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Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7763.69/5.03.68/5.0Winter16.31%86.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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
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 BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
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 (863), 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.


 undsioux7 (555), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2006  
I wish I had cellared this after reading all of the other ratings, but I didn’t so I had a sickly sweet drink that was a bit tough to choke down. I see the promise in it though if cellared for a couple of years.


 PilsnerPeter (2612), Flushing, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 16, 2006    Updated: Jun 20, 2008
Sampled the 2005 batch in November of 2006: Pours hazy brown/ burgundy with fading tan head. Potent aroma of thick caramel malts, pineyness, nutmeg spicyness, toffee sweetness and even more I couldn’t catch. Huge beer. Thick sweetness. Maple syrup, rum soaked raisins, sugar covered dates, piney like roastyness, brown sugar, ginger snap cookies, roasted honey, peppery alcohol, and has a smooth warming feeling. It is very sweet, but it never seems artificial and is balanced by a nicely roasted toffeeish maltyness and a toasty warming dryness. It would definitly age well. This is an excellently rich and dessert like beer, made for moderation.


 garretjax (103), Colorado, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/58/20
Nov 15, 2006  
This is a monster indeed. This beer should sit a while before drinking. Like a year or two to balance it out. Dark reddish colors, and belgian style nose. Very sweet and syrupy. The alcohol is quite apparent. Again, once this beer is cellared from a while all this balances out and makes a fine beer. But who wants to wait? Batches 1,2 and 3 tasted with 2 being the best after time.


 jazz88 (2236), San Francisco, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Nov 13, 2006  
Bottle - Batch #1 (15.7% abv). Reddish brown color with a laced light brown head. Strong spices, sweet, Christmas-like flavors (dates, candy spices, nutmeg), vanilla, and cinnamon. Warming and noticeable alcohol. Rating from 2004 notes. Thanks to Nuffield for this one.



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