Avery Thirteen

Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Boulder, Colorado USA

Sweet, carmely aroma. Pours do a dark reddish/brown. Moderate lacing and small head. Taste of malt, slight hints of alcohol, burbon (good descriptor). Very nice finish, too. Fairly differentl, too. Smooth mouthfeel. A very good beer.

22oz bottle: Clear, very dark ruby red color with small to medium sized light tan head. Aroma is malty, bit of black malt, fair amount of cherry, hint of burbon, bit of chocolate and vanilla. Flavor is malty, bit of chocolate and cherry, with a slightly sweet but balanced finish.

22 oz. Bottle: Sweet, roasted caramel aroma as well as picking up on the alceeehol. The color is dark brown with a small off-white head. The feeling that I get upon taking my first sip is exactly what is found in the commercial description: "marrying the complexities of two great German traditions." I taste a lot of sweet flavors like hazelnut, alcohol, and a little furniture polish. I also sense some dry weeds and mild anise in the aftertaste. These flavors linger for quite a while. Complex and compelling. Thanks Indiana_Red for hooking me up!

Bottle pours a clear deep brown. A small light tan head. Aromas are chocolate and wheat bread. Sweet like licorice and tootsie rolls. Easy on the hop bitterness as expected with a\some dark fruitiness as well. Slightly alcohol and a bit fumy at the end. Finishes smooth ans soft. Nice.

Pours a very dark brown, with a thin head that fades rapidly to a few small bubbles and thin ring, leaving behind only traces of lace. Smell; lots of dark fruits such as grapes, plums and some mild hints of bananas. Licorice, chcocolate, caramel and some touches of coffee all come out as well. Taste; the dark fruits are the first flavors to really jump out at me with the grapes and plums, with the bananas coming through a bit more than they did in the aroma. Caramel and chocolate malts add a nice sweetness, and the coffee adds just enough bitterness to offset the sweet. It takes a few minute for the Weiss flavors to show themselves, and on the first few sips I wasn’t sure that i really liked this all that much. But once I got used to it a bit, and let it warm up some, it definitely grew on me, and I found myself wanting more. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and on the slick side, with very low carbonation. Drinkability is pretty high, especially since the alcohol barely makes its presence known, aside from some warming as you drink this.

Dark, reddish brown appearance with a small tan head and modest lacing. Malty, fruity aroma with layers of cherry, banana and blackberries. Sweet malt taste with hints of caramel, dark fruit, molassas and multigrain bread. Hops are indistinguishable. Long lasting, sweet finish.

22 oz. bottle. Dark translucent ruby with a small light brown head. Mild alefruit, caramel, and fruity esters in the aroma. Mild toastiness with and spicy and fruity ester component. Ruddy chocolate flavors emerge in the finish with a lasting sweet alefruit. Mouthfeel is heavy, somewhat chewy.

22 oz. bottle from Beverage House (Tucson) - Pours a brown color with a two finger thick light tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is full of esters. Flavor is lightly spiced and fruity. Also some dry caramel malt flavor comes through. Medium body and slightly bitter. A good beer.