Anniversary Fifteen
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.77
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15 years of brewing! You know what’s been the best part lately? Tons of experimentation! For the last couple of years, we’ve been working with several strains of brettanomyces (wild yeast). We found one and deemed it the best for it’s tart flavor and funky, fruity aroma. Adding black mission figs for a subtle jammy aspect, hibiscus flowers for an herbal bouquet and hazy sunset hue, and white pepper for a bit of spicy twang, we’ve created FIFTEEN - a unique drinking experience inspired by the wild farmhouse ales of Belgium. Though immensely complex today, more flavor will emerge with time, so throw a few bottles in your cellar for future celebrations. Thanks to all of you who have made our 15-year ride possible! Peace to all and follow your dreams!
Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops, black mission figs, hibiscus flowers, white pepper, and a very unique strain of brettanomyces yeast.
Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops, black mission figs, hibiscus flowers, white pepper, and a very unique strain of brettanomyces yeast.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Yes, it’s a bit like drinking horse sweat. Yes, it smells like someone let an old goat swim around it in as it fermented. Yes, I’m a little grossed out by the experience... but ultimately quite pleased. You just have to accept that this is a big funky wild ale, and if you’re not up for a weird ride, you probably should leave it on the shelf. It’s a golden beer with a good head. The nose is fruity and spicy with a healthy funk. The taste has bitter and sweet notes with with a lot of fruit (sort of a bittersweet lemon) and twang. In fact, it has a pretty big twang to it. The mouthfeel is pretty great. Lots of funk.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2010
at 23:03
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
22oz bottle from Brewforia
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a large white head that leaves some lacing as it dissipates
Aroma: Funky brett aroma, spices, horse blanket
Taste: Spicey/sour fruits, straw and bready
A very different beer, but not for me. The best thing about this beer is the packaging....
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a large white head that leaves some lacing as it dissipates
Aroma: Funky brett aroma, spices, horse blanket
Taste: Spicey/sour fruits, straw and bready
A very different beer, but not for me. The best thing about this beer is the packaging....
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2010
at 17:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Nutmeg, lemon/orange, and sour milk malt aroma. Orange-yellow color with minimal head. Spicy orange and dry hay flavor. Slightly bitter finish. Nice saison-like beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2009
at 11:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a slightly hazy yellow-golden color with a huge yellow-white head. The aroma was an enticing blend of sweet apricot and pear. The flavor was dry, tart and funky with undertones of pear and apricot and touches of vague spices. The finish was long, tart, sour and dry. Medium body. The alcohol was well hidden. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2009
at 16:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear orange, small thick white head. aroma is brett, spices, rubber. flavor is quite dry and brett like, ends spicy and slighly fruity swetish. beneath the brett flavor hides a very nice balanced spicy belgian style beer.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2009
at 14:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Strong aroma of vinegar, cider, and green olives. It is actually quite nice. Clear yellow, with continuous streams of carbonation, medium white head. Very cidery, with a nice vinous grassiness. Weak traces of apple core and olive remain on the palate. A bit like a good dry cider. Quite refreshing and unique.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 16:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Birreria Paradiso. Deep amber with pale head. Aroma of rising raisin bread and hay. Tastes of sour dark cherries with a bit of hops in the finish. Interesting and unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jul 2009
at 21:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is swet with strong notes of fruit and medum notes of malt. The flavor is very tart - with notes of wine, as well as fruits and malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2009
at 04:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled@Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Hazy yellowish colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, some grass and mild notes of gluelike alcohol. Flavour is fruity hops, some earth and mild notes of alcohol and vegetables. Aftertaste has also some slight herbal notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2009
at 00:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle at Pikkulintu on 2009-01-20) Pale amber and hazy. Small, quite quickly disappearing white head. Very strong aroma containing sourness, syrup and fruitiness. Full bodied and quite dry palate with surprising amount of carbonation. Fruitiness, sourness, bitterness, sweetness, some flavours reminding me of mixed fruit fool. Pepper, sourness and fruitiness in aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2009
at 14:25