Devil Bird Holiday Ale - Lavery Brewing Company

templar316

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

From the liter bottle into brandy snifter. Pours thick and black with khaki head. Definately vanilla on the nose, giving way to coca, roast almonds and caramel. Hop presence is minimal, excellent malt character rolled smoothly through the full compliment of dark malts. Vanilla, coco and caramel. Rich and creamy, easy to drink several...My girlfriend says, "I almost came in my pants...

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2012 02:00:38 | More by templar316

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-20-2013 19:39:00 | More by InspectorBob

Bandi

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-18-2013 02:15:07 | More by Bandi

metter98

New York

3.65/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is essentially jet black in color - faint hints of red are visible near the edge of the glass. It poured with a thin head that quickly died down, leaving some lacing on the surface and a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of chocolate malts are present in the nose along with some faint hints of bourbon from the barrel aging process.
T: The taste has flavors of chocolate malts along with hints of roasted malts and bourbon along with a slight amount of bitterness. Hints of oak also become noticeable in the finish as the beer warms up.
M: It feels a bit shy of medium-bodied and a little thin on the palate with a low to moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a rather easy drinking porter, especially for a bourbon barrel aged beer, but has some complexities so it is one that is still interesting to sip.

Note: 2011 vintage

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 01:52:28 | More by metter98

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -25.9%

05-08-2013 04:01:39 | More by tommyguz

CFHMagnet

Ohio

3.84/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I received this one as a gift (Thanks Output01x). Poured a finger of tan head over a deeply brown body. Nothing to see here folks. Head sticks around quite a bit, which is nice, but no lacing.

Deep chocolate, malt and coffee.

Up front is all malt...and the back end is all chocolate and dark coffee.

Mouthfeel is smooth and medium bodied. Coats the tongue pretty well.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 03:05:41 | More by CFHMagnet

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -25.9%

03-23-2013 17:49:27 | More by ejimhof

Holmes698

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

03-09-2013 17:49:15 | More by Holmes698

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.1%

02-21-2013 00:58:11 | More by Pensfan0782

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

2.25/5  rDev -39.4%

02-11-2013 06:11:08 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

phingdong

New Hampshire

2.75/5  rDev -25.9%

01-14-2013 16:16:05 | More by phingdong

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.8%

01-13-2013 05:21:09 | More by RedneckBeerz

marine1975

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.8%

01-12-2013 21:47:28 | More by marine1975

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -32.6%

01-08-2013 18:42:32 | More by ShanePB

cjoc83

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7.8%

12-31-2012 05:00:33 | More by cjoc83

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +14.6%

12-30-2012 02:08:30 | More by TonyTalon

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this on 2012-12-29 in Columbia, PA

A - Deep dark brown with a 1.5-finger tan head and good lacing.

S - Rich roasted grain, light bourbon, vanilla, sweet cherry, chocolate malt. Nice but not over the top.

T - Roasted grain, char, semi-sweet chocolate, oak, light bourbon, not very sweet. Finishes with some sour dough bread, oak and roasted and hop bitterness. The bourbon isn't the defining element.

M - Medium body and light-medium carbonation. A bit watery but still silky.

O - Comparing it with a recently-tasted Duclax Exile X-1 Imperial Porter, this is less sweet and has more of a sour finish. I liked the Exile better but my wife quite-preferred this one and would rate it higher than I have done so here.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 22:06:44 | More by Tucquan

atone315

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +14.6%

12-26-2012 13:12:40 | More by atone315

acurtis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

09-16-2012 17:33:17 | More by acurtis

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

09-14-2012 23:42:00 | More by djrn2

jwat

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

06-03-2012 12:24:51 | More by jwat

brentk56

North Carolina

4.15/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: As the brewery had warned, this one has turned into a gusher and I had to have three pint glasses handy before it finally settled down in the bottle; once poured, it produced a prodigious head atop the fudge colored liquid; great retention and gobs of foam sticking to the glass

Smell: Chocolate fudge and roast, with hints of nutmeg, vanilla and Bourbon; smells somewhat reminiscent of egg nog

Taste: Chocolate fudge and roasty flavors, up front, with vanilla and nutmeg flavors and a hint of the Bourbon barrel building by mid-palate; a bit more Bourbon, after the swallow, that brings along a hint of booziness, but the finish is very much like the opening

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body; somewhat creamy, with moderate to high carbonation

Overall: Tremendous flavor in this beer, and I like the way the Bourbon plays a complementary rather than overwhelming role; the carbonation issues got away from Jason on this one but it is still a fine beer; I really appreciate the subtle flavors I have found in this and the other beers I have tasted from this brewery

Thanks, Axic10, for the opportunity

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2012 23:16:34 | More by brentk56

Starkk00

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7.8%

04-11-2012 00:41:11 | More by Starkk00

richbrew

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-18-2012 02:11:21 | More by richbrew

cld253

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-18-2012 01:46:10 | More by cld253