Avery IPA

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

The citrus here (grapefruit, hint of pomegranate [is that a citrus?]) also has a hint of sauterne wine, which suggests a sweetness in the aroma. The acidity and bitterness is on the harsh / uncomplex side. Normal to fine appearance and palate, but overall a beer that doesn’t bring me any closer to loving IPAs. The last swig had me reaching for a glass of water to try and wash away the aftertaste.

A hazy amber color, with a thicly lacing, tall tan head. A hoppy aroma with a diminuitive, floral presence. Nice hoppy IPA flavor yjat lingers on the tongue in a pleasant aftertaste. Thanks again to my dear son, Enniskillen, for this bottle of the nectar of us guys who live in Bakersfield.

Golden pour with a frothy white head, sticky lacing - floral, spicy aroma, with hints of pine - not as hoppy as I expected from this area of the country, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing - besides, it’s still pretty hoppy, with a decent amount of bready maltiness to balance it out (though just slightly not quite enough of it) - finish of "spicy bread," if that makes any sense - pretty good for the style, but not one to go out of your way for.

Even though IPA’s are not my style I enjoyed this one. The aroma is strong with hop smells that include flowers as well as cedar and citrus. Some sweet malt smells as well. It is a dark golden color that is slightly hazy. The flavor is bitter as expected but does have a nice malt component as well. Finish is nice with toasted malt and hops.

35,5 cl bottle. Golden colour with a weak head. Very hoppy aroma of fruit and flawor. Very tasty and hoppy flavour of fruit and a lot of citrus. Ends up very nice endeed.

(Bottle, Akkurat, Stockholm, 30 July 2008) Pale amber colour with huge, white head leaving lots of lacing. Malty, fruity nose with notes of grassy, citrussy hops and a distant hint of smoke. Fruity, malty taste with bready malt and a grassy, dry finish with distinct notes of citrussy hops. Notes of sweetness. Very nice balance. Very nice beer.

(12 oz bottle) Hoppy, lightly roasty nose is certainly a good lead in to this somewhat unusual IPA. The dominant flavor isn’t really hops, though the moderately hops has solid presence and contribution. Instead, what comes out most for me is the lightly roasty flavor that really comes to the forefront in the long-lasting, bitter finish. Medium bodied, but also fairly clean and crisp. Medium golden color with a slightly hazy appearance. Average size to the off-white head on the pour, settling to and retaining a thin layer that leaves some spotty and patchy lacing on the glass. Decent IPA, but not one of my favorites.

12oz Bottle: An orange pour topped by a creamy off white head. Has lots of clarity and leaves a consistent lacing. Appetizing aroma of perfumy hops, lots of pine & orange rind citrus, twiggy, and musty notes. Very bitter hoppy notes in the flavor. It initially has some citrus notes of bitter orange-rind, spicy/herbal honey, hints of vanilla sweetness are evident from the malt middle. The finish leans more toward a spicy hoppyness which is slightly minty. Has a bit of a musty basement character, however it’s subtle and doesn’t detract from the overall quality of this very enjoyable and well made IPA.