Karma - Avery Brewing Company

DavidST

Texas

3.3/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass.

This pours a clear light copperish color with a decent slightly off white head. The smell is light and perhaps biscuity, I don't get any belgium yeast smells. Feel is medium to light. The taste is also light, I get a hint of hop bitterness, and some caramel / biscuit malt. I don't get the beligum name, this is a pretty basic pale ale, expect a low hop pale ale and not much belgium, its not bad but nothing I'm wowed about.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2011 00:31:22 | More by DavidST

truesolution

Texas

3/5  rDev -12.3%

05-18-2013 05:29:37 | More by truesolution

eulerthegrape

California

3/5  rDev -12.3%

05-16-2013 17:57:10 | More by eulerthegrape

mralbertson

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -5%

05-15-2013 03:36:42 | More by mralbertson

drummermattie02

Texas

3/5  rDev -12.3%

05-13-2013 14:23:57 | More by drummermattie02

2dogbrew

Virginia

3/5  rDev -12.3%

05-12-2013 22:39:46 | More by 2dogbrew

-ronin-

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +24.3%

05-11-2013 18:52:02 | More by -ronin-

twenty5

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -19.6%

05-10-2013 14:36:56 | More by twenty5

blknikon

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -12.3%

05-08-2013 19:19:46 | More by blknikon

bruindre

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -12.3%

05-04-2013 17:54:13 | More by bruindre

LambicPentameter

Kansas

3.25/5  rDev -5%

05-03-2013 04:31:01 | More by LambicPentameter

Jordantb313

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

05-02-2013 21:21:47 | More by Jordantb313

prlykens

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

04-16-2013 03:33:38 | More by prlykens

nukem5

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Slightly cloudy, orange hued with off white cap of foam.

S: Aroma is of earthy hops and light malts.

T: Slighly alkalin taste in the back end. Eathy hops, nice malt front.

M: Mouthfeel is a bit thin and watery but nice carbonation level and nice lacing on glass.

O: Overall a decent beer nothing kind of jumps out but a better than average taste and such.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 20:50:17 | More by nukem5

mmsimmons

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -5%

03-12-2013 22:26:00 | More by mmsimmons

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

03-11-2013 05:56:03 | More by spycow

MeisterMayhem

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +9.6%

03-09-2013 17:47:00 | More by MeisterMayhem

sixerofelixir

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

02-27-2013 18:10:33 | More by sixerofelixir

dwoolley1

New York

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

02-25-2013 14:57:09 | More by dwoolley1

rjcoy06

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -5%

02-20-2013 12:44:19 | More by rjcoy06

ROBSTARR

Michigan

3/5  rDev -12.3%

02-15-2013 14:53:47 | More by ROBSTARR

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

02-12-2013 21:33:21 | More by Phillyz

sanford_and_son

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -5%

02-11-2013 19:55:45 | More by sanford_and_son

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -5%

02-11-2013 19:20:37 | More by skaboom420

SerialHiker

Illinois

3.29/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a nice, light autumn golden orange with a touch of amber…medium transparency, I can see some bubble bubbling up in the middle…some off white head did form, but only a thin layer remains…not as lively as I would have imagined for it’s style…(3.5/5)

Smell: Yeast up front bringing green, un-ripen fruit and some bubblegum aromas…pale/mildly sweet/mildly caramel malts…there’s barley and some earthiness in there as well…it’s easy to tell this is “Belgian” influenced, tons of yeast…it’s mild, it’s light and shows a touch of light citrus hops…very malt and yeast driven it seems…(3.75/5)

Taste: It’s easy to start with the yeast here…it brings a green apple, musty funk, earthiness right off the bat…light sweet/pale malts with a touch of caramel and some malted barley come through after the initial yeast flavors…the whole taste has a green, light, funky, yeasty…it’s good, but not great…(3.25/5)

Mouthfeel: Light body with light to medium carbonation…a bit watery…it’s light, mildly refreshing and leaves a light earthy/citrus bitterness on the palate in the after taste…not the best part of this brew…(3/5)

Overall: I’ve had farmhouse ales before and have liked them, but lately I’ve run into a few that I just can’t get behind…the flavor here is a little too yeast funky for me, drowning out the malts that characterize the pale ale…it’s light, it’s drinkable and it’s not bad, but it’s also not a standout brew and one I could leave alone in the future…I’ve had a few Avery brews before and have liked them, so if this is your style, I’d say give it a whirl…but for me, one is enough…(3/5)

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 02:50:20 | More by SerialHiker