Avery IPA
From Avery Brewing -Today, we tip our hat to that historic innovation by brewing Colorado’s hoppiest pale ale. Avery IPA demands to be poured into your favorite glass to truly appreciate the citrusy, floral bouquet and the rich, malty finish.
Avery Brewing – Avery IPA – 12 oz. bottle poured into a pint glass. 6.3% abv.
Appearance: Pours a clear yellow gold with a fluffy white head.
Aroma: Light orange zest and grass.
Taste: Dry pilsner like biscuity malt and light citrus zest. Both gave it a crisp balance.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A solid, dry IPA. I wouldn’t say it’s an East Coast style, but I would think this was closer to an English style beer than anything. If you have enjoyed something like the Maharaja or duganA IPA, and are expecting something big and dank, you won’t get that from this beer.
May 2, 2010 @ 7:17 am
Thanks for the review guys!
I work at Avery because of my love for our IPA and would like to clear up something.
Our IPA finishes at 1009, one of the dryest available. We’re fanatical about fermentation flavor profile and use an extrmely clean yeast strain developed in the western US. These two factors make for a decidedly un-british IPA. In fact when we started making this beer in 1996 it was so far from traditional or British in style that it was very often thrown out of beer contests.
I’d like to know what the bottle date was as I’m wondering if you didn’t review an old beer. Oxidation can be confused with British ale yeast flavors.
Thanks again, and keep up the great work.