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Avery Salvation

Avery Salvation - Belgian Strong Ale

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91
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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7033.58/5.03.57/5.09%78.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
The success of HOG HEAVEN and THE REVEREND clearly demonstrates that beer drinkers are willing to embrace "BIGGER" beers. In the fall of 2001, we decided that a lighter BIG BEER would complement its darker colored predecessors. Salvation has luscious apricot and peach aromas delicately interwoven with spicy suggestions of nutmeg and cinnamon. This heavenly soft, champagne-like elixir is cellarable for 3 years.
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AgentofKarma (3), Westminster, Colorado, USA
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3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 20, 2008  
This is a tough beer to rate. I’ve had this on tap at the brewery, bought fresh bottled from the brewery, and bought (probably old) from the store and there is clearly a difference between the fresh stuff direct from Avery and the store-bought bomber. On tap, the beer was a thick, deliciously sweet golden ale with the hints of Trappist yeasts providing a very tripel-like flavor. From the store, it was a light golden color that while sweet, allowed the noble hop flavor to come through and overpower any subtlties.... all in all, get this if you can on tap but unless you like the skunky taste of imports, forget about it in all but the freshest bombers.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 20, 2008    Updated: Sep 1, 2008
Sampled on draft at Zeno’s in State College PA this beer poured a bright golden-amber color with a small yellow-white head. The aroma was sweet sugar, ripe fruits and fruity hops. The flavor was sweet, tangy and sugary with notes of ripe fruits and butterscotch. The body was thick and heavy. The alcohol was well hidden. Excellent.


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 14, 2008  
clear red amber color. aromas and flavors are spicy, phenolic, and aggressive with hints of pit fruits, and toffee bread. Interesting beer, a little on the harsh side but i think thats what they were going for. I like big beers but this one seemed a little unbalanced


 Cybercat (778), Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 12, 2008  
It pours a lovely golden amber with some fine bubbles and a white, fairly persistent head. Aroma is more hoppy than malty and has an odd but not repulsive rubbery hint. Flavor is fairly rich, malty and hoppy with a good alcohol bite. Mouthfeel is edgy and a little harsh, but this is still a good call.


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/512/20
Jan 10, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. Clear orange-straw hue with very little head. Sweet smells of bananas, watermelon, black pepper. Nicely carbonated with a light, creamy mouthfeel. Decent taste of black pepper and spices with a hint of bubblegum. A decent brew but not a good one ,has a raw, unfinished quality which I thought might go away after a year in the cellar. No such luck here.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 5, 2008  
650 ml. Orange-gold with a five finger head that leaves some beautiful frost on the glass. Peach-citrus and honey aroma. Flavor is similar, but more balanced on the front (less sweet) than most Belgians, then seems to have a surge of some bubblegum and fruit in the middle. A nice flourish of bittering hops at the end that blend well with the hidden alcohol and light fruit. Nearly medium body is smooth, finishes dry and pleasantly chest warming. A typically malty, Belgian-yeasty style beer, but it seems to have a tad more hops than most in the style and I like it.


 Viper666 (613), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée dorée et claire. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes, léger d’abricots, traces de poires), d’épices (cannelle, notes de coriandre et de muscade), léger de malt du genre sucre bonbon ainsi que des notes d’alcool et de houblon herbeux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et une texture moyennement crémeuse (veloutée). Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes sucrées et zest, léger d’abricots, notes de pommes et traces de poires) et léger d’épices (léger de muscade, notes de cannelle) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté moyennement sucré de sucre bonbon, un léger goût de miel et des notes de pain parallèlement à un goût moyennement amer d’alcool légèrement réchauffant puis en finale, l’on retrouve également un léger goût amer de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches) et de levures asséchantes (traces de poivre). Post-goût long et un peu sec, moyennement amer d’alcool, de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes, pelures d’abricots et pépins de pommes) et léger de houblon herbeux.


 Skyview (4007), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Sampled from 22-oz bomber at Cellar’s Wine & Spirits in St Paul, MN. Pours a semi-clear orange amber brew with an average off-white head that slowly dissipates and leaves behind a spotty lacing and thin white ring. Aroma of light multi-grain malt, Belgian yeast, a touch of honey and some trace of apricots. Taste is medium bodied, well-carbonated with flavors of multi-grain malt, cotton candy, yeast and a touch of vanilla. Finish is spritzy with a touch of yeast and malt with a decent alcohol warmth after the finish.



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