Avalanche Ale - Breckenridge Brewery

Douglas14

California

3.13/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a typical amber color with a little head that does not leave much lace. The smell and taste are both malty with a little hop presence. Not much to the drinkabllity. I see it as just an average, run-of-the-mill amber ale. It is nothing special and does not impress me very much.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2009 21:08:37 | More by Douglas14

troegaarden

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +24.2%

06-18-2013 02:59:32 | More by troegaarden

bluetrevian

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +0.9%

06-15-2013 02:14:46 | More by bluetrevian

LifeByTheDrop

Texas

3/5  rDev -6.8%

06-14-2013 01:07:23 | More by LifeByTheDrop

kangarooAdam59

Wyoming

2.64/5  rDev -18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Into a pint glass:

A: light amber colored body with a two finger white foamy head that dies at a moderate pace leaving some light clingy foamy lacing

S: biscuity malt, super muted barley, light caramel

T: bland through previously mentioned flavors, muted sweet aftertaste and dry slightly sweet finish

M: light, sessionable, carbonation seems to be spot on for the style and for me

O: uh... just not a very good taste, I was pretty disappointed with this one for me, though I would say only decent for the style

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 03:09:13 | More by kangarooAdam59

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

06-12-2013 00:23:01 | More by BeerForMuscle

dhbiker0889

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

06-11-2013 03:18:12 | More by dhbiker0889

Gerred

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +0.9%

06-10-2013 04:40:58 | More by Gerred

dmorgan310

Panama

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

06-09-2013 20:33:01 | More by dmorgan310

j-rod18

North Dakota

3/5  rDev -6.8%

06-04-2013 01:31:51 | More by j-rod18

Polarslag

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-30-2013 00:35:31 | More by Polarslag

JakeDebus

Maryland

3/5  rDev -6.8%

05-28-2013 16:13:31 | More by JakeDebus

timontheroad

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

05-26-2013 01:33:22 | More by timontheroad

steevbr

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-24-2013 15:38:39 | More by steevbr

Thecasehead

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-23-2013 23:00:51 | More by Thecasehead

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-23-2013 16:53:33 | More by Slatetank

BeerDocT

Georgia

3.1/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured the can into a chilled tulip glass.

Appearance 3.0: Light amber color. Small head dissipated into characteristic CO2 swirls on top.

Smell 3.5: Very nice bouquet. Hints of biscuit malt, barley and a slight bubblegum smell.

Taste 3.0: Front is a dry barley taste. Middle is basically gone. Nothing there. Finish is slightly hoppy: think Kent Goldings type hoppy, though. That's right: more "mossy" flavor and not biting at all. Finish is more malt and barley. Dry throughout and would probably go well with food.

Mouthfeel: 3.0: OK level of carbonation and is clearly 100% CO2.

Overall 3.0: Good, basic beer. Nothing special. Reminiscent of another Colorado brewery's famous beer (namely New Belgium's Fat Tire), this is an OK beer, but certainly nothing extraordinary.

Serving type: can

05-20-2013 22:30:07 | More by BeerDocT

Tjvan2

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-20-2013 01:22:39 | More by Tjvan2

yankinwis

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

05-19-2013 22:18:16 | More by yankinwis

yankhawk

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

05-19-2013 14:47:11 | More by yankhawk

jharris0624

Missouri

3.25/5  rDev +0.9%

05-19-2013 03:01:24 | More by jharris0624

MinorThreat

Colorado

2.75/5  rDev -14.6%

05-16-2013 00:40:46 | More by MinorThreat

matjack85

Illinois

3.28/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

I bought this at Binny's as part of a build-your-own six pack for $9.99, making it $1.67 for a single 12oz bottle. No freshness date.

Pours a clear amber/red color with just a half-finger of white head, but despite the small head it left a decent amount of lacing.

Hardly any smell to this. You have to swirl it around in the glass pretty hard to coax a little malt, sweet caramel, and floral hops out of it.

More caramel malt than anything else, making it a tad sweet. Hops are more floral than bitter as it only has 19 IBU's to it. Not really much to this but it's still tasty in a simple kind of way.

Very thin body, almost watery, with moderate carbonation.

Nothing stands out but there's nothing bad either. Very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 10:07:17 | More by matjack85

aty11b

Texas

4/5  rDev +24.2%

05-14-2013 02:01:33 | More by aty11b

jkball01

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -6.8%

05-13-2013 16:11:01 | More by jkball01