Old Jubilation | Avery Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Avery Brewing Company
Colorado, United States
averybrewing.com
Style: English Old Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.30%
Availability: Winter
Notes / Commercial Description:
None provided.
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Ratings: 1,765 | Reviews: 826
4.26/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
De Hopt. En copa Teku. Viendo Westworld 1x04. Sabor acaramelado, como a gominola, y especiado. Recuerdos navideños. Aunque etiqueta dice que no lleva especias, nadie lo diria. Buen feel
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
De Hopt. En copa Teku. Viendo Westworld 1x04. Sabor acaramelado, como a gominola, y especiado. Recuerdos navideños. Aunque etiqueta dice que no lleva especias, nadie lo diria. Buen feel
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3.78/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap.
A - Pours a hazy raisin brown color with frothy, creamy cream colored lacing and head.
S - Figs, dates, raisins, brown sugar, and molasses. Aroma is sticky and thick. There is a slight chemical-like presence in the aroma but it could also be the glass it's currently in (cleaner?).
T - Figs, raisins, brown sugar, toasted caramel malt.
M - Thick, heavy, chewy, and viscous.
O - Drinks like an barleywine, but then again, it's a fine line between this style and a barley. Avery needs to stick this one in a barrel for a number of months and let it sit. ;o)
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap.
A - Pours a hazy raisin brown color with frothy, creamy cream colored lacing and head.
S - Figs, dates, raisins, brown sugar, and molasses. Aroma is sticky and thick. There is a slight chemical-like presence in the aroma but it could also be the glass it's currently in (cleaner?).
T - Figs, raisins, brown sugar, toasted caramel malt.
M - Thick, heavy, chewy, and viscous.
O - Drinks like an barleywine, but then again, it's a fine line between this style and a barley. Avery needs to stick this one in a barrel for a number of months and let it sit. ;o)
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3.75/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.39/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.67/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.15/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great Christmas beer for those who do not like the spiced ales. This has a heavy body, but is smooth, easy drinker. Very balanced. Comparable to the winter warmers by Sam Smith and Anchor Steam, except the fruit/wine test is more balanced than Smith and the heavy malts are more in check than Anchor Steam. Must try for anyone who enjoys those classics.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great Christmas beer for those who do not like the spiced ales. This has a heavy body, but is smooth, easy drinker. Very balanced. Comparable to the winter warmers by Sam Smith and Anchor Steam, except the fruit/wine test is more balanced than Smith and the heavy malts are more in check than Anchor Steam. Must try for anyone who enjoys those classics.
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3.81/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.46/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
3.78/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
A bit of a bite. Pours a deep copper brown color with a decent head. Taste is sharp and ends strangely, almost too aggressive. Smells of the season and maybe a hint of honey. I like it and the aftertaste is nice.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
A bit of a bite. Pours a deep copper brown color with a decent head. Taste is sharp and ends strangely, almost too aggressive. Smells of the season and maybe a hint of honey. I like it and the aftertaste is nice.
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3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce can with no understandable date code. Come on, why is it so hard to say when the beer was canned?
Look is a dark mahogany brown, with not much head, but sudsy lacing if I slosh the glass around a bit. The smell is caramel. The taste is caramel with some hops. Overall, it's got a pleasant winter warmer/old ale feel to it. Good beer to sip around the fire.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce can with no understandable date code. Come on, why is it so hard to say when the beer was canned?
Look is a dark mahogany brown, with not much head, but sudsy lacing if I slosh the glass around a bit. The smell is caramel. The taste is caramel with some hops. Overall, it's got a pleasant winter warmer/old ale feel to it. Good beer to sip around the fire.
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3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.38/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
3.29/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can poured into a sniflter, canned on 10/31/17, tasted 11/01/18. Pours an opaque muddy brown with a cream colored head that quickly dissipates and leaves nice lacing. Smells of raisins, dark toasted biscuit. Taste follows the nose. Compared to my memories of tasting it closer to canning, the beer has mellowed and shows some signs of pleasant oxidation. Overall, this held up very nicely.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can poured into a sniflter, canned on 10/31/17, tasted 11/01/18. Pours an opaque muddy brown with a cream colored head that quickly dissipates and leaves nice lacing. Smells of raisins, dark toasted biscuit. Taste follows the nose. Compared to my memories of tasting it closer to canning, the beer has mellowed and shows some signs of pleasant oxidation. Overall, this held up very nicely.
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3.65/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Looks nice, dark reddish brown tan head, nice lacing. Lots of aroma, unfortunately, too much spice. Taste buds get the same. Nice mouthfeel and carbonation. Probably pass if I see it again.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Looks nice, dark reddish brown tan head, nice lacing. Lots of aroma, unfortunately, too much spice. Taste buds get the same. Nice mouthfeel and carbonation. Probably pass if I see it again.
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4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours out ruby brown with a tan head. Its a little thin but has pretty good retention. Seeing just a bit of lacing.
Very aromatic. You get lots of dark fruit and caramel in this one. Also picking up brown sugar and hints of Christmas spice. There is also a noticeable alcohol character.
Again lots of dark fruit. Caramel still there but not as pronounced. The brown sugar sweetness is nice and the alcohol I would say is in the same range.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied and lightly carbonated. Its smooth, soft, and just over all feels good.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours out ruby brown with a tan head. Its a little thin but has pretty good retention. Seeing just a bit of lacing.
Very aromatic. You get lots of dark fruit and caramel in this one. Also picking up brown sugar and hints of Christmas spice. There is also a noticeable alcohol character.
Again lots of dark fruit. Caramel still there but not as pronounced. The brown sugar sweetness is nice and the alcohol I would say is in the same range.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied and lightly carbonated. Its smooth, soft, and just over all feels good.
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4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I'm way partial to malty beers. brown-amberish in color(opaque/minor light fraction) with beige long lasting head and lacing, strong sweet malty nose, hard to pick up any alcohol, same in the taste but the alcohol is quite a bit more present, lasting subtle bitterness. Would buy again ($13/6)
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I'm way partial to malty beers. brown-amberish in color(opaque/minor light fraction) with beige long lasting head and lacing, strong sweet malty nose, hard to pick up any alcohol, same in the taste but the alcohol is quite a bit more present, lasting subtle bitterness. Would buy again ($13/6)
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3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2013 bottle. Smell is dark fruit and sweaty socks. Flavor is pure barleywine goodness. Medium bodied. Lots of dark fruit. Date, raisin. Mild oxidation. This has aged well into a barleywine.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2013 bottle. Smell is dark fruit and sweaty socks. Flavor is pure barleywine goodness. Medium bodied. Lots of dark fruit. Date, raisin. Mild oxidation. This has aged well into a barleywine.
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3.97/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. can poured into a tulip.
A- Mahogany, yeast sediment floats around in all its turbidity. Tan head with some good retention. Not much lacing is left behind.
S- Malty goodness. Sweet caramel, vanilla and booze.
T- Rich malty sweetness. Caramel, vanilla, very light roast. Nice heavy flavors for cold days.
M- Body is full. Smooth light carbonation. Finish leaves alcohol warmth for the palate.
O- Nice. Heavy feel, heavy flavors. And warms you up. Great winter sipper.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. can poured into a tulip.
A- Mahogany, yeast sediment floats around in all its turbidity. Tan head with some good retention. Not much lacing is left behind.
S- Malty goodness. Sweet caramel, vanilla and booze.
T- Rich malty sweetness. Caramel, vanilla, very light roast. Nice heavy flavors for cold days.
M- Body is full. Smooth light carbonation. Finish leaves alcohol warmth for the palate.
O- Nice. Heavy feel, heavy flavors. And warms you up. Great winter sipper.
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Old Jubilation from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating:
3.85 out of
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1,765 ratings
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