Barrel-Aged Raspberry Sour
Avery Brewing Company

Barrel-Aged Raspberry SourBarrel-Aged Raspberry Sour
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From:
Avery Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #385
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,361
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 6.75%
Reviews:
162
Ratings:
853
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 01, 2022
Added:
Jan 24, 2015
Wants:
  49
Gots:
  207
Luscious ripe red raspberries are elegantly intertwined with a bountiful amount of lactic acidity and delicate barrel nuances to cultivate this stunning sour ale.
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Ratings by blastoderm55:
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Rated by blastoderm55 from Texas

3.92/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Sep 22, 2015
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Rated: 4.25 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.96 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Nov 27, 2021
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 16-oz can into a tulip. Canned 11/25/19, so this example has a couple years of age on it at this point.

Appearance: dark red-brown hue with lots of murk and two fingers of lively tan foam atop. I think it's quite pretty indeed!

Smell: rich raspberry aroma, with a noticeable tartness but is rounded out by a sweet background that is almost like brown sugar. I like it a lot!

Taste: quite tart and a lot drier than I imagined based on the aroma. There's a good raspberry flavor, although not a lot of barrel-aged quality jumps out at me. It's a lovely raspberry sour, but perhaps not an amazing one.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a moderate carbonation and a decent creaminess.

Overall: man, I want to like this beer. But the tartness builds up as rather unbalanced over time. It's good, but not super duper quaffable, you know?
Sep 16, 2021
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

4.02/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22oz bottle from June 2016 poured into a mug

Dark ruby color, not much head. Smells of apple cider vinaigrette and slight malt in the background. Taste opens very tart, but mellows out and has ample smooth malt that compliments the fruit flavor

After checking out the other reviews, it seems time has mellowed this one out. Very good flavor and an excellent sour
May 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.63 by jurcab788 from Texas

May 18, 2021
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Solid acidity and tartness from the lacto. Good fruit flavor which is important since I feel like the lacto makes it sour and drowns the fruit but this is a good balance of the wild profiles as well as raspberry
Mar 18, 2021
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Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri

3.64/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can. Brownish red in color with a large tan head. Smells of fruit and it smells like a sour. Fruit with a touch of sweet and it's got a very tart middle to it.
Jan 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.1 by Sock_Monster from Georgia

Nov 06, 2020
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Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the bottle it pours a dark amber, brown and ruby red color. It has some clarity and is elegant looking. A modest head quickly dissipates but yields a thin ring of lacing.

As expected, the nose highlights raspberry along with a tart and oaky/woody aroma. Furthermore, the aroma is quite vinous with notes of currants, red grape and raisins.

Very tart and mouth puckering with a vinegar and dry cider . The flavors of raspberry help somewhat temper the acidity. The oaky flavors evoke notes of wood and spice. There is a strong complexity of wild yeast, including fruity brett and yogurt like lactobacillus. Vinous notes of grape, currant, raisin, and zesty lemon and lime round out the fruity and tart flavors amidst a bready and doughy malt backbone.

Medium bodied, acidic and moderately carbonated. The finish is bone dry and refreshing.

Reminded me of a cross between a Flanders Red Ale and a Gueuze. I really enjoyed the complexity and intensity of this one.
Jun 23, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by jstern from California

May 28, 2020
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey

3.52/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The deep red color of this beer let's you know there will be ample raspberry presence--and there is. It's an aggressive sour, rich tart raspberry flavor. But the oak barrel aging does a nice job slamming the brakes on sourness before the beer would become a too tart bomb. Really nicely done. Have it on a hot day for max rewards.
May 17, 2020
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Reviewed by Ohknows from Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This beer is a nice dark red color. You can taste the raspberry’s. The beer is sour and tarty. I feel this beer is good in small amounts. Too tarty for me.
Apr 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.08 by craigbelly from Iowa

Apr 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by ShawnL from Wisconsin

Apr 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Musineer from Texas

Nov 09, 2019
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Reviewed by Ahypercube from California

3.83/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Firstly, the pint can I have says its ABV is 6.0%, so I'm not sure if I'm reviewing the same beer that everyone who reviewed the earlier batches was drinking.

L: Pours into a large flute, it produces a big applesauce-colored head that dies rapidly, leaving behind an extremely thin amber body that looks like it has a splash of raspberry jam in it. Very active carbonation, and a long-lived head for a sour ale of medium-light body.

S: Sour cherries, raspberry and pomegranate jams, oxidized lemons, quince, oak, polished leather, bandaids, caramel. maple, toffee. Very metallic and medicinal aroma.

T: Not a bad one. Cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, cough syrup, oaky oak barrel, not too charred, with a dry finish of lemon and quince juice; crisp, clean, and concise.

F: A little thin and metallic. Something about that gives it a clingy feel in a bad way. Like it's a little... rusty?

O: Tasty sour. For the price though, really not impressed.
Oct 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.13 by Ssitron from Michigan

Oct 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Oct 13, 2019
Barrel-Aged Raspberry Sour from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 853 ratings