Avery Brewing Company
Encyclopedia
Avery Brewing Company is a small to medium sized brewery
that has produced craft beers since 1993. The brewery is located in Boulder
, Colorado
. The brewery produces year round beers as well as seasonal ones, some of which have received praise from brewing competitions and festivals like the Great American Beer Festival
, for instance.
drinkers. Originally upon its founding the brewery utilized only a seven barrel tank to ferment its beers causing production to be relatively small. In the years since the early to mid 1990s the brewery has expanded significantly to encompass several eighty barrel tanks, two one hundred-twenty barrel unitanks and two outdoor fermentation tanks that can hold two hundred and forty barrels allowing at least eight thousand barrels to be produced per year. The volume of beer produced has allowed the beer to become increasingly available in Colorado
, and the rest of the United States
as well.
to high ABV.
Hoppy beer with a golden color. ABV= 6.5 IBU= 69. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Light colored traditional unfiltered Belgium wheat. ABV= 5.6 IBU=10. Beer Advocate Rating= B
A brown ale with chocolate and nut flavors. ABV=5.5 IBU=17. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Full bodied stout. ABV=5.1 IBU= 51. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Red in color with a very high level of dry hops. ABV= 9.2 IBU=104. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Several Belgium malts with hints of cherry and molasses. ABV=10 IBU=10. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Light in color with champagne like and fruity tones. ABV= 9 IBU= 25. Beer Advocate Ratin= B+
Dry-hopped black porter. ABV= 6.7 IBU= 45. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Winter strong ale. ABV=8.3 IBU= 30. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Summer Belgium ale. ABV= 5.2 IBU= 10. Beer Advocate Rating= B-
An extremely hoppy India Pale Ale. ABV= 10.41 IBU= 102. Beer Advocate Rating= A-
Strong copper Oktoberfest. ABV= 9.3 IBU= 24. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
A black stout with chocolate and other dark malts. ABV= 11.03 IBU= 60. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
that has produced craft beers since 1993. The brewery is located in Boulder
Boulder
In geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm diameter. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive....
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The brewery produces year round beers as well as seasonal ones, some of which have received praise from brewing competitions and festivals like the Great American Beer Festival
Great American Beer Festival
The Great American Beer Festival is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association, held in Denver, Colorado, in mid to late September or early October. This year, 2011, the festival runs from 29 September through 1 October. The GABF brings visitors from around the world to sample more...
, for instance.
History
Adam Avery, president and head brewmaster of the brewery, incorporated the company in 1993 when craft breweries were just starting to increase in popularity among mainstream beerBeer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
drinkers. Originally upon its founding the brewery utilized only a seven barrel tank to ferment its beers causing production to be relatively small. In the years since the early to mid 1990s the brewery has expanded significantly to encompass several eighty barrel tanks, two one hundred-twenty barrel unitanks and two outdoor fermentation tanks that can hold two hundred and forty barrels allowing at least eight thousand barrels to be produced per year. The volume of beer produced has allowed the beer to become increasingly available in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, and the rest of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as well.
Beer
Since the brewery's founding in 1993 Avery has vastly increased the number and varieties of its beers for the growing market of craft beer drinkers. These beers range from light beers to dark beers to low ABVABV
ABV is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* Alcohol by volume, a measure of the alcohol content of alcoholic drinks* Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria, from its IATA airport code...
to high ABV.
Year-round beers
- India Pale Ale
Hoppy beer with a golden color. ABV= 6.5 IBU= 69. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- White Rascal Belgium Style Wheat Ale
Light colored traditional unfiltered Belgium wheat. ABV= 5.6 IBU=10. Beer Advocate Rating= B
- Ellie's Brown Ale
A brown ale with chocolate and nut flavors. ABV=5.5 IBU=17. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- Out of Bounds Stout
Full bodied stout. ABV=5.1 IBU= 51. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- Hog Heaven Barleywine Style Ale
Red in color with a very high level of dry hops. ABV= 9.2 IBU=104. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- Reverend Belgium Style Quadruple Ale
Several Belgium malts with hints of cherry and molasses. ABV=10 IBU=10. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- Salvation Belgium Style Golden Ale
Light in color with champagne like and fruity tones. ABV= 9 IBU= 25. Beer Advocate Ratin= B+
Seasonal beers
- New World Porter
Dry-hopped black porter. ABV= 6.7 IBU= 45. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- Old Jubilation
Winter strong ale. ABV=8.3 IBU= 30. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- Karma
Summer Belgium ale. ABV= 5.2 IBU= 10. Beer Advocate Rating= B-
- Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale
An extremely hoppy India Pale Ale. ABV= 10.41 IBU= 102. Beer Advocate Rating= A-
- The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest
Strong copper Oktoberfest. ABV= 9.3 IBU= 24. Beer Advocate Rating= B+
- The Czar Russian Imperial Stout
A black stout with chocolate and other dark malts. ABV= 11.03 IBU= 60. Beer Advocate Rating= B+