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Breckenridge Avalanche Amber Reserve

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Breckenridge Avalanche Amber Reserve - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
54
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Formerly brewed at Breckenridge Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale

Denver, Colorado USA

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193.15/5.03.12/5.0Special7.5%6.5Snifter, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Kalamath St. Brewery we're offering this single release Avalanche Reserve Amber Ale. As befitting the occasion, this is a special, stronger version of our beloved flagship ale.
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 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
May 24, 2008  
1.0 L Bottle. Dark amber color. Stale aroma of aged malts, perhaps some honey and fruit. Flavor has some complexity, with a fairly nice sweet maltiness and ok finish. Pretty decent beer.


 JCB (1716), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 1, 2007  
Rating from memory. Big-ass bottle purchased in Boulder, July 2006. Not a big amber fan (yeah, I know this is branded as something else) but this one had some mildly interesting notes of sweet-ish malts (at times a tad wee heavy-ish) and candied flavors. Glad I got it at a decent price, though, as I probably wouldn’t try this again.


 jason (1620), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Bottle #856/1200 thanks to Hopdog for sharing this. Dark amber body with thin head. Had a sweet candy cherry aroma. Sweet taste with slight alcohol burn. The alcohol stayed till the end. Pretty smooth taste and warmed me up.


 hopdog (5534), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 27, 2007  
1 liter bottle labeled #856 out of 1,200. Poured a deep reddish / mahogany color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, caramel, toffee, roast, light chocolate and some orange peels. Malty. Tastes of carmel, citrus, and somewhat nutty. Not a bad beer, but not worth the price I paid for this bottle.


 TomDecapolis (3130), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Thanks to hopdog for sharing this bottle #856 of #1200. Pours a translucent ruby amber with an average bubbly/creamy off white head that left some lacing. Aroma of candy sweet citrus hops, sweet caramel malt, hints of some toffee and various fruits. Flavor was kind of bland and malty, some caramel sweetness, very light hops


 topherh (878), Kearney, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/59/20
Mar 10, 2007  
Bottle #128 Poured a reddish brown with a half inch off white head. Aroma was very malty almost like a barleywine. Taste of sweet malt with very little bitterness to balance it out. I was certainly expecting more out of this "Single Release". Very overpriced.


 KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jan 23, 2007  
Bottle #950. Pours a full, dense amber with a great head and intricate lacing. Aroma is bready grain, with a splash of smoke. Flavor follows suit but with a strawberr finish in place of the smoke. Full and coating mouthfeel. Not bad, but too bready tasting; definitely not worth $20.


 scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 1, 2007  
Bottle #565/1200. Deep amber with tan head. Malty aroma. Flavor: Caramel fruitiness with moderate bitterness. Disappointing.



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