Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale

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

A red beer with a beutiful light brown head. The aroma is fantastic; berries, especially cowberries, hops, and spices. The flavor is like black currant juice - that gives You warmth, since the alcohol runs down Your cheeks. An excellent beer. Thanks to Mads Berg for sharing this one.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Vintage 2005. Clear, dark amber with a small, beige head. Vinous and very alcoholic nose. The body is extremely full and potent with an overwhelming sweetness and alcohol. Complex character but I simply cannot abstract from my immediate impression of this tasting like coughing syrup. There’s definitely some herbal, medicinal notes in there. Very hard to finish, but probably would be interesting to age. As it it right now it’s simply too much of many good things. 170106

Bottled. Deep ruby, clear, small head. Big aromatic, vinous toffee aroma. Rich, soft maltiness. Sweet, but not disturbingly so. Almondy with a hint of licorice and some raisin. Thick, deep, syruy mouthfeel. Peppery hoppy finish. An enourmous, over-the-top ale that works well - at least in small amounts. This beer would do well from aging (and being available in smaller bottles).

12 fl oz bottle, batch 3 - 2005. Pours amber with almost no head. Thick raisin aroma, dried fruit and quite strong. Malty, fruity and a whiff of liqourice. Sweet, very sweet indeed. Surpricingly wellbalanced. Although the alcohol is present and gives some warmth, it really doesn’t take over and leaves the feeling of a great brew.

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.[ Vintage 2006 - Batch 4 ].
Light light unclear dark amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, dark berry, vintage malt, oxided malt, raisin, plum, burnt brown sugar, alcohol, wood notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft. [20090208]

Bottled (Batch 3, 2005). Dark copper coloured, small beige creamy head. Glue and raisins in aroma along with stinging alcohol. Alcohol stinging in flavour. Kind of glueish and unpleasant plummy finish. Long sugary aftertaste.

Bottled, batch 3-edition. Cloudy orange coloured with an off white head. Acidic aroma with notes of fruits and dried fruits. Sweet perfumed fruity flavour with notes of dried fruits and hops. Dry hoppy finish.

Name: The Beast
Date: 02/21/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RateBeer SE Gathering, 2004

clear copper, rich sweet malt aroma, big strong malt flavor, nice sweetness, thin body, warming from the first sip, spicy bitter finish, too much lingering alcohol in the finish
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Date: 01/07/2006
Vintage: 2004

huge sweet aroma and a bit alcoholic, very hot and alcoholic, huge sweetness, needs much more time
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Date: 08/20/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2004

still all alcohol, picking up some carmel sweetness as the only thing that can fight the alcohol
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Date: 04/29/2007
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2004

still hot caramel
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Date: 11/25/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2007

never gets better

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.3/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4