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14'ER ESB
Avery Brewing Company
- From:
- Avery Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.13%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 12.89%
- Reviews:
- 279
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 15, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 05, 1999
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by ckaufman:
Reviewed by ckaufman from Pennsylvania
3.51/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.51/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From a 12oz bottle into a shaped pint glass... this beer poured golden amber in color with just a slight cloudiness and a quickly vanishing off-white head. Minimal lacing with no real amount of retention.
Slight floral and citrus hop smell with some caramel scent.
This is not what I would call a "strong" bitter. There is some bitterness to this beer, but not anything close to a Fuller's! A hop crispness that trails out to a slight caramel maltiness. Very clean.
I little on the thin side for my preference, and perhaps a bit under-carbonated, however this is a pretty smooth drinking beer!
Overall... an above average brew.
Aug 13, 2008Slight floral and citrus hop smell with some caramel scent.
This is not what I would call a "strong" bitter. There is some bitterness to this beer, but not anything close to a Fuller's! A hop crispness that trails out to a slight caramel maltiness. Very clean.
I little on the thin side for my preference, and perhaps a bit under-carbonated, however this is a pretty smooth drinking beer!
Overall... an above average brew.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.47/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Light orange and an auburn current running through it. The head forms offwhite but stands tall at nearly a full inch of head. Provides impressive lace. Aroma leans with copper and grassy notes.
Taste provided some bitterness without excessive hopping. Lots of crystal malt. Hint of sweetness. Enjoyable beer and style that keeps getting more difficult to find.
Jul 04, 2016Taste provided some bitterness without excessive hopping. Lots of crystal malt. Hint of sweetness. Enjoyable beer and style that keeps getting more difficult to find.
Reviewed by JuicesFlowing from Kansas
3.51/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured into an Irish pint glass.
Look: A hazy, murky soft caramel colored body. A light cream colored head with a film of retention, very light lacing.
Aroma: A blend of caramel and teal-like hops.
Taste: Much like the aroma, there are two opposing tastes going at it: sweet caramel and tangy, tea leaf hops.
Mouthfeel: Dry, crisp.
Overall: This beer is retired, so i don't know how I got this one sixer, or how old it is. I have a feeling it is quite dated, as freshness seems to be lacking in the overall taste. Still not bad if that's the case, but this could have been better.
Oct 11, 2014Look: A hazy, murky soft caramel colored body. A light cream colored head with a film of retention, very light lacing.
Aroma: A blend of caramel and teal-like hops.
Taste: Much like the aroma, there are two opposing tastes going at it: sweet caramel and tangy, tea leaf hops.
Mouthfeel: Dry, crisp.
Overall: This beer is retired, so i don't know how I got this one sixer, or how old it is. I have a feeling it is quite dated, as freshness seems to be lacking in the overall taste. Still not bad if that's the case, but this could have been better.
14'ER ESB from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
334 ratings
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