Collaboration Not Litigation
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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Salvation. The name of two intricate Belgian-style ales created by us, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. After becoming friends a few years ago, we realized that we both had a Salvation in our line-ups. Was it going to be a problem? Should one of us relinquish the rights? "Hell no!" we said. In fact, it was quickly decided that we should blend the brews to catch the best qualities of each and create an even more complex libation. In April 2004, in top-secret meeting at Russian River Brewing (well actually it was packed in the pub, and many were looking over our shoulders wondering what the hell was going on), we came up with the perfect blend of the two Salvations. Natalie, Vinnie’s much more significant other, exclaimed, "We should call this Collaboration, not Litigation Ale!" "Perfect!" we shouted. We celebrated deep into the night, (or is it morning?). Fast forward to November 14, 2006. After talking about it for over 2 years we finally decided to pull the trigger and Vinnie flew out to Avery to brew his Salvation exactly as he does in his brewery. This was blended with Avery’s Salvation December 11th, 2006. We hope you enjoy it as much we enjoyed brewing and blending it.
Batch 1 (January 2007) - 8.99% ABV
Batch 2 (February 2008) - 8.72% ABV
Batch 3 (February 2009) - 8.97% ABV
Batch 4 (February 2010) - 8.91% ABV
Batch 5 (January 2011) - 8.91% ABV
Batch 1 (January 2007) - 8.99% ABV
Batch 2 (February 2008) - 8.72% ABV
Batch 3 (February 2009) - 8.97% ABV
Batch 4 (February 2010) - 8.91% ABV
Batch 5 (January 2011) - 8.91% ABV
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear deep amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with overripe fruits, caramel and yeasty notes. Sweet flavour with ripe fruits, caramel and yeasty notes.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2008
at 06:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a bit of sediment floating around under a thin biege head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel and yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel and yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2008
at 02:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at EBF copenhagen 2008 ... Copper ... sweet yeasty malts ... light yeasty fruityness ... juicy and little bready .. ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2008
at 03:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber color; creamy head. Delicate aroma, malty, fruity, sweet; quite nice. Powerful body, maybe even a bit too alcoholic, with malt flavor, enough sweetness, too simple on the yeast side. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2008
at 05:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Batch 2 – 8.72% ABV. Compact bottle from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Attractive clear, dark amber body with a decent, off-white head. Aroma of spiced malts. Candy sweet in flavour, offset by dark fruits and spices. Dry yeast to the finish. Well bodied, though a little out of character (hotel room in Valby, 11.09.2008).
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2008
at 02:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber with a small white head. Aroma has malt, fruity hops and spice. Dry and spiced flavour to the point of being cloying. Watery thin finish. I like the story better than the beer.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2008
at 11:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had this at the European Beer Festival Kobenhaven 13-09-08 Really impressive beer really good o get a decent Belgian beer. Pours amber very clean tasting, has white head. Nice soft and spicy in the mouth, good yeastiness, great beer.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2008
at 02:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
75cl bottle @ VinensVerden,Odense. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Nose is sweet & spicy. Quite strong - with some alcohol. Slightly metallic. Sweet & sugary taste with vague vinous notes. Medium bodied. Drinkable - yet very average from Avery!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2008
at 02:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at EBF Copenhagen. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, caramel and fruits.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2008
at 12:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at EBF08. Almost clear chestnut colour. Very small tan head. Fat yeasty aroma, seems Belgian. The flavour has some of the same as aroma, yeasty and Belgian-like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 14:24