Squatters Ava Lee

Brewed by Salt Lake Brewing Company / Squatters Pub
Style: Abbey Tripel
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

12oz. Bottle Pours a nice hazy golden yellow color, nice carbonation, little fizzy white head, which does leave some nice sticky lacing around the edges. The nose is malty, yeasty, with some peach notes. The taste is malty/yeasty, nice touch of peaches, with some spiceyness. Medium body, the alcohol is hidden very well. Very drinkable, another tasty higher ABV brew from Squatters. At $4.99 it’s a great bargin, highly recommended.

12 oz bottle at the brewpub in SLC! Nose of caramel, vanilla, and oak, with some tropical fruity notes; clear gold with a medium white head; flavor is sweet vanilla, caramel, and oak. Interesting tripel! Quite enjoyable!

Consumed at the Squatter’s Brewpub in SLC. 12oz bottle (9% ABV) poured into a brandy like tulip glass with clear bubbly gold body churning up a regenerative bright white head and cobweb lacing. The aroma has a first whiff pulse of wood that is instantly covered up by apples, pineapples, tart cherries, some Brett tartness and some spiciness in the background. The taste is nearly rich and creamy in the mouth feel to start with notes of apple and mild sweetness mixing with candi sugar, sweet sugar coated pineapple, a bit of banana and a mild yet building cherry note. By midway very mild tart notes surface with a sustained level of sweetness keeping it in check (for my tastes). I also get some faint wood notes as the finish approaches with a lingering rip cherry note, apple and faint banana in tow. Each of these notes ends the experience with well rounded and blended tones mingling together creating a very pleasing experience. YUM. Age has done this brew nicely. There is zero sense of the ABV. I noticed after a while of enjoying every ounce of this brew that the level of Brett noticed in the nose is very mild in the taste. Wow. YOU need to try this beer before it’s gone!

Poured a clear golden orange with a finger of white foam. The nose was yeasty and fruity with apple bready malts and hint of orange. The taste started with apple and mango. Next comes dry babana notes with some bicuit notes. The end was tart, spicy and dry. Carbonation was moderate. Nicely complex, not as sweet as I was expecting. It’s 9.0% abv is well hidden. Looks like Squatters has another winner.

Bottle at the SLC brewpub. This is a special release and has been aged for 12 months (the bottle says 9 months, but there was a delay). Pours a clear orange body with a nice white head. The aroma was really full and bursting with apple, many other notes in there. Like a floral bouquet. The taste was really quite mild, especially after that nose. Smooth apple and wood aspects and some alcohol warmth. An interesting beer for sure. This kind of release makes Squatters really kick ass.