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Avery IPA

Avery IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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92
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10763.6/5.03.6/5.06%86.9Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
In the 1700's one crafty brewer discovered that a healthy dose of hops and an increased alcohol content perserved his ales during the long voyage to India (as depicted in our label) to quench the thirst of British troops. Today, we tip our hat to that historic innovation by brewing Colorado's hoppiest pale ale. Avery IPA demands to be poured into your favorite glass to truly appreciate the citrusy, floral bouquet and the rich, malty finish. Brewed by hopheads for hopheads!
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 mmmbeer (737), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 14, 2007  
12 oz bottle poured into tulip- poured transparent golden yellow gold, light carbonation, nice bubbly lacing head. Aroma of heavy floral, appealing. Hits the mouth with a thin defined body, hops from start to finish- which are not overpowering, notes of sweetness from start to finish. Nice change of pace IPA- not a steamroller!


 walter (359), Staunton, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 13, 2007  
Draft, Baja Bean, Staunton VA. Bright gold with white head, a bit light compared to a lot of IPAs, but very pretty. Really fresh hops in the nose, mostly orange and lemon citrus, with some herbal notes in the background. Flavor is again a hop fiesta, really fresh and juicy, over a nicely sweet light malt. Medium hops bitterness throughout balances everything nicely. Full and creamy, with a citrusy aftertaste. This was just delightful, really nicely done!


 Sanchex (223), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 10, 2007  
My first non-extreme Avery beer and it doesn’t disappoint. Very well balanced with an apricot aroma with mild orange peel undertones. Flavor is of apricot, marmalade, , citrusy hops, and mellow sweet malt. Finish is a little on the sweet side. Cheers!


Walkowiak (21), Northville, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 6, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a cloudy, deep gold with a thick head. Smelled extremely funky with a hoppiness. Aroma was not good. Tasted of citrus and grass; not very bitter. I ranked it last in a test against Dogfish Head 60 Minute (1st), Harpoon (2d), and Goose Island (3rd).


 Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/59/20
Dec 5, 2007  
THOUGHTS: Intense aroma. Overall a little one sided for me. It’s almost all hops. Could use a little malt to balance things out. It reminded me of Hop Wallop.I was starting to like IPA but this is a fine example of why I didn’t like IPAs in the first place and why I prefer Double IPAs. Gets slightly better when warmer. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a flat, light orange (looked a little unnatural) with a small, white head that mostly diminished. The aroma was heavy to harsh resin and citrus ( grapefruit and orange) hops. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and moderately bitter, while th finish was heavily to harshly bitter with a long duration. The flavor was all resin and citrus hops. The light to medium body was dry but slightly syrupy with rather fizzy carbonation and a very metallic finish.


direwolf600 (30), Philadlephia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/514/20
Dec 4, 2007  
I agree with most reviews. Good pale ale, nothing great, but easily above average.


 Skeegle (476), Maryland, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/54/103/513/20
Dec 4, 2007    Updated: Mar 21, 2009
Very astringent. It tastes to me like it used only a single type of hops and malts. There just isn’t very much flavor balance here. Super dry and not very refreshing


 eyesandsmiles (179), Mission Viejo, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Nov 28, 2007  
Somewhat on par with other decent Ipas. Better than the bad ones, not as good as the exceptional ones.



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