Karma - Avery Brewing Company

Beaver13

Colorado

3.45/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear golden-copper with a fine white head that goes to a film that leaves some nice lacing.

The nose is rather subdued - grassy yeast, spices, sweet fruitiness.

The flavor is sweet malts, fruitiness, peppery spices, and some yeast with a crisp medium-bitter finish. It was medium to light bodied, a little watery, with slightly harsh carbonation.

Overall, it was decent, but I was a little let down. Reminded me some of New Belgiums' Trippel, but not as good.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2005 06:05:55 | More by Beaver13

gbontrag

Colorado

4.05/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This has a delicious sweet and sour aroma. Fresh-cut pineapple comes to mind, and very faintly soap suds. It has beautiful small bubbles, and 11/2 fingers of froth that collapses to a mat of burnished ivory floating above a coppery, clear beer. Good lacing.

Tastes of clarified pineapple juice. It's like biting into a wonderfully crisp apple. There's grapefruit juice in the aftertaste, and some of that white pith left on the orange when you're done peeling it. A touch of caramel, a hint of chocolate mint and pineapple sage. Quite chewy; leaves raw whole grain flour on the palate. I found it really enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2005 21:09:52 | More by gbontrag

rowew

Colorado

3.95/5  rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Presenation: 12 oz longneck bottle. No freshness info on the bottle, but since this beer is brand new I am assuming it's fresh.

Appearance: Pours a crystal clear reddish gold color with a nice fluffy head. Head fades, but leaves a nice lacing on the top of the beer.

Smell: Aroma is what I think of for Belgian beers. Some nice yeast notes, and some peppery spicieness. Also some hints of fruit and hops.

Taste: Medium bodied mouthfeel with a medium level of carbonation. Taste starts out being yeasty, and then some sweet malt balances out the middle. Finish is nicely bitter - more so than I would have expected.

Overall impression: This is an interesting addition to Avery's line up. Enjoyable brew as the days get warmer.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2005 21:07:21 | More by rowew