Anniversary Tasting Notes
Avery 18 Dry Hopped Rye Saison This 8.12 percent alcohol by volume ABV Colorado beer pours a cloudy amber color with a respectable head. There is a hint of citrus to the floral nose. The flavor gives off touches of ...
Rick Lyke
Reeling in the Years
It is a sure sign that the pioneers of the American craft- brewing movement now have more than a few grey gray hairs. Last year Sierra Nevada celebrated its 30thth anniversary with a special four- beer series. Brewers like Avery ...
From Skull Cup to Pint Glass
A mug is more than just something to hold a cold brew. The iconic beer stein, for instance, was developed using one part industrial progress and one part public health emergency....
Chocolate is Hot Tasting Notes
Brutopia Au Chocolat Stout This Montreal brewpub turns out a rich creamy chocolate stout that has a dark brown color with a nice tan head. The beer has a slight cocoa nose and the flavor delivers a nice roasted base ...
Chocolate is Hot
Trend spotting when it comes to beer is not as easy as it sounds. With nearly 1,800 breweries in the U.S. (up from 42 when I reached legal drinking age in 1978) and countless imported brands, beer companies are constantly ...
Grape and Grains
A business associate once told me that the world is pretty much segregated by what it drinks. He opined that there are wine drinkers and there are beer drinkers, never bothering to account for those who might enjoy whiskey, gin ...
Grapes and Grains Tasting Notes
Cascade The Vine ’08: This ale changes slightly with each vintage. The Portland brewery starts with a Northwest-style sour ale base that is a blend of soured Triple, Blonde Quad and Golden ales that have been refermented with the fresh ...
The Brewer’s Garden Tasting Notes
Bison Organic Honey Basil Ale This beer pours an amber-orange color with a thin white head. The aroma is slightly malty with a hint of the honey. The basil emerges in the flavor profile. It is a background note that ...
The Brewer’s Garden
For the first six millennia of mankind’s “relationship” with beer, brewers were more like chefs than they have been during the last 500 years....
Tasting Notes
Avery Quinquepartite: Latin for “consisting of five parts,” Quinquepartite is a barrel-aged sour ale blended from beers aged in five oak barrels in the Avery cellars, two cabernet sauvignon barrels, along with port, chardonnay and zinfandel barrels. The beer pours ...
