14'er ESB
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.52
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Named for the 54 Colorado peaks which tower over 14,000 feet in elevation, our session beer is a spectacular copper hued beauty. The treatment of our water to simulate English hard water and the blending of several specialty malts and hops produce a delicate balance between aromatic maltiness and herbal hops.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle - Pours copper with a 2 finger head. The hoppy aroma has some mild grapefruit notes. This moderately bitter brew is well balanced with caramel malts. Medium bodied with a nice bite that leads into the bitter finish, this is an aggressive ESB. I don’t think Avery does "mild". Nice quaff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2007
at 21:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber orange with a off white head. Aroma has hops, malts, straw. Spicy hoppy bitter taste and end! Body is a bit thin. But almost surprisingly schocked over how bitter this beer is. And still - its well balanced! Nice ESB!
Tried
on 14 Jul 2007
at 10:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark golden-brass color with a medium sized white head. The aroma was sweet grapefruit with a light piney element. The flavor was dry and malty with a subdued fruity hop presence and a light floral hop note. Surprisingly well balanced. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2007
at 20:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[bottle] Orange colour with a slight haze. Dense head leaving a fine lace work. Fruity apricot aroma with notes of toffee. Lots of hops in the flavour with some notes of toffee and raisins. A bit thin and unbalanced though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2007
at 11:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Red berries, caramel and citrus in the aroma. Malty flavor, hoppy with a strong dry out effect, although the beer is sweetish. Berries (black and red), toffee and lemon. Pleasant, but onedimensional.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2007
at 02:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle, thanks to Marsiblursi) Sampled at a tasting night at Marsiblursi’s place. Shady brown color, small tan head. Spicy sweet scent. Light sweet taste with a yogurt feel to it. Smooth mouthfeel, harsh bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2007
at 14:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Golden amber color with a frothy head. Aroma is of floral hops and malt, taste is mostly just citrus and florals with some malt in the finish. The sweetness is complimented well by the bitters. Overall well done, but not exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2006
at 21:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured a murky copper with orange hues with a clumpy white head. Smells of malt and hops, orange aromas but also sweet. Initial flavor is of brown sugar but the end of the flavor brings the hops and the bitterness. Finish is bitter in the tongue but pleasant. This beer was very refreshing, I could drink it all the time.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2006
at 19:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Citrus/perfume aroma, with orange, crisp flavor, nice bitterness aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2006
at 21:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Pale golden colour, mediumsized bubblyish head. Strong hoppy and honeyish aroma. The flavour is mainly flowery hops. Strong hayish hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2006
at 12:03