Avery Fourteen

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

Solid strong ale from Avery. Pours dark and looks oily and thick but is not... would be better if it was ! However, the hops, the malts, the fruity flavors, the extremeness of the beer it all works. It’s a good beer to sample.

Huge beige head, rather fine bubbled and irregular, leaving some lacerings over deep dark beer with a ruby shine. Dark malts, alcohol and fusels, USA hops, cardboard, caramel and something perfumey-soapy. Generally speaking delicate and discreet nose. Bitterish, both hoppy & roasted, and a spicy flavour, reminding me of cumin; melanoidins. There’s quite some toffee & caramel, even molasses, but the hopgift quickly smothers it all. Good balance for an impressive brew. Very slick and well-bodied, alcoholwarming; Better balanced, discreter than most Avery brews I discovered, and for a rather massive ale, at that. Thanks, David A!

A dark beer with a pine and dried fruit nose. Sweet and very hoppy with strong flavors. Complex and a lot happening. Mild sweet clean finish. Great example of an American Strong Ale.

Bottle marked bottled in 2007. Small tan head that was mostly lasting, fair amount of lacing, carbonation observed, semi-transparent, and a brown hue. Nose was malty, chocolate, hoppy, floral, citrus, and pine. The flavor mimicked the nose and finished dry. Dry mouthfeel and medium in body. Quaffable brew, worthy of a try, the nose and flavor came together very well, and a beer that I would drink again.

22 oz bottle. Pours a very dark ruby with 2 to 3 cm foamy brown rolling head, looks almost stout like on head profile. Aroma is balanced between sweet malt, molasses and hops. Initial flavor is also balanced in a similar fashion. The end flavor and aftertaste are dominated by hops and alcohol and is lasting. Good lacing, light carbonation, medium to full body, and alcohol noted. Drinkability is high, really enjoyed this one.

Bomber thanks to Steven. Pours a dark brown with a nice light brown head. The aroma is mostly sweet caramel and fruits. The initial judgment was that this beer is much like a good Belgian Strong Ale; dark fruit, sweet candy, some alcohol and nutty aspects. But, this beer really can change, and it show a strong bitter hops at times. Wow! I really liked this one. Perfectly balanced and so complex.

Such a quirky beer. My last bomber (can’t remember where it was purchased). Big and dark pour, with a pretty lively body and an impressive head. Tart aroma, with some modest chocolates in there. As you get into the beer, what first seemed to be choc malts expand into a drier, slightly more astringent molasses. Just a trace of sour fruit at the edges too. But then there are those quirky hops, suggestive of a Belgian black, or a schwarzbier, or even a black IPA. Slightly malty finish, deepening the complexity. I’m not always convinced it all hangs together, but the ambition is props-worthy and the beer is really good.

Flaske. Fantastisk flot sort øl. Kraftig duft af humle, men på den helt rigtige mouthwatering måde. Smagen er ikke så bitter som de foregående DIPA men er så meget mere balanceret. Ønskede bare at drikke mere.