquilo (275), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 4/5 7/10 4/5 17/20
May 6, 2009
Batch #3. Light brown, almost blond, with a thick cream colored head. Aroma and flavor are very mellow, slightly fruity and spicy. Aroma has a hint of tangerine, and the spice is like cardamom. Flavor has some banana and cream notes. A bit of yeast in there as well. Very nice blend all around.

hayduke (1661), Eureka, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 4/5 7/10 4/5 15/20
May 3, 2009
My bottle was marked bottled in February 2008 so it was 15 months old. Did not hurt is bit it seems. It poured a hazy amber to orange with a off-white head and very thick lacing . Nose of flowers, with citrus and malts. Very creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Flavor contains ripe fruits, spices, and some citrus. Overall a complex yet highly drinkable beer.

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