Salvation - Avery Brewing Company

emerge077

Illinois

3.4/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Salvation pours a copper color, nearly crystal-clear, with quickly receeding foam. Smell is phenolic, also a hint of malt. Bubbles manage to ring the glass, but carbonation is not very apparent. Definitely not as lively as many Belgian pale ales.

Taste is sweet candy sugar and malt/barley. It's thick and syrupy in the mouth, almost whiskeyish. Alcohol is present, on the verge of overshadowing the downplayed malt & barley flavors. Bottle claims to have "authentic Belgian yeast" but none comes through in the flavor, or is visible in the bottle. Drinkabilty suffers due to the syrupy texture and alcohol presence.

Overall it's not a bad Belgian-style ale, but a bit too jacked up, like other "extreme" American craft brews.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2006 01:10:58 | More by emerge077

doremite

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

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kingmaker

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

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timontheroad

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

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Josiah2729

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

06-06-2013 00:21:16 | More by Josiah2729

Victor

California

4/5  rDev +4.2%

06-04-2013 00:30:21 | More by Victor

Danobold

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-29-2013 02:27:04 | More by Danobold

rainfairy

California

3/5  rDev -21.9%

05-29-2013 00:57:27 | More by rainfairy

csadkins54

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

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TLA

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

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jiffymon

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-22-2013 15:32:51 | More by jiffymon

ummswimmin

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-21-2013 00:37:30 | More by ummswimmin

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-20-2013 23:17:10 | More by Slatetank

SupremePie

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-20-2013 14:32:32 | More by SupremePie

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5  rDev +30.2%

05-17-2013 03:13:59 | More by ElizabethEleanor

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-16-2013 00:20:18 | More by MinorThreat

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

4.3/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Purchased for $7.99. Bottled on January 10, 2013. Poured into a small wine glass.

An excellent beer. Comparable to Duvel. Do the blind taste and report back.

A – Pours a slightly cloudy (-) golden color, dense white one-finger head, nice white lacing.

S – Spicy, lightly peppery, some pear.

T – Crisp, yeasty, dry, some bitterness.

MF – Light body, sharp mouth feel from good carbonation, with a slight smoothness/creaminess.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 03:20:31 | More by Sludgeman

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

05-13-2013 16:48:31 | More by Bonko_the_sane

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-13-2013 14:26:28 | More by drummermattie02

makerocketgo

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

05-11-2013 21:06:04 | More by makerocketgo

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

05-10-2013 14:45:23 | More by twenty5

richkrull

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

05-06-2013 12:45:13 | More by richkrull

mquinn919

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-05-2013 22:51:32 | More by mquinn919

Jordantb313

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-05-2013 02:44:35 | More by Jordantb313

Ralphs66

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-03-2013 22:13:53 | More by Ralphs66