Avery Old Jubilation Ale

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Bottle... Beautifully poured a deep, dark -- almost opaque -- ruby with a thick, frothy, bubbly, khaki head that floated nicely and retained well. Malty, cocoa and floral aroma. Smooth, full palate with nutty tones, chocolate malts, caramel, ginger, and clean, sugary finish.

12oz bottle from Orland Park Binny’s single rack. Pours dark amberish brown with 2-finger tan head. Aroma is toasted malts, caramel, toffee, bread, and some hops. Flavor is toffee, caramel, nuts, chewy malts, bread and earthy hops. Medium mouthfeel and nice carbonation. Finishes with light bitterness and a little bit alcohol burn. Pretty solid ale overall.

12oz. Bottle from VBM in Buffalo. Pours a clear reddish copper body with a small, long lasting cream colored head. Great lacing. Aroma is spicy, slight alcohol, roasted malts, yeast and sugary notes. Flavor is nice sweet malts, nutty, a bit cloying, spiced. Full, creamy mouthfeel. There is a slight coffee aftertaste. Nice warming feeling like a good winter ale should. Very enjoyable beer.

Bottle. Poured a deep amber color with a little white head. Aroma was yeast, sweet hops, and caramel. Flavor was mild bitters, toffee, and yeast. Finish was mild bitters. Medium body. Very good winter beer.

12 oz bottle served in a tulip. Pour was deep mahogany with half an inch of off-white head. The head retention was poor, but the lacing was quite good. Nose is caramel, malt, toffee, and triscuits. Taste is sweet malt and bitter hop all at once. The toffee and triscuits then make their presence known as everything trails into a slightly dry and bitter finish that has a floral zing to it. This is a very good offering by Avery that could quite easily sneak up on you because of the well masked, high ABV.

Pours a big 3 finger off white head. Body is a clear mahogany brown with lots of bubbles rising. Head retention is above average but the lacing is very good Aroma is of sweet roasted caramel malt and some herbal hops. Alcohol is also slightly detected. A bit underwhelming compared to taste First taste reminds me of an English barleywine. Tons of malt come through ranging from flavors of brown sugar to smoked malt and even some copper. Hops are also there, slightly bitter but mostly floral and earthy. Alcohol adds a touch of warmth to the finish. Mouth feel is good. Carbonation is sufficient. Beer is medium bodied, about average consistency for a winter beer. Wish head contributed more to body, it died down towards last quarter of glass. Drink ability was great. Rather session able strong ale. Very complex beer, almost flawless. Winter is my favorite season for beer and this one is one of the best seasonal beers around

One of my favorite winter beers. a ton of complex maltiness with some fruit and just a tinge of alcohol and hops to keep things interesting. Extremely drinkable and a good contrast to my other hoppier winter faves like SNCA. Avery’s best beer IMHO.

Good mouthfeel was about it, too malty and the alcohol in thus one came through almost sour with a hot finish, says in the description no spices used and it’s true. That is where I think this beer could be much better, with some spice added.