Dépuceleuse - Avery Brewing Company

ahalloin

Virginia

4.22/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle I got in Brooklyn. Bottled on March 31, 2010.

Pours a very dark golden color with brilliant clarity. Amber highlights show up as I hold the glass to the light. A slight off white cap forms but dissipates quickly to a thin ring.

The smell is great with big notes of sour cherry, vanilla, charred oak, and a zingy vinous quality. Very complex and very inviting. Great balance in the various aspects.

The taste is quite nice but falls short of the aroma a bit. A dried up malt backbone only displays notes of some roasted malt, while the sour cherries and brett dominate. Vanilla and oak hide a bit in this medium tart and sour beverage. I would like more pungent tartness I suppose and possibly a bigger malt body, although brett has a way of running rampant through those kinds of things.

The mouthfeel is good with a medium body and medium-low carbonation. Super drying finish makes this easy to drink, despite the high ABV. No sense of alcohol heat from my bottle.

Overall this is a really good and complex wild ale. I would buy it again, if I saw it and it wasn't $12 for a 12 oz. bottle. It could use more sourness and tartness I think to really stand up to a Supplication or similar.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2011 16:58:16 | More by ahalloin

Jordantb313

Colorado

4/5  rDev +1%

05-29-2013 06:52:37 | More by Jordantb313

Mopps

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-27-2013 14:32:43 | More by Mopps

billab914

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-16-2013 23:37:18 | More by billab914

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev +1%

05-13-2013 14:29:33 | More by drummermattie02

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-27-2013 20:18:17 | More by Kelp

Googs

New York

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%

04-27-2013 15:12:04 | More by Googs

LambicKing

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

03-28-2013 03:38:00 | More by LambicKing

rand

California

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

02-22-2013 04:10:11 | More by rand

claytong

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

02-20-2013 02:45:14 | More by claytong

GRG1313

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

01-20-2013 02:03:57 | More by GRG1313

Beaver13

Colorado

3.2/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle, bottled on 3/31/10. Pours slightly hazy reddish orange with a fizzy off white head that quickly goes to a thin film.

The aroma is woody lactic pie cherries and red wine.

The flavor is sweet and tart pie cherries with a nice sour twang with some wood, red wine and maybe a little oxidation and band aid in the finish. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and a bit watery.

Overall, a decent sour cherry beer. I wonder if I hung on to it a bit long though.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2012 07:06:33 | More by Beaver13

bauermj

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

10-19-2012 19:42:39 | More by bauermj

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

10-10-2012 01:04:50 | More by acurtis

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to duff27 for bringing this beer to share! Thanks Duff!

poured into tulip glass.

bottled march 31, 2010.

Appearance: medium red bodied beer with a small white head.

Smell: oak, vanilla, and sour cherries.

Taste: moderately tart cherries. nice oaky notes. A touch of vanilla. linger sour that is not over powering.

Mouthfeel: moderate body with low carbonation. gets syrupy as it gets to room temperature, but not distracting at all.

Overall: nice sour ale with cherries. i am really impressed with this wild beer. It showcases the cherries very well. Good job Avery's! I am becoming more and more of a fan!

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 04:19:08 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

Duff27

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Initial head turns to collar nearly right away. Murky dirty copper colored. No head or lacing after a bit.

Gave my nose a hissyfit. Wine note definitely come though, sour cherries all the way.

Woooo. Cherries in the forefront. "Oaky, vanilla." Mostly oak. Cherries melt into the wine characteristics.

Medium mouthfeel, low carbonation.

Good wine barrel aged beer here. Reminiscent of Gilgamesh. Boozil hit ya without warning. Avery.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 03:10:46 | More by Duff27

rapidsequence

Virginia

4.03/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle. Bought long ago for $8.99. Bottled March 31, 2010.

Appearance: Cloudy brown lakewater with a very short lived head and no lacing. Its not attractive, but it is an aged beer...

Smell: The cherries are very noticable and smell sweet like cherry pie more than tart. Other berry aromas, vanilla, and oak from the zin barrel. Obvious brett funk in there too.

Taste: Tastes much different than the smell. Smell is sweet cherries and fruit with oak, taste is strongly oaky, vinous, spicy, almost sharp. Lots of funk and some booze.

Mouthfeel: Appears pretty flat but feels adequately carbed. Smooth and a bit tannic on the end.

Overall: I think this was a success, but it could be better. All the flavors don't work perfectly, but its still a tasty beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 02:44:20 | More by rapidsequence

brentk56

North Carolina

3.65/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a cognac color with a very modest head that quickly fades to a ringlet leaving a few dots of lace

Smell: Unsweet cherry and vinous Zinfandel barrel elements; after two and a half years it is still somewhat boozy

Taste: Cherry and Zinfandel barrel flavors building in tartness through mid-palate; the barrel elements arrive, after the swallow, along with a building funky character

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low to moderate carbonation; puckery

Overall: While an interesting effort, the flavors never really come together on my palate, as the fruit and the brett clash in the finish

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 00:10:56 | More by brentk56

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +1%

08-18-2012 23:00:41 | More by t0rin0

jsurfs82

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

08-13-2012 01:21:00 | More by jsurfs82

drewone

California

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%

08-07-2012 23:28:46 | More by drewone

ncaudle

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

07-16-2012 23:35:00 | More by ncaudle

steph1974

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -17.9%

06-22-2012 23:20:14 | More by steph1974

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-06-2012 21:51:11 | More by bsuedekum

whartontallboy

New York

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

04-05-2012 03:23:11 | More by whartontallboy