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Meretrix
Avery Brewing Company
- From:
- Avery Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 9.62%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 9.98%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2015
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 141
- Gots:
- 27
No description / notes.
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Ratings by HuskyinPDX:
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
4.3/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle opened on 4.14.14
Bottled Jun 29, 2011
A - Dark amber with a fizzy dark tan head that is gone fast.
S - Tart cherry, oak, raspberry.
T - Tart cherry and oak, a nice sour without being a puckerer.
D - Good cabonation with a light body.
O - Nice cherry and oak flavors with a balanced tartness. Good beer.
Jul 01, 2014Bottled Jun 29, 2011
A - Dark amber with a fizzy dark tan head that is gone fast.
S - Tart cherry, oak, raspberry.
T - Tart cherry and oak, a nice sour without being a puckerer.
D - Good cabonation with a light body.
O - Nice cherry and oak flavors with a balanced tartness. Good beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by chugalug06 from Colorado
4.77/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Nice solid white/tan head with good retention. Great clarity. No lacing. Fantastic legs. Brew is rosey red with a nice pink undertone.
Strawberry, cherry, cranberry, white grape must. Sweet, tartness, Not vinegar. No lemon, slight lime.
Dry, earthy, strawberry, cherry, green apple, tart, nicely full. Fruity, aromatic. Great full sour. Carbonation is very solid and high, appropriate. Body is medium and well blended. Sweetness is rock-solid and gracious! This is an amazingly well rounded beer. Slight awkward bite at the very end. Not a vinegar sour at all. Solid.
It's nearly a perfect beer. This has to be near the pinnacle of Avery Barrel Series... Way beyond recommended. I will definitely be seeking another, just encase someone has an extra lying around. Thanks RuckusD for the swap!!!
Feb 02, 2014Strawberry, cherry, cranberry, white grape must. Sweet, tartness, Not vinegar. No lemon, slight lime.
Dry, earthy, strawberry, cherry, green apple, tart, nicely full. Fruity, aromatic. Great full sour. Carbonation is very solid and high, appropriate. Body is medium and well blended. Sweetness is rock-solid and gracious! This is an amazingly well rounded beer. Slight awkward bite at the very end. Not a vinegar sour at all. Solid.
It's nearly a perfect beer. This has to be near the pinnacle of Avery Barrel Series... Way beyond recommended. I will definitely be seeking another, just encase someone has an extra lying around. Thanks RuckusD for the swap!!!
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
4.15/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
First had: bottle at City Tap House, Philly, PA
Slightly hazy reddish-brown pour with a thin ringlet of bubbles on top. Aroma was fairly lactic, with a good dose of cherries and red grapes. The aroma was accurately reflected in the taste, cherries, red wine, lactic notes, tart but not puckering, dry oakiness, a hint of vanilla and sugary malt base. Enjoyable. Medium body, alcohol was right about where it should have been, moderate carbonation, dry, and easily sippable.
Jun 06, 2013Slightly hazy reddish-brown pour with a thin ringlet of bubbles on top. Aroma was fairly lactic, with a good dose of cherries and red grapes. The aroma was accurately reflected in the taste, cherries, red wine, lactic notes, tart but not puckering, dry oakiness, a hint of vanilla and sugary malt base. Enjoyable. Medium body, alcohol was right about where it should have been, moderate carbonation, dry, and easily sippable.
Meretrix from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
82 ratings
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