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Aug 26, 2014

Avery Brewing Rufus Corvus

The first barrel-aged beer — more specifically that of the wild/sour variety — that I enjoyed from Avery Brewing was their Brabant. […]

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May 28, 2014

Avery Brewing Uncle Jacob’s Stout

I often bemoan the “one bottle per person” stipulation many beer stores slap on a brew. I understand with the increase in […]

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Jan 20, 2012

Avery Brewing The Beast Grand Cru

Much like Avery Brewing’s Mephistopheles’ Stout, this Belgian Grand Cru (appropriately named The Beast) is just flat out mean. This 16.83% ABV […]

Aug 17, 2011

Avery Brewing Samael’s Oake Aged Ale

A demon of a beer There are times in our lives when we have to ignore the little angelic figure on the […]

Jul 18, 2011

Avery Brewing Eighteen

Eighteen and still looking good. Along with the recent spat of barley wines that have appeared in my fridge lately, I’ve also […]

Jul 15, 2011

Avery Hog Heaven

Hog Heaven outside Looks as though I was on a bit of a barleywine kick last week. Having just reviewed the barrel […]

Dec 29, 2010

Best Beers of 2010

In addition to the Year in Review I posted earlier, the below list is a little compilation (in no particular order) of […]

Jul 26, 2010

Avery Brabant

I’m sure, like me, you get pretty excited when you first hear news from a brewery regarding a new line of products […]

Feb 3, 2010

Avery Mephistopheles’ Stout

The story behind this brew, or rather this particular bottle of Avery’s Mephistopheles’ Stout, was an interesting one. I purchased it back […]

Jan 11, 2010

Avery DuganA

Needing to fill a spot in the beer roster between their standard IPA and Maharaja (DIPA @ 10.58% ABV), Avery released this […]

Sep 17, 2009

Avery Brewing The Kaiser

I’ve been enjoying a nice stretch of pumpkin ales lately, but I think it’s time to make a shift. Oktoberfest is nearly […]

Apr 20, 2009

Avery Collaboration Not Litigation Ale

I love the story behind this beer. Two breweries (Avery and Russian River) with a product sharing the same name decide to […]