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Avery Thirteen

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Avery Thirteen - Weizen Bock

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock

Boulder, Colorado USA

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4463.63/5.03.62/5.0Special9.5%87.4Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
Unlucky 13? If anything, 13 has been a lucky number and year for us! Here is our version of a Weizen Doppelbock, a very rarely brewed style marrying the complexities of two great German traditions, Weiss and Doppelbock. The aroma is dominated by fruity and spicy esters produced by the German Weiss yeast strain with a dry drinkability from the wheat malt. The flavor and color are dominated by the unique specialty grains that produce the Doppelbocks flavors of fresh baked bread, toffee and cocoa, and a dark-ruby red hue. Since goats have traditionally adorned Bock labels, we chose a Rocky Mountain Goat for this Rocky Mountain Bock. Peace to all and follow your dreams! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, imported German specialty grains and hops, and one unique German yeast.
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 yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 27, 2007    Updated: Mar 6, 2008
Bottle. Clear, ruby body, with a beige head. Quite complex nose, with alcohol, licorice, some cellar, sweetness, dried fruits and some coffee. The flavor isn’t as enjoyable as the aroma, but still nice, with dried fruits, a little oxidation and roasted malt. Full body. There’s dried fruits in the finish, as well as a little oxidation, spices, malt and alcohol. The oxidation in the beer actually suited the beer quite nice. Definately a beer that should be available on a regular basis. Rating: 8-4-7-4-15-3-8 (070705)

Bottle, 22oz. Pours a clear, ruby color with a dense, quite small, beige head. The aroma is rather complex and heavy, with dried fruits, blackcurrant, some salty licorice, roasted malt, beefstock and alcohol. A little touch of oxidation too, just enough to be pleasing, and it’s there in the flavor too. It’s quite warming in the mouth, full-bodied and slightly sticky, releasing flavors of sugar, roasted malt, lots of dried fruits, some salty licorice, alcohol and a fruity bitterness with citrus and resin. The hoppy flavors are quite subdued, and so is the bitterness, but it’s sure there. I didn’t see any information on the IBU on the label, but I’m sure it’s not at the level of the average pale lager. In the finish there’s a little touch of coffee, as well as the sweet, malty flavors and dried fruits. Quite evident hoppy bitterness too. As the beer warms up, the alcohol becomes more evident, but it’s not reaching the point of unpleasantness, it’s just giving the beer a delicate warmth adecvate for the season, and it also gives me a relaxed feeling. I had some rather fatty, crafted sausages as a snack to go with it, and it deals pretty good with the fat, but on the other hand, it’s sweet enough to cover the roof of my mouth with a layer of sugar instead of fat. I think I prefer the sugars :-). There’s also a little spicy touch to the beer, but it took some time before I noticed, at least there’s cloves, but there’s something more, cardamom I think. I love these beers with layers and layers of flavors, they make me sit back, relax, forget about everything, and just trying to dissect the beer. Speak of the devil, (regarding layers of flavors) chocolate is also one of the aromas in this beer, or maybe just cocoa. Points deducted for too evident alcohol, but I sure doesn’t destroy the beer. By the way, a 22oz bottle is more (?) than enough for one person, easily giving joy for over one hour. And I still don’t understand why this one isn’t a regular Avery beer... Or is it just me? Judging from the ratings, it isn’t. (080306)


 craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 21, 2007    Updated: Feb 9, 2008
bottle. I’m glad I found this beer the other day at my local beer store... definitely wanted to try this before it’s gone for good. Aromas of sweet malts and licorice. Notes of coffee and caramel. Very sweet and tasty. A bit of alcohol at the back of the mouth. Good indeed.


superflashgo (9), Vancouver, Washington, USA
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1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/54/103/56/20
Aug 19, 2007    Updated: Aug 20, 2007
The head is big and beige. Dark brown, almost black with a little deep reddish brown. Something off and tinny in the aroma. Coffee and tanned leather aroma. Caramel and burnt coffee flavor. Some fruit in the taste...maybe apricot. Goes down warm. The sweetness seems to come from unfermented sugars, and not in a good way. Medium/heavy bodied beer. That tinny smell catches my nose with every drink, very distracting.


 jfm (1694), Holbæk, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Bottle. Deep chestnut color with an off white head. Caramel, nuts and light fruity aroma. Smooth fruity and light roasted flavor with a fruitful palate.


 GonZoBeeR (2155), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 10, 2007  
Aroma:strong molasse,caramel aroma... Appearance:Dark reddsih-brown,good head.. Flavor:Caramel,molasse,liquorices and alcohol....


 mistersinalin (367), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 9, 2007  
Super caramel coffee vapors floating towards me. This black mystery mix of Colorado and Bavaria is quite interesting. Makes me wish for munich.


 dkoonce (880), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Bottle. Dark and clear, with a nice one inch tan head that fully develops after pouring. Rich, deep malt aroma, with alcohol emerging from the blend of coffee and licorice. Heavy and sweet, with a light wheat flavor over the licorice and malt. A little heavy on the malt, for a weizen.


 Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/103/512/20
Aug 4, 2007  
650 ml bottle. Dark red/brown body with a thin beige head. Aroma has sweet malt, liquorices and alcohol. Flavor is sweet malt, slightly roasted, caramel and alcohol. Nice but pretty straightforward in a way.



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