Avery Fourteen

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

22 oz. bottle on 7/22/2008.

Aroma - Figs, dates, raisins, burnt caramel <P> Appearance - Deep clear ruby/mahogany, durable creamy beige head and thick sheeting lace that really adheres to the glass.

Flavor - Rich amlt sweetness with some roasted, earthy flavors. Spicy bitterness comes on strong, bringing a long, dry finish.

Palate - Full body, fairly soft carbonation, rich full mouthfeel.

Overall - Quite satisfying in all regards, actually one of Avery’s better efforts.

Pours a dark brown, that shows as a clear garnet when held to the light, topped with a dense, pitted, frothy beige head. The aroma is a rich, deep malty blend of dark fruits, pineapple, white pepper and both floral and faint piney hops. Full-bodied and creamy-smooth with a nice bitter hop finish. Sweet yet almost smoky malts up front with an immediate hit of hop bitterness following, some citrus some spruce-like, with notes of dark fruits and a dry, lightly bitter and peppery finish. There’s a lot going on with this one and while I’m not sure that it’s entirely well integrated, it’s definitely interesting and worth a try should you get your hands on a bottle. I’d bet that this one would mellow and blend much better with a little more age on it.

Bottled sample via oakbluff. Nearly opaque dark brown with moderate carbonation. Aromas of citric hops, bready munich malts, and a bit of a vegital note. Flavors are of hot bean sprouts, toasted and caramel malts, and cinnamon? Full bodied, with a slightly dry finish. Sort of an unusual brew, but still fairly good.

Not the greatest anniversary to ever grace the Avery label. This is a big, warming beer, but a little to hoppy upfront with a strong fruit component that I was just not crazy about. Just not balanced enough, kind of a trainwreck on the palate in my opinion.

Bottle. Black colour wit large creamy light brown fully lasting head. Aroma is roasted malt and caramel. Sweet bitter flavor and bitter finish. Oily palate.

Pours a dark brown with no haze. Huge, creamy, frothy off-white head that disappears slowly and leaves a sticky lace all over the glass. Smells of sweet sugars and malts right up front, but you also get the tell tale citrusy smell of hops. Tastes big and sweet, a little chocolatey up front with a little coffee as well. Hoppy on the finish, sweet citrusy, orange. A bit thick, with pretty good carbonation. This beer is very, very tasty and interesting.

bottled in 2007.
pours dark with a red tint when held up to the light, medium size tan head that dissipates slowly leaving a very nice lacing.
smell is of prunes, figs, cocoa, some caramel, some malts, slight hint of roasted nuts.
taste is thick and creamy, dark and bitter chocolate, dark fruits, some caramel, some sweet malts, a little white pepper in the back.

Pours out a nice deep reddish black color with a beige lacing. aroma is full of roasted malt, fruitiness and sweetness. flavor is very nice. has a lot of malt and a nice sweetness and hop balance. the alcohol was present in the finish. gave it a nice warming effect. overall this is a great brew.