Oud Floris - Avery Brewing Company

StoneTSR

Colorado

2.43/5  rDev -42.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

APPEARANCE: Pours a deep, dark brown with some lighter brown getting through near the top when held to the light. A small head rises and then quickly falls leaving a ring of off-white foam around the edges. Not much lacing here.

SMELL: Very funky. There is a lot going on here, but all of it in a subtle way. Vanilla, oak, hints of grapes, tart cherry and maybe even a touch of nuttiness. The aroma is pleasant and light, but warns of an intensely sour beer.

TASTE: Yikes. This thing is even more intense than the nose indicated it would be. The only thing coming through is tart cherry. It completely dominates. As the beer warms a few other flavors come out of hiding. Vinegar and a decent dose of wood shine through. The caramel and spice I expected never really comes through and sadly, neither does the bourbon or rum.

MOUTHFEEL: Slight carbonation with a TON of pucker. This is not an easy beer to drink.

OVERALL: I love big, bold beers, but this is simply too extreme. It goes over the top with the tartness and is nearly undrinkable, something I never, ever say about an Avery beer. But hey, when you're experimenting with beer, you win some and you lose some and 95% of the time Avery wins.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 01:40:12 | More by StoneTSR

bennetj17

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-19-2013 05:16:55 | More by bennetj17

jegross2

Illinois

4.24/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

Reviewing Oud Floris from Avery Brewing Company out of Boulder, Colorado.

Score: 93

Bottled June 14, 2012. Served in a Bourbon County Brandy Stout snifter and enjoyed on 06/13/13.

Appearance: Pours a murky chestnut brown color with some fade to dull yellow atop when held up to the light with a thin layer of tan bubble head that quickly settles to a bubbly ring around the glass. Poor lacing and retention. 3/5

Smell: Smells sour and acidic, but not funky. Balsamic vinegar, tart lactic acid, wet wood, rum and notes of sour cherry. When it warms, I get hints of "plastic." 4.25/5

Taste: Super tart, and growingly so as this beer warms up. The tartness hits you sharply on the inside of the cheeks. Lots of lactic acid, rum, sour cherry, balsamic and vinegar. A hint of medicinal funk, but it's very mellow and well incorporated. Wet wood and hints of vanilla too. Finishes with tart cherry, lacto and a little sour dark fruit. Tastes a lot like it smells with a little more funk, a dash of dark fruit and the flavors seemingly hitting you in a different order. The sour dark fruit and lacto flavors linger well past the swallow. 4.25/5

Mouthfeel: Medium-minus bodied, low carbonation. Super tart and quite dry. Spot on mouthfeel for what I want on this beer. 4.75/5

Overall: A delicious sour brown with great complexity from the marry of barrel blending. This is one of my favorite Avery sours.

Cost: $12 for a 12 oz bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 04:22:54 | More by jegross2

blindpiggie

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-13-2013 19:30:34 | More by blindpiggie

savagepm

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-10-2013 16:53:06 | More by savagepm

hungryhungryhippos

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-20-2013 03:44:51 | More by hungryhungryhippos

UCLABrewN84

California

4.19/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to GRG1313 for gifting me this one.

Bottled 6/14/12.

Pours a murky reddish-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is sour, and tart with grain, wood, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with sweet and sour grain and fruit vinaigrette flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp and prickly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is quite tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 05:57:33 | More by UCLABrewN84

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-15-2013 05:27:46 | More by Zbeetleman

kjkinsey

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-13-2013 01:16:27 | More by kjkinsey

SFACRKnight

Colorado

4/5  rDev -5.2%

05-12-2013 12:51:24 | More by SFACRKnight

Jordantb313

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-30-2013 23:32:08 | More by Jordantb313

bulldogg915

Wyoming

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

04-03-2013 14:23:57 | More by bulldogg915

busternuggz

Arizona

4.29/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Center poured from a 12 oz bottle into a tulip glass. Bottled June 14 2012.

Dark slightly reddish brown, almost totally opaque. Unusually dark. Builds a 1/2" khaki head that quickly dissipates to a thin layer. Acceptable for the style.

Smells very rich with deep balsamic vinegar, currants, pomegranate, vinousness (vinosity?) and oak. There's a little bit of dark molasses, presumably from the rum and/or bourbon barrels. Sweet dark fruit, like dates. Lots going on here.

Big sweet and sour taste leads with tart cherry and red wine vinegar, some oak. Finishes with cranberry and tamarind, slightly tannic. Some leather comes out as it warms. Very bright and fruity, well balanced between sweet and sour. Covers the alcohol well.

Nice texture. Comes on full bodied and lush, ends drier. A little sticky as it ends though.

Big and unique. I like the contrast between the taste and aroma, the balance, the complexity. Very good.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 06:32:01 | More by busternuggz

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev -5.2%

03-25-2013 15:46:45 | More by drummermattie02

Jspriest

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

02-27-2013 02:15:03 | More by Jspriest

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.2%

02-21-2013 20:03:58 | More by imperialking

djrn2

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

02-03-2013 01:46:50 | More by djrn2

Gobzilla

California

4.16/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured dark brown in color with dark reddish highlights and a thin bubbly head that left very little lacing sticking to the glass. Plenty of vinous barrel character upfront in the nose with signs of vinegar, subtle cherry fruit, some brown sugar, slight oakiness and some underlying citrus notes. The vinegar was more prominent on the palate with a little booze kick coming through I'm assuming is from the rum barrels but had nice vinous barrel accents which added nice tart qualities alongside cherry fruit character, subtle oakiness and a touch of citrus twang. The brew was light to medium in body with a fair amount of carbonation which had a sweet, fruity, slight oaky, vinegary, vinous and tart finish. Definitely delicous and worth to try.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 01:45:13 | More by Gobzilla

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

02-03-2013 01:42:01 | More by acurtis

GRG1313

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

01-20-2013 02:05:14 | More by GRG1313

thewimperoo

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

01-19-2013 22:16:53 | More by thewimperoo

Mebuzzard

Colorado

4/5  rDev -5.2%

01-16-2013 03:45:05 | More by Mebuzzard

arash1000

California

3/5  rDev -28.9%

01-14-2013 04:20:00 | More by arash1000

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

01-13-2013 20:55:04 | More by spycow

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

01-04-2013 02:16:08 | More by DaveHack