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Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale

Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7723.69/5.03.68/5.0Winter16.31%86.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
The Beast is a seducer - accomodating, complicated, powerful, dark and created to last the ages. Beyond this, it’s futile to attempt to describe Him. He will unveil Himself differently to each of His followers. The mark is in His constitution. Brewed with two-row malted barley, honey malt, and imported Belgian specialty grains (aromatic, pale wheat, roasted wheat, and Special B), hops (Magnum, Galena, Saaz, Hallertau, Tettnang, and Hersbrucker), brewing sugars (raisins, dates, blackstrap molasses, alfalfa honey, turbinado, and dark Belgian candy sugar), water, Belgian yeast and another hellion of a yeast strain.OG: 1.138
Batch 1 (2004): 15.7% ABV
Batch 2 (2004): 18.1% ABV
Batch 3 (2005): 14.9% ABV
Batch 4 (2006): 14.6% ABV
Batch 5 (2007): 16.42% ABV
Batch 6 (2008): 16.31% ABV
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
joeyp (30), Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2006  
batch 4 14.6% pours a hazy brown with an offwhite head. oh yeah there defenetely is a lot of alcohol in this one. but its not as bad as i thought it would be, very easy to drink. not quite sessionable.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 30, 2006  
Had the 15.7 version.Strong alcohol in the aroma.Pours dark with some hints of red.Medium tan head.Nice mix of flavors.Chocolate,sweet malts and a hint of raisins.Very full mouthfeel with a nice alcohol finish.Probably my favorite from the demon series.


luiss (89), Elmsford, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
Nov 29, 2006  
"The Beast Smells"- Bottle 2006 14.6%. Pours a nice dark raisin purple black. Woooooww a quick reminder of a good brandy with a bourbon after taste. A sweet alcohol taste, cotton candy effect where it feels like its melting in your mouth. Every last drop goes into your mouth and it numbs it. Thick, some what wheaty, and full of raison, ginger, and licorice. Warm or chilled it’s good to me. I will be back to rate this again in 9 months. Hope the rumors are not true.


 IrishBoy (2685), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 24, 2006  
Bottled in 2006 14.6% ABV; Nose of alcohol, caramel fruits, spices,, and malts; deep copper with a huge long-lasting light tan head; Body very thick and syrupy; flavor ofsweet maple syrup mixed with fruitiness, caramel, spices, and ALCOHOL which lasts to the finish.As it warms the alcohol gets far better covered and it becomes a lot more drinkable or did some of the massive alcohol load just EVAPORATE?


 BeerBiker (1384), Odense, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/102/511/20
Nov 23, 2006  
BATCH 4, VITAGE 2006. [Bottle from Beermouth tasted with the hop-bros at Jess’ cosy inn.] Very sweet, too sweet and bad for us. We shold have brought it to the cellar for some years instead of tasting it now. Will def. be better!


 Rballs01 (264), Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Nov 22, 2006  
Wow! This beer was pure sugary syrup. Pours a dark copper. Smells as its tastes. Very sweet and velvety. A lot of heat on the finish and a very well hidden abv of 14.6%. Definetley a sipping beer for a cold winter night. This is a beer that will be killer with 3-4 years of aging.


 cab (861), Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/102/510/20
Nov 20, 2006  
Bottle from beermouth. Not what i think a belgian strong ale should taste like. It is medium.


 beermouth (434), Langeskov, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
Nov 20, 2006  
Batch 4. Clear amber with hint’s or reddish and a nice offwhite head. Honey, caramel, spice, herbs and cane suger. Way to sweet!!! Store for min 3-5 years.



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