Avery Mephistopheles Stout

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Boulder, Colorado USA

Batch 2 - Black with a lasting brown head and some lacing. Sweet aroma of cherries, chocolate and alcohol. Very sweet as it hits the taste buds, but that seems to get washed away quickly. Alcohol extremely well hidden. Complex.

Bouteille 2006 - batch 2, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt assez rôti (notes brûlées), de chocolat noir, de caramel toffee, de café, moyen de mélasse et d’alcool liquoreux, légèrement fruité aux petites notes boisées (raisins, notes de figues et de prunes) ainsi que léger de houblon herbeux avec des notes de réglisse noire. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement bas et une texture riche, liquoreuse et sirupeuse. Goût fruité sucré (raisins aux notes vineuses, figues, notes de cerises, traces d’agrumes), aux notes boisées (fût de chêne) et de vanille accompagné d’un goût de mélasse sucrée et d’un léger goût de réglisse noire dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût amer de malt très rôti et brûlé, de chocolat noir et de caramel toffee (léger de sucre brun) assez sucré parallèlement à un goût d’alcool liquoreux assez réchauffant (rhum) ainsi qu’un goût de café espresso progressant tout au long de la gorgée puis en finale l’on retrouve également un léger goût de houblon herbeux. Post-goût très long et aux notes sèches, amer de rôti, d’alcool liquoreux, de chocolat noir, de café ainsi qu’un léger goût de houblon herbeux et de fruits (moût de raisins) et des petites notes boisées.

had one out of batch 2 what a meal in a bottle. the alcohol really "warmed" your insides.

Pours black as night with a very thin brown head. Aromas of coffee and some alcohol. Very sweet, almost to sweet. Alcohol is very apparent. Should have been better for a stout that was 9 dollars. Wasn’t to impressed.

Bottle, thanks to MrRomero, big aroma, dark, fruits, maybe some sort of soy sauce, maybe some tobacco, and some leather. Pours jet black with a nice flufffy and fairly long lasting light brown head. A bit of metallic notes, sweet, and very roasted, with a twang of acidity from the roast. Alcohol is notible but tollerable considering the %. As i continue to sip more rich coffe and chocolate notes begin to stand out. Hops are just barely noticible. More of a malt bomb than anything. It’s good for a high alcohol brew I prefer it too WWS. But this is not as good mindblowing as other imperial stouts.

Amazing full flavor, true to style stout. All the attitude you expect from Avery with a long lasting and pleasing pallate. have another.... remember its only 16%!

bottle courtesy of my friend Scott- tanish head, jet black in appearence. Chewy as I expected, with a roasted sweetness. Coffee finish, with a lot of warmth going down. Boozy, and good.

Bottle from Corral Liquors in Granite City, IL. Batch 2; November 2006. Pours jet black with a large, creamy, dark brown head that diminishes to a thin layer. On the nose are: molasses, chocolate rum cake, licorice, dark fruits and a definite hit of alcohol. You can get a high off of just smelling this stuff. Full-bodied, oily and soft with a dry and lightly metallic finish it adds a hit of alcohol to the mix, as well. The flavor is a sweet, almost syrupy, front of chocolate, dark fruits, tart cherry-like sweetness, and faint coffee, transitioning to a dry, roasted and fairly hot finish. I’m amazed at how sweet this beer remains given its ABV. It’s definitely different and interesting, but I think this one might mellow to a better balance with a couple more years under its belt. At $6 per 12 oz bottle, however, I’d much rather have a couple Expeditions.