Avery has a ton of fanboys out there, and in general I don't get it. Avery reminds me a lot of Stone, because they always seem to be trying too hard and their labels remind me of some emo wiccan in a high school art class. But I always buy them, for some reason, because I like bigger beers and these guys seem to try to make a lot of them.
This one pours a nice, slow, deep amber with a big light tan head that stays very well.
Smells great. Grassy and a bit sweet, simple, like an IPA should.
Damn. It has the bitterness, but not the body, of a barley wine. Great grassy hops, at the high end of the style, with malt that's a bit lower. Not really unbalanced, just a hop-forward version of an IPA.
Very nice surprise, and one of the best Avery beers out there.
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Avery Brewing Company's Black Tot Imperial Oak Aged Oatmeal Stout
I've always found Avery beers to be over-hyped, but they have so many fanboys out there that I thought maybe I'm wrong and they're right. And I guess it makes sense that I'd try them again with this beer, since I have a compulsion to buy anything that says stout on it.
Pours a murky, inky, opaque brown, like it should. Small tan head, which is expected in a beer so big.
Yeah, here we go. Smells like whiskey, which I wouldn't have minded ten years ago when that was what I was drinking. I never like it in a beer though.
But even then, it tastes hollow. It doesn't feel like an imperial. It's a mish-mash of various roasted, whiskey, and bitter flavors, but in a confused, unbalanced way.
Not a good beer. I'm pouring it out after two sips.
Pours a murky, inky, opaque brown, like it should. Small tan head, which is expected in a beer so big.
Yeah, here we go. Smells like whiskey, which I wouldn't have minded ten years ago when that was what I was drinking. I never like it in a beer though.
But even then, it tastes hollow. It doesn't feel like an imperial. It's a mish-mash of various roasted, whiskey, and bitter flavors, but in a confused, unbalanced way.
Not a good beer. I'm pouring it out after two sips.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Avery Brewing Company's The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest
Interesting. An Imperial Oktoberfest... lager. I'm intrigued by this one, actually. Most "imperials" piss me off.
Pours orangish and coppery like an Oktoberfest should, but heavier, with slower bubbles like an imperial would indicate. Good light tan head for a lager, it sticks for a while with decent (but relatively slowly rising) bubbles. Hope that's a good sign of a bigger grain bill.
Nice. Smells hoppy and spicy, but more peppery from the hops than spicy from any additions. Good malt backbone as well. Not bready or sweet, but there.
Damn, that's the heaviest lager I've ever felt. Great Oktoberfest flavor, malty, slightly hoppy, and peppery, with a body that for once earns the Imperial designation. The 9.73% ABV, almost unheard of for a lager, starts to bite as it warms, so drink it as cold as possible.
One of my favorite Avery beers, if not the best altogether.
Pours orangish and coppery like an Oktoberfest should, but heavier, with slower bubbles like an imperial would indicate. Good light tan head for a lager, it sticks for a while with decent (but relatively slowly rising) bubbles. Hope that's a good sign of a bigger grain bill.
Nice. Smells hoppy and spicy, but more peppery from the hops than spicy from any additions. Good malt backbone as well. Not bready or sweet, but there.
Damn, that's the heaviest lager I've ever felt. Great Oktoberfest flavor, malty, slightly hoppy, and peppery, with a body that for once earns the Imperial designation. The 9.73% ABV, almost unheard of for a lager, starts to bite as it warms, so drink it as cold as possible.
One of my favorite Avery beers, if not the best altogether.
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