Old Jubilation - Avery Brewing Company

sacfly

Maryland

2.42/5  rDev -37.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

12oz, no date
Pours a dull semi-clear brown with a very thin head. Aroma is sweet, dark brown sugar. Taste has a bit of the brown sugar, but more overripe fruit. Fruit rapidly gives way to a very alcoholic, solvent finish. A bit of harshly astringent (hops?) flavors come out as it warms. Not enjoyable. I'll pass on this one next time.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2008 17:03:04 | More by sacfly

Hoptometrist

Oregon

2.42/5  rDev -37.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Served from the bottle into a tulip glass

A- Poured a dark brown color with two finger soapy off-white head. Left some minimal lace.

S- Sweet aroma, breadiness, kind of faint aroma. It does smell like some beer bread I made a couple months ago.

T- Sweet maltiness, breadiness, barley, and medicinal flavors. Alcohol taste is pretty strong.

M- Syrupy, very little carbonation, quite a bit of heat and alcohol

O- Overall a pretty boozy beer with heavy medicinal flavors. Not very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2011 03:33:32 | More by Hoptometrist

uwmgdman

Wisconsin

2.25/5  rDev -41.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

This beer pours a fairly clear dark brown with nice amber highlights and a thin off-white head. The aroma is moderately malty; roasty, some dark fruit, fruity esters and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is rather sour; moderately malty-some roast and dark fruit. There is a also a bit of an alcohol bite and medium-low bitterness. The body and carbonation are medium. The overly sour nature of the beer leads to low drinkability. Overall I could not get past the sour flavor. I think the bottle may have been a bad one, but I’ve had old/oxidized beer before and that is not the case here. A disappointment from a brewery that has satisfied me in the past.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2007 21:50:52 | More by uwmgdman

PDXHops

South Carolina

2.17/5  rDev -43.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

12 ounce bottle, poured into a La Chouffe tulip. Deep mahogany body with intense ruby highlights. Modest head, but nice sticky lacing.

This has a distinct shortage of sweetness compared to a typical winter warmer. I'm usually the one complaining about a beer being too sweet, but the lack of it definitely hurts this style and this particular beer. Not a ton of punch to the nose, but the flavors are pretty interesting. Dry malt profile with a fair dose of burnt character and toasted wood, perhaps a little smoke. Bitterness aplenty, flirting with astringency. Hop flavors are quite earthy. As it warms, it gains sweetness that seems to be lacking a partner in crime. Finishes way too clean to be a proper "warmer". Decent brew, a little unfocused. A bit of aging might do this one some good.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2010 00:50:26 | More by PDXHops

B967ierhunter177

Pennsylvania

1.88/5  rDev -51.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

This beer pours a clear brown with a rapidly fading head. The aroma has hints of roasted nuts, chocolate, and raisins. The flavor has a mix of toast, brandy, and a coffee note and a bit of brandy. It's got a creamy full mouthfeel and a warming feeling as it goes down. Avery Old Jubilation is a good representative of the style, a bit too much like brandy. Not recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2011 00:36:34 | More by B967ierhunter177

schellsbeer

Minnesota

1.35/5  rDev -65.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Got this for about $1.50 in a mixed 6 pack. Worth a shot. Hope I like it.

A - Brown to almost a black purple but light passes right through it. Strange color. Small white head that lasts about 2 seconds. Lacing is small to nothing.

S - Fruit. Dates, raisins, and some nuts....just not sure what type. Smells like it would go great with a beef dinner but haven't tasted it yet. This is soon to be determined. Molasses and brown sugar. Dark, very dark smelling. Light the night before Christmas should smell. Bold but sweet.

T - Smokey but Fruity...Not really sure what is going on here. Tastes like a beef dinner instead of going with beef. Wow....very strong flavors but all the wrong kinds... Really don't like this at all. Meaty. Burnt. Like the bottom of the stove burnt. Sitting for some time in the bottom of a roaster. I know....Sunday dinner when mom put roast in the pan before you went to church and then you would come home and eat this dinner that had been cooking for the past 5 hours in a roaster....that horrible cooked carrot smell and taste. Carrots that sat in the beef juices and were overcooked all morning long. Not pleasant. Wow.

M - Really can't get past the taste. Sorry. Low marks again.

D - Nope!!! I don't think so. Maybe on the grandma sleigh to someplace really warm. No place where I want to go. See Ya.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2008 05:37:18 | More by schellsbeer