Avery Salvation

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

Poured a filtered golden color with a small, off white head that left very light lacing on the glass. Aroma of molassas, dry grains, caramel malt, some herbs, and wood. Taste of caramel malts, citrus, prunes, sweet honey, nuts, and alcohol, with a sweet and sticky mouthfeel.

Dark orange color with a thin head. Aroma of bread. Dry and bitter malt taste with a slight orange finish. None of the bread or spice I would of have expected and liked. Not as ’salvating’ as I wish.

Bottle. Golden- orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, alcohol, hop. Flavour is sweet, fruit, hop, berries, alcohol, sugar, spices . Nice beer.

2003 bottle sampled July 2004. Pours a sparklingly bright golden yellow with deep orange tinges and a lovely off-white foamy head. Aroma of candi sugar, light nectarines, yeast and a mild spice. Flavor is magnificent. Upon first sip I fell in love with this one. Just the most smooth, remarkably soft and luxurious palate. Not challenging with spice, no acid/alcohol burn or overcarbonation to get around. Wow. The flavor has soft yellow fruit notes, a very present and bold belgian yeast with a moderately sweet malt on the finish. As it warmed and breathed, every sip got better; more fruit, a softer palate and more delectable flavors to pick out (light cinnamon, hints of vanilla and orange). The hops never get in the way and arent very apparent, but keep the malt sweetness in check without you even realizing it. Superb and one of the best beers I’ve tried lately. Give me a bit more going on in the aroma (which suffers from the beer’s easygoing, soft subtle nature), some bottle conditioning and maybe a touch more yeasty funkiness and this would be near or perfect. 8/4/9/4/18
2005 bottle consumed 12/17/06.
Head is still quite full and frothy, slightly off-white. Fades to cover, but retained there, with some small, patchy lacing left behind. Clear, filtered.
Apples are the first thing I smell in the nose. Not green apple, but a sourish sort of cider apple. Perhaps just old hop notes? It doesnt seem to come out of the beer either throuh breathing. Candi sugar, some yellow fruit esters and a bit of alcohol.
The flavor takes some getting used to. There is definitely a lot of candi sugar felt, with alcohol present as well. The filtered body is not overly thin or watery and the carbonation fairly good for being forced. Pretty simple, with some hop flavor and lots of phenols on the end. Score is for this bottle.

Slightly hazy deep golden amber with a good lively head which fades slightly. Aroma is fruity with lots of esters, and balanced by yeasty and spicy phenolics. Some pepper aromas as well. Slightly sweet, yeasty flavor with a good finish. Body is low to medium. The high carbonation and high alcohol combine to really knock you on your ass.

Bottle. Golden/yellow color, white head. Fruity, yeasty flavor, quite malty and with some citric notes. Yeast and malt flavor, quite nice fruity notes, some alcohol, nice body.

This beer is an excellent American interpetation of a belgian beer.Nice golden color, spicy aroma and big alcohol. This beer definatly gets better with age. I currently have 3 years in my beer cellar.

Bottle at The Avery Experience. Pours gold with a small frothy white head. Banana yeast and wheat with grain malts and fruit hop, some apricot notes. Sweet caramel malt and banana yeast with a cinnamon and nutmeg spice and fruit hop finish. Medium bodied and fizzy.