Avery India Pale Ale (IPA) - Avery Brewing Company

SkeeterHawk

Texas

3.85/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I am surprised that it has taken me this long to do a bonafide review of this beer. Let's do it:

Appearance: Pours a mostly clear yellow color with a very slight orange tint to it. There is a 1/4" head of creamy white bubbles that was maintained by quite a few bubbles rising, but started to fall leaving some lace in the way after about 45 seconds. After a couple minutes, it was reduced to a pretty substantial ring where the beer met the glass with some solid islands of bubbles on top of the beer.

Aroma: It was weird, when I popped the cap it was like someone farted, but when I was pouring the beer and all of that there wasn't anything else like that. The aroma is absolutely hoppy, but there is more going on than your typical citrus. This has a good bit of earthiness to the hops that I don't remember when I tried this beer in the past. There is some chalkiness here indicating some pretty substantial bittering. There is some malt in the aroma, with some subtle bread crusts, and some mild sweet toasty notes, but the malt is reserved. It smells like this beer may have a bit of age o it, though I can't read the bottle label.

Taste: The flavor is a bit of a departure from the aroma. There is more citrus in the flavor than I thought, but there still seems to be a bit of age to this beer, so I won't hold it against it too badly. The hops are in charge the entire time, but you get occasional little hints of malt here and there to make sure that you know that this is still a beer and not a glass of hop extract. The malt is very subtly sweet with light crystal being the predominant flavor. The finish is balanced toward the hops, but it isn't so heavily that it is hard to drink.

Opinion: This is a pretty good IPA. The balance is a tad hoppy for my taste, but that is really just personal preference. This beer is really a good example of the style. I think that Adam may have had to change the hop schedule since the last time I tried this beer (~3 years ago), so the aroma is a bit odd at first, but it still is well blended and drinkable. If you like hoppy beers, I would definitely tell you to give this beer a shot.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2011 02:15:42 | More by SkeeterHawk

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

DrewShalvoy

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-10-2013 17:59:48 | More by DrewShalvoy

tbeer40

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-10-2013 01:28:01 | More by tbeer40

Kilhd

Alabama

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-08-2013 20:42:23 | More by Kilhd

MrBuckHigh

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-08-2013 17:59:17 | More by MrBuckHigh

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-07-2013 23:15:39 | More by blknikon

crownrl28

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-05-2013 23:49:09 | More by crownrl28

tigermaniac72

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-03-2013 19:00:11 | More by tigermaniac72

capnamerica

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-03-2013 14:29:18 | More by capnamerica