Avery Out of Bounds Stout

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

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, gift from Philippe Boutin, received on April 2 2008, savoured on April 5 2008; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, some lacing; nose: fresh roasting, vanilla, chocolate milk, resinous hops, cocoa; mouth: fresh roasting, chocolate milk, vanilla, cocoa, resinous hops appears just prior to the finale, finale in fresh roasting with a good presence of vanilla, light acridness, light astringency, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, medium body, oily texture, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, cadeau de Philippe Boutin reçu le 2 avril 2008, savourée le 5 avril 2008; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige, un peu de dentelle; nez : torréfaction fraîche, vanille, lait au chocolat, houblon résineux, cacao; bouche : torréfaction fraîche, chocolat au lait, vanille, cacao, houblon résineux apparaît juste avant la finale, finale en torréfaction fraîche avec une bonne présence de vanille, légère âcreté, légère astringence, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture huileuse, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

12 oz bottle. Pours opaque black with limited brown foamy head that is mostly diminishing. Aroma of hops and malt. Initial flavor is dominated by hop bitterness with some sweet malt. Flavor ends with the hops, where they become more floral than straight bitter. Aftertaste is moderately lasting. Limited lacing, light carbonation, medium body, and limited alcohol noted. Drinkability is very high, liked the dry stout style and thought it was impressive for an "average" tier beer.

12 ounce bottle, drunk straight from the refrigerator - the label suggest keeping it refrigerated. The label also has an interesting drawing on it - a skier caut in an avalanche, or something like that. Black pour with a light head and thick lacing. Spritely aroma of floral hops. The flavor is dark chocolate and smokey malt and grains. Here is a nicely balanced stout - not too bitter or too sweet, with the right amount of hops. It reminded me of Guinness Cold on tap (which I had in the U.K.), only better. The label says "out of bounds - yeah, it is!", but this is well within the boundaries of a very nice stout - very drinkable, but still a serious brew.

Bottle, thanks to Strykzone. Poured a black color with a light brown head that faded quickly with some lacing left behind. Smells of coffee and hops. Flavor is a bit hoppier than I usually like in my stouts, but it is a well crafted beer.

Pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Feels a little thin, decent flavor. Not really my type of beer.

Bottle at home. Black like tar with a very large light brown head, fine lacings. Aroma moderate/heavy malty (roasted, burnt, licorice) and hoppy. Flavor moderate/heavy sweet and bitter. Light/medium body.

Pitch black with a dense grey head. Cocoa, chocolate and roasted malts in the aroma. The flavour is primarily bitter and full of liquorice. Yummi!

Color matches the black label with a very creamy, thick light brown head. Strong roasted aroma, lots of fresh ground coffee filling it out. Texture is a little thin. Nice roasted malty flavor at first. The middle gets a little creamy and settles into a flavorful bitter coffee finish. I’d like to see that creamy middle spread out a little more and bump up the body.