Avery India Pale Ale (IPA) - Avery Brewing Company

nsabo

Washington

4.33/5  rDev +11%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I've commented before on how just about any brewery can pump out a decent-tasting IPA (breweries really have to try to make an unpalatable IPA), but few can make an outstanding one. That said, Avery makes my no-contest favorite IPA around. Piney hops with little citrus and a heavy malt presence that compliments (rather than counters - malts and hops are not opposites, we must stop talking about beer like this!) the hop bitterness. Unlike most IPAs, this finishes wet, rather than the typical dry bitterness of most. The malt gives this a thicker, sticky mouthfeel more redolent of a DIPA than an IPA.
I've been drinking this for years from the bottle. The can tastes just as great and is an even better reason to pick it up.

Serving type: can

08-29-2011 07:26:00 | More by nsabo

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