Avery Fifteen 3.22 456

Avery Fifteen

(RETIRED)

	Percentile
	68
	overall

Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
456	3.23/5.0	3.22/5.0	Special	7.68%	68.3	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
15 years of brewing! You know what’s been the best part lately? Tons of experimentation! For the last couple of years, we’ve been working with several strains of brettanomyces (wild yeast). We found one and deemed it the best for it’s tart flavor and funky, fruity aroma. Adding black mission figs for a subtle jammy aspect, hibiscus flowers for an herbal bouquet and hazy sunset hue, and white pepper for a bit of spicy twang, we’ve created FIFTEEN - a unique drinking experience inspired by the wild farmhouse ales of Belgium. Though immensely complex today, more flavor will emerge with time, so throw a few bottles in your cellar for future celebrations. Thanks to all of you who have made our 15-year ride possible! Peace to all and follow your dreams! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops, black mission figs, hibiscus flowers, white pepper, and a very unique strain of brettanomyces yeast.

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lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	4/5	4/10	3/5	9/20

Mar 18, 2009

Bottle shared at tasting. Thanks! Pours bright orange with a light white head. Smell is funky and band-aid like malt. Taste is funky, tart and bland. Medium body and carbonation. Not very good. Drinkable, but in no way enjoyable.

thehoff (569), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 18, 2009

Slight cold so I cannot smell that well. Perhaps some lemon zest and coriander. I think you can taste the hibiscus actually, a little tangy, dry in the finish. OK. This will do the trick after working one crazy St Patricks Day at the Union.

lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	8/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Mar 17, 2009

Avery Fifteen is a golden bodied, white headed farmhouse style brewed with figs, hibiscus flowers, and white pepper. Funky, fruity, sour, and bitter, it is a surprising ale with a fantastic and generous dark finish.

wilkie (1191), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 15, 2009

Pours golden, slightly hazy, with a large soapy white head, that dissipates quickly, leaving a little lace. Aroma is sour, tart, tangy, like champagne. Flavor is similar, but not totally sour. Has a light taste, which is slightly fruity--apples, figs. Floral aroma and taste, but very light body.

nathan30533 (154), Dahlonega, Georgia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 14, 2009

Very unique is this one. Fruity aroma and taste more then likely from the figs. Very crisp. Decent brew. Intresting.

curly (637), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	5/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Mar 2, 2009

Butter’s 4th cellar reduction. Pours slightly hazy gold color with a thick white head. Berry fruit and honey aroma. Cough syrup and funky fruit taste.

Butters (1651), Virginia, USA

1.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.7	5/10	3/5	2/10	3/5	4/20

Mar 1, 2009

Bottle at the Fourth Butters’ Cellar Clearance Event. Clear golden yellow pour with white head. Nose of medicinal melon fruit. Flavor is bandaid, anitsceptic ointment, with some fruity flavor and alcohol. This beer is pretty damn bad.

Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	3/5	3/10	2/5	10/20

Mar 1, 2009

22 oz bottle at Butters’ 4th Cellar Reduction. Pours a fading with light lace white head with a golden body. Smells of sour urinal cake. Taste is astringent and sharp, like cough syrup.

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