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Avery Collaboration Not Litigation

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7243.63/5.03.63/5.0Special8.97%83.1Trappist 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
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 Grovlam (3810), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 20, 2007  
Bottle. [Another great tasting session @ Papsoe] Large beige thick and creamy head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Light cloudy amber color with particles in flow. Aroma of lovely apricot, pine, citrus, sweet grapefruit, toffee, grain. Over the palate light spicy and fruity notes. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated sweet flavor with a hint of acidic. Lingering sweet and fruity melon finish. Lovely beer, I could drink this all night. 7 / 3 / 7 / 3 / 15


 JJClark (546), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a hazy dark copper color with a medium off white head. Aroma of yeast, malt and fermented fruits. Has a nice semi sweet smell. Flavor of the same with a little spice thrown in. Extremely smooth and easy to drink. Alcohol is well hidden. Has a semi sweet, clean finish.


 riversideAK (2761), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 11, 2007  
Poured reddish amber with a nice velvetty long lasting head. Yeast, candy sugar, and some orange/soft citrus hops. A blend of spice, yeast, orange, a subdued sweetness, and a little alcohol are the main aspects of the flavor. Nice medium carbonation that was extremely smooth to drink with the slightest touch of alcohol in the finish.


 Headbanger (1595), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Dec 9, 2007    Updated: Jun 27, 2008
22oz bottle(Bottle in 1/07)-An amber light brown body with a nice small tan head. Aroma of it of roasted malt, hops, belgain yeast, and sweetness. A medium to full bodied with the taste being the same with all the flavors mixing together but not coming out tasting like a mess.A little bit of alcohol on the back end. A great tasting brew. 22oz bottle(Batch 2 Bottled 2/08)-An amber body with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, hops, belgian yeast, and sweetness. Taste of everything I mentioned with a nice malty back end. A great tasting brew. Same Rating 7/3/7/3/17


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Pours deep ruby red color with not much head. Smells strong and sweet, similar to a barley wine. A little sticky in the mouth but not cloying. Tastes clean for a sweeter beer. Decent malt backbone.


 Oakes (8113), gone rambling, Cambodia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Slightly hazy amber. Papery, fruity depths (cherry, plum, dates). Aroma shows some alcohol, dark fruit.


 Rastacouere (5561), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 3   Ruby : 1   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : 2   Phenols : 2   Leather : 2   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Toast : XX   Caramel : 2   Toffee : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : 2   Candy : 2   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : 3   Fruits : 2   Chocolate : XX   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : 2   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : XX   Plums : 2   Figs : 2
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : 2   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : 2   Spicy : 3   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Cloves : 3   Smoke : XX   Pepper : 3   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : XX   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 1   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 2   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Peppery, coriander-like and hugely phenolic ale that was far indeed from Avery Salvation, yet not much more pleasant.


 dkoonce (889), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Bottle. Pours cloudy brown, with a thick off-white head. Sweet and very heavy, with a caramel malt flavor that is punctuated with an unexpected hop bite. Fairly long finish.



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