Avery IPA

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Boulder, Colorado USA

Date: May 05, 2002
Mode: Bottle
Source: Norm’s, DC
Appearance: Clear copper, frothy white head
Aroma: abundent floral hop aroma
Flavor: big bold hop flavor, long bitter finish, light carmel malt body, a tad bit out of balance

Date: April 13, 2005
Appearance: ditto
Body: thin body
Flavor: very resiny

Date: August 11, 2005
Source: ww tasting
Score: ii to iii
Aroma: good sweet grapefruit aroma
Flavor: huge hop flavor, great sweetness, lasting bitterness

Date: February 20, 2009
Mode: cask
Source: Flying Saucer Houston
Score: 3.4
Appearance: hazy orange, creamy off white head like a merangue pie, sheets of speckled lace
Aroma: sweet grapefruit aroma
Flavor: big citrus flavor, just a touch of crystal sweetness is hidden by a big bitter presence
Overall: drier on cask with a big bitter presence

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

On tap. Sweet, caramel smell. Not the normal overly hoppy smell that I expected. Perfect amber color with great lacing. Lots of sweet maltiness for an IPA. One of my favorite IPAs - smooth and not overly bitter (good for a newbie like myself). A GREAT BALANCE of malt and hops. It interacts in the mouth perfectly. Perfect amount of water to not overwhelm the palate with bitterness. I really enjoyed the smooth sweetness with the perfect hoppy finish. No intense drying effect like most IPAs I’ve tried. Progression is great. I can’t wait to have this again.

smooth, crisp and clean. Has a great finish. The fresher you can get it the better.

100th?! Very fragrant floral hoppy aroma, nice. Average amber color. Flavor, very hoppy/piney with a nice medium/heavy body. Will be buying this again, must have for hop heads!!

dark yellow/golden color...floral aroma with some citrus..white thin head...sharp bitter taste with a bitter finish...refreshing

Pours a lovely, clear, deep gold with a thick white head that leaves immense patches of lace on the glass. The aroma is a pleasant balance of sweetness and perfumey hops. There are citrus notes, flowery -almost minty- notes, and some hints of caramel and light honey. The flavor continues this appealing balance: a dose of flowery, bitter, spicy hops with just a touch of citrus combines elegantly with the flavors of cane sugar, light crystal barley malts, and a hints of fruit and toffee. The sweet malts are firm through to the middle of the tongue. The back of the tongue picks up a distinct hoppy bitterness. The beer finishes dry, is well carbonated to deliver a creamy mouthfeel, and is surprisingly light in body considering how much flavor it packs. Overall, an excellently-made IPA.

Nice fragrant hops from an amber pour with little head. Good malty, caramel backing matched very well with hops flavor and light lingering bitterness. An above average IPA for sure

Bottle from City Beer Store. Pours a medium orange that looks like it’s trying to be cloudy but doesn’t quite get there. Loads of pine hops in the nose with a hint of floral, taste is similar with very chewy finish. Decent.