Avalanche Ale - Breckenridge Brewery

jrallen34

Illinois

1.65/5  rDev -48.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

I drank this from a 12oz bottle into a Rochefort chalice.

The beer pours a very clear light amber, more of a brown, with a light tan that rises about a finger and is gone quickly. Lacing is poor.

The aroma is light rye and ton of skunk, not very appealing.

The taste is horrible, total skunker start to finish.

The feel is light and not drinkable, total drain pour.

Serving type: bottle
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

01-31-2010 00:17:42 | More by jrallen34

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
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

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
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

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
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

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