Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale

Batch #1 at 15.7%. Poured a slightly cloudy brown color with reddish hints and a small light brown head. Aroma was very rich and complex. I noticed a little belgian yeast, maybe some of the raisins, and some very rich maltiness. Flavor was pretty sweet and almost tongue numbing, but still quite tastey. Although there was a lot of alcohol coming through this was still pretty tastey and drinking half of this bomber was a challenge. This beer kind of reminds me of a strong barleywine. Not to bad, these high alcohol beers are fun to put down sometimes.

2005 Batch 3. Very dark murky brown with faint head. Strong sweet ripened fruit aroma along with some molasses.. Flavor is ripened fruits, spice and sugars. Maybe some ripened dates as well. It is a thick, heavy, sticky, ass kicker. I thought the alcohol was hidden rather well but it does warm the belly pretty quick.

Very interesting beer. Great packaging. Nice pour, Nice aroma. Unfortunately, you have to actually taste the beer to complete the rating process. Possibly the worst-tasting beer I’ve ever had. I paid almost $7.00 for a bottle and had to pour it out half way. That must be how they make their money.

12oz bottle. Batch 4. Aroma: Lots of sweetness in varying forms. Molasses, candi sugar, honey, dark fruits. Some light spiciness with a bit of pepper. Alcohol is fairly strong here, too. Appearance: Light copper in color and fairly clear. Light beige head was huge and creamy with great retention. Great lacing. Flavor: Very sweet. Molasses, honey, and dark fruits (raisins, cherries, figs). Slight oxidation. Alcohol is hot and heavy throughout. Some hop flavors right before the finish. Sweetness lingers long after the finish. Palate: Full bodied. Moderate carbonation. Heavy alcohol warming over entire mouth. Overall: Similar to Meph, in that it’s too sweet and beginning to oxidize already. I could drink a few ounces of this, but a full bottle is too much. Way too sweet and alcohol hot. Close to a drainpour.

Bottle from the beer depot, ann arbour, purchased march 06. Pours murky dark cafe mocha colour, with a thin skin of cream coloured fizz. huge molasses and chocolate aroma with lots of spices and an assault of alcohol and lactic/milkyness. Flavours are like a mix of molasses with some beer and spices add in. There are some milk chocolate flavours here, and some lactic acidiity as well,but it’s way to unbalanced to really be enjoyable, even for sipping. After I drank this, I was sick as a fucking dog and had the worst hangover of my life, and I even shared it. Never again.

[12oz Bottle] A deep dark amber color with a thin head and a deep aroma of malts and lots of Alcohol this was powerful and a deep with charachter brew. Lots of sugars, brown sugar and molassaes. Not bad but very much a sipping brew no swilling here.

Pours a darker amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of lots of dark fruit, alcohol, molasses, and a slight hint of some citrus hops. Flavor is strong of raisons, molasses, and brown sugar. Very thick on the palate and finishes strong of alcohol. A delicious but strong brew.

drank w/ coop...92%....pours with a fairly healthy head...leaves a covered foam pool...lots of sugary fruit aroma’s...i am in love....SO sweet!...tons of fruit, rum, candy sugar and other strange alien raisin flavours...a great BIG beer..one bottle per person is too much...SHARE this brew!!!...sweet complexity!!!..the coop liked it!