Avery India Pale Ale (IPA) - Avery Brewing Company

Gasp100

Delaware

3.6/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours clean golden amber with a billowing vigorous white head with serious lacing down the glass.
S - Perfume, piney, earthy, hops - blending really well in the nose.
T - A very dry and neutral maltiness start which is overtaken by crisp, dry, grainy and bitter hops. The hop bitterness is definitely assertive, but it's not a hop bomb and I'm not blown away with fresh hop oils.
M - Mouthfeel is medium with a prickling sensation from the hops which continues to make me feel thirsty.
D - I could see this as a dinner/session beer paired with a good meal. Maybe 2 or three over the course of an evening. I bet this is really nice when really fresh, but my sample was probably past it's prime. Nice, traditional IPA.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2006 23:29:18 | More by Gasp100

DeekNayvuz

Montana

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-22-2013 19:37:29 | More by DeekNayvuz

cre83

Washington

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-22-2013 10:10:54 | More by cre83

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 18:22:22 | More by johntfox

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-20-2013 23:14:07 | More by Slatetank

ipas-for-life

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-20-2013 20:20:48 | More by ipas-for-life

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-20-2013 02:47:21 | More by SmellsofMahagony

JWU

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle poured into a curved pint glass

A- a deep, clear gold with a finger of thick head. Nice lacing.

S- Grapefruit with some orange peel. A faint grassiness is there as well as some crackery malt.

T- Not overly complex, but it certainly works. A well blended flavor of grapefruit/orange peel/grassy hops blends with a faint sweetness of cracker type malt. Bitterness hits fairly hard on the backend for a single IPA.

M- Lighter side of medium body, medium carbonation. Very dry on the end due to the increase in bitterness.

O- A straightforward, but very aggressively bitter IPA. I've had better, but certainly have had much worse.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 00:29:54 | More by JWU

Neorebel

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Yellow-orange, hazy appearance with some sediment. Nice fluffy sugar-white head. The aroma was appealing with grapefruit and orange sweetness overwhelming my nose. The flavor itself was much more better than the nose let on, with piny, and mostly resinous hop tastes. Very, very dry. Overall, there isn't much too this one, but it is good, solid, and very drinkable... I'm glad they offer this in cans.

Serving type: can

05-19-2013 22:37:04 | More by Neorebel

Twal

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 05:23:40 | More by Twal

wgfxkmf

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-18-2013 03:07:07 | More by wgfxkmf

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 03:10:44 | More by ElizabethEleanor

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-16-2013 00:06:16 | More by MinorThreat

mralbertson

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-15-2013 03:37:21 | More by mralbertson

hitter114

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-15-2013 03:10:26 | More by hitter114

brauseboof

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 21:45:08 | More by brauseboof

baybassboy

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-14-2013 04:55:30 | More by baybassboy

dar482

New York

4.36/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

The bottom of the can has two digit year and then Julian date. 13052. Brewed on 2/13/13. Three months old, but the beer still really held up on this can.

This beer comes in a deep rich golden orange color that quite clear. There is a small one finger head that dissipates quickly with some sticking to the glass. Nice looking beer.

The aroma has juicy orange, orange peel, some grapefruit, and some sweet biscuit malt and honey. There’s some grassiness in there too.

The flavor is pretty close to that. You get an upfront orange and slight grapefruit. There isn’t much sweetness in the malt backbone. A very dank

The finish is quite strong and dry on this one as it slowly just grows and grows and then really gives you a grapefruit peel aftertaste. Just a crisp finish, but very assertive.

The highlight of this beer is the wonderful strong finish, despite being 6.5%. In general, the beer really reminds me of Stone IPA with its color, aroma, hop profile, etc. Just an extremely solid IPA.

Serving type: can

05-14-2013 03:57:42 | More by dar482

Beefytits4

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-13-2013 14:51:39 | More by Beefytits4

drummermattie02

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-13-2013 14:22:55 | More by drummermattie02

DenverHopHead

Colorado

4.04/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Love Avery, but not feeling the IPA. I have yet to try the Maharaja, so there is still hope in this category for Avery. This is a good beer , but doesn't stand up to some of the other hop champions. All in all this is a solid beer when out at a bar catching a game with a plate of wings. I'll try this again, but in a can or on tap next time.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 02:57:19 | More by DenverHopHead

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-12-2013 17:18:14 | More by mikeburd1128

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-12-2013 00:13:11 | More by HarmonMW

melisassy

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-11-2013 22:17:25 | More by melisassy

Mortarforker

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-11-2013 00:20:19 | More by Mortarforker