Collaboration Not Litigation Ale
Avery Brewing Company

Collaboration Not Litigation AleCollaboration Not Litigation Ale
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From:
Avery Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
8.72%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 10.23%
Reviews:
739
Ratings:
1,645
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 18, 2020
Added:
Jan 23, 2007
Wants:
  48
Gots:
  248
Collaboration with Russian River Brewing Company
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Ratings by cheers2beers:
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Reviewed by cheers2beers from Texas

4.48/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Appearance: This beer pours a reddish brown hue with a slightly off-white head that only rose up half an inch tall. Minimal amount of laceing and has a hint of cloudiness.

Smell: This has nice raisin and figgy aromas, toasted bread, smells like a little brett. This also has really nice fruit cake aromas and perhaps roasted apple skins. Very pleasant.

Taste: The flavors consist of lots of toasted breads, fruitiness remains here as well. Sweet red apples. Im also getting some Christmasy spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and some all spice. There is a slight alcohol bite throughout the palate but nothing to harsh.

Mouthfeel: Easy to drink. With its spritzy mouthfeel I am left to believe that this is high in carbonation . Medium bodied. Smooth and creamy. Finishes with a slight bubblely finish.

Drinkability: This was a delightful drink indeed. I wish I could get ahold of a few bottles for myself to enjoy over and over, but being the limited release Its just not that easy. So if you can get some of this at your location I would suggest you try this before its no more.


Cheers2Beers
Mar 03, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Nov 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by BarrelAgedG from California

Apr 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Oct 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Jul 15, 2018
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Reviewed by slusk from Virginia

3.87/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a hazy brownish orange with an off white head. Head dissipates quickly, nice lacing.
S: Spicy caramel, graham cracker. wee bit of cinnamon apple, applesauce, Definitely a Belgian-like nose but subdued esters.

T: Earthy hops balanced by caramel malts. Graham cracker, toast, hint of apple cinnamon. Sweeter than expected but the hops help balance the beer. Semi-dry finish.

F: Medium body, medium carbonation. smooth.

O: I like this beer. It hides it's 8% alcohol well. the malt flavors balanced by the Belgian fruit esters and an earthy hop make for a very different and interesting beer. I would almost consider this a desert beer. I like it.
Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by npdevil27 from Massachusetts

Jun 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Beerbuddha from Florida

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by frasergrove from California

Sep 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by Dragginballs76 from South Carolina

Aug 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by DougT from Ohio

Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by cd34 from Illinois

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

May 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by tvenne from Minnesota

May 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Narthax from Texas

Apr 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by byronic from Canada (ON)

Apr 11, 2017
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Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

3.53/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured a remarkably light golden brown, with a about a pinky's worth of head. Smell was hops and candi, not a lot else going on there. Taste was a weird combination of candi and hops. It was very sweet, which did not do much for defining the traditional BSDA profile. Feel was pretty good, about medium body, medium carbonation. Definitely not a winner in my books. I have to say this was an odd take on a BSDA and the weird combo of hops and sugar was a little off-putting.
Mar 20, 2017
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.74/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a murky deep ambee/pale brown producing 1.5 fingers of frothy, beige, somewhat lasting head that fades to a foamy island cap leaving a nice webby coating of lace. Aroma is dark bread, caramel, thin Belgian yeast esters of pear & apple, with subdued notes of clove, cocoa & an even more faint hint of coriander in a background of light alcohol. Taste is fronted heavy to brown bread, pie crust & apple/peach/white grape fruitiness developing & strengthening in the middle quickly followed by a sugary sweetness with spicy hints of pepper, clove & coriander all awash in a light alcohol finish which produces a very dry, malty, lightly fruity aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium-heavy bodied with moderate carbonation, chewy & slick, dry & peppery from a combination of carbonation & alcohol spice.
Jan 15, 2017
Collaboration Not Litigation Ale from Avery Brewing Company
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