The Czar - Avery Brewing Company

PatrickSwayze

California

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch 10

A: Pours a deep brown then fills glass with s deep black with lingering deep brown at sides.

S: Deep malt roast mixed with charred chocolate 

T: A very enjoyable imperial stout that has slight alcoholic bite to it with a smooth chocolate character that is outlined by a mild roast finishing with a toasted ending

M: This stout stuck out for being incredibly dry with few residual sugars. Quite enjoyed it

O: I would not mind aging one of these to try it once the edge dies out. Great offering from Avery.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2012 00:37:33 | More by PatrickSwayze

stortore

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-16-2013 03:20:24 | More by stortore

doremite

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

06-13-2013 21:58:46 | More by doremite

CUBeerBuff

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

06-11-2013 23:14:21 | More by CUBeerBuff

hermit990

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-10-2013 04:26:11 | More by hermit990

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-09-2013 03:30:14 | More by SmellsofMahagony

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-07-2013 04:42:06 | More by megamass

CGAR

Florida

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-06-2013 03:25:32 | More by CGAR

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

06-05-2013 23:02:59 | More by jkane101

BrownNut

Florida

3.96/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A - 3.75 - Rootbeer on the pour, midnight in the glass until it gets low, at which point it's rootbeer again. A more diffuse and less creamy head than expected for the style. Lingers for a couple minutes.

S - 4.0 - Very fragrant and nice. There's a fruity note, somehow without being a specific fruit, over a gentle baked goods something. Chocolate liqour. Something at the nexus of chocolate, caramel, and pastry - so sort of brownielike. Smells promising

T - 4.0 - A little hint of that vague fruit. The black malt char note leans metallic without quite getting there, thankfully. It jumps out sharply in that way. That segues into a dark chocolate pastry like the hard parts at the edge of a pan of overdone brownies, in a good way. Overall it makes for a nicely assertive body. Yet its still missing a bit of depth. More like a 3.9.

M - 3.75 - Medium body. Moderately dry, which makes it seem a bit thinner still. Very nice booze heat wafting up the throat a little while after swallowing.

O - 4.0 - A nice, flavorful imperial stout with great booze heat that comes off a bit thinner and less substantial than many. That moderate insubstantiality hurts it in my view, unfortunately offsetting the effect of its flavorfulness. I'll want to get another and see if a year does anything to it. More like a 3.9.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 02:24:25 | More by BrownNut

rjniles

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-03-2013 20:21:59 | More by rjniles

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-03-2013 01:24:30 | More by maxwelldeux

jbaker67

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-02-2013 22:33:03 | More by jbaker67

DenverBigRed

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-31-2013 23:17:37 | More by DenverBigRed

jmccullough108

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

05-31-2013 15:21:25 | More by jmccullough108

cwreay90

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

05-30-2013 23:04:36 | More by cwreay90

Kilhd

Alabama

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-30-2013 21:04:52 | More by Kilhd

BKBassist

New York

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-29-2013 02:29:40 | More by BKBassist

roostor07

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-28-2013 20:05:47 | More by roostor07

Absolut

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-23-2013 19:37:29 | More by Absolut

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-21-2013 20:26:23 | More by InspectorBob

jmccraney

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

05-21-2013 04:36:01 | More by jmccraney

ipas-for-life

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-20-2013 20:43:18 | More by ipas-for-life

nick_asian

Nevada

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-19-2013 06:47:38 | More by nick_asian

arlingtonjoe

Illinois

3.79/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

2010 vintage - opened 5-13-2013

a: pours black with a 2 finger dark tan head. nice burgundy color when held to the light

s: raisins, plum, breadiness, licorice, hint of vanilla and earth

t: roasted malt, char, bakers chocolate, molasses, licorice, and still has some hallertau hop present in the dry finish.

m: light carbonation with medium body and resinous finish.

o: liked it from first time I tried it in 2010 and glad I cellared some. licorice has developed nicely and was one of the reasons I first purchased it. gonna have to break in to a fresh one soon to compare.

cheers

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 04:04:13 | More by arlingtonjoe