Avery happenings from Monday 9/21 to Sunday 9/27
This week marks the biggest beer competition in the country, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver. Tickets are SOLD OUT for the GABF, but the Avery Tap Room is open for extended hours and we’re pouring all kinds of small-batch, experimental, and vintage beers for your enjoyment. For your reading pleasure, here is a list of daily special tappings as well as some of the special projects we’ll be serving. Remember – many of these beers are of extremely limited quantities and we can’t predict what will be on tap each day. Take a look, come back early and often, try something you might never see again, and bring a designated driver. You’ll need it. Out of towners: call a cab (303-777-7777) or take RTD Transit.
Daily Special Tappings
Scheduled tappings are of limited availability beers (just a few kegs in existence of each.) As such, all kegs will tap at 11 AM on the scheduled day and will stay on tap until they run out.
Monday, 9/21: Eagle Rare Reverend ‘08 – The final keg of our Belgian Quadrupel aged in an Eagle Rare Whiskey barrel. A little whiskey, a little sour, a lot of love. 10% abv.
Tuesday, 9/22: Bad Sally ‘08 – Only two little 5-gallon kegs left in existence. Salvation Belgian Golden Ale aged in a Bookcliff Cabernet Sauvignon barrel with a secondary Brettanomyces fermentation. 10% abv.
Wednesday, 9/23: Sui Generis Release Party – Avery Barrel-Aged Release #2. While Sui Generis is not on tap due to extremely limited quantities, we will have small amounts of the following tiny-batch sour beers made with our House Sour Blends… compare and contrast. We expect a full report.
Opus Altar Boy ‘09 – Reverend aged in a French Oak Bordeaux Barrel with Bretts and House Sour Blend #1.
Port Altar Boy ‘09 – Reverend aged in a port barrel with Bretts and House Sour Blend #2
Good Sally ‘09 – Salvation aged in a Cab Sauv Barrel with Bretts and House Sour Blend #1
Thursday, 9/24: Double your pleasure.
Voltron – a blend of five barrel-aged beers. Blended January 2009. Dark, sour, 9% abv.
Hot For Sammy – Samael’s Oak-Aged Ale aged in a JW Lees cask with passion fruit. 15% abv. Only 3 gallons in existence.
Friday, 9/25: Lawnmower beer day!
Sour Cherry Mephistopheles’ Stout – Our 16% abv Belgian Imperial Stout aged in a J.W. Lees cask with sour cherries. Only 8 gallons in existence.
Moloch - Named for “a deity whose worship was marked by the propitiatory sacrifice of children by their own parents,” this is a blend of Reverend and Samael’s that were both aged in fresh Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels. 13% abv.
Saturday, 9/26: Straight Outta Hell – A one-barrel experiment… 50% Out of Bounds Stout, 50% Mephistopheles’ Stout, aged in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel for six months. 10% abv.
Other Rarities That Might Appear During the Week
Remember – we cannot predict what will be on tap at any given time. Look at the big board behind the taps to find out what we are currently pouring!
From The Barrels
- Oak Salvation ’09: Salvation Belgian Golden Ale aged in a Cabernet Sauvignon barrel with Brettanomyces.
Palomino: Mysterious spiced Belgian Ale fermented with Brettanomyces and aged in a neutral port barrel. 8% abv.
- De Vogelbekdieren (aka The Platypus): a blend of three different barrel-aged beers from five different barrels. Blended January 2009. 10.5% abv.
- 100% Brett Ellie’s Brown Ale: Wort from Ellie’s, but fermented and aged entirely by Brettanomyces in a Ferrari-Carrano Chardonnay barrel for 18 months. 6% abv.
- Oaked Oude Deux ’07: One-off batch of a roasty Belgian ale, aged in a Ferrari-Carrano Chardonnay barrel with Brettanomyces. 9% abv.
- Opus One Reverend ’07: Reverend Belgian Quad aged in an Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon barrel with Avery House Sour Blend #2. 10% abv.
- Beast From The Wood ’08: Aged in a well-used (and therefore neutral) bourbon barrel for 9 months. 15% abv.
- Beast From JW Lees’ Wood ’08: Aged in a small JW Lees cask for 9 months. Only 3 gallons in existence. 15% abv.
- Oak Reverend ’05: The last keg from our very first trio of barrel aging experiments. Reverend in an Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon barrel. 10% abv.
- Oak Salvation ’05 – The last keg from our very first trio of barrel aging experiments. Salvation in a Ferrari-Carrano Chardonnay barrel. 9% abv.
Forged In Steel
- Firkin of Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest ’09: Ever had a 10% abv lager from a firkin? Neither have we.
- Out of Sight: Out of Bounds infused with coffee from our friends at The Unseen Bean. Roasty foreign-style stout and Blind-Roasted Coffee. It’s a great breakfast beer. 6% abv.
- Brett IPA: Avery India Pale Ale with a secondary Brettanomyces fermentation.
- Brett Sixteen: Two different versions of Sixteen Anniversary Ale... each has had a secondary Brett fermentation with a different strain of Brett.
- Brett Salvation: Salvation Belgian Golden Ale with a secondary Brettanomyces fermentation.
- Brett Reverend: Reverend Belgian Quad with a secondary Brettanomyces fermentation.
- Brett Collaboration: Collaboration Belgian Ale with a secondary Brettanomyces fermentation.
- Dry-Hopped IPA: Our IPA, unfiltered, with a pound of hops in the keg.
- Cask Double Dry-Hopped IPA: A single keg with two pounds of hops in it, served on the beer engine.
From Adam’s Cellar
- Collaboration ’08: Blending two paths to Heaven… Avery Salvation plus Russian River Salvation equals delicious. 9% abv.
- The Czar ’08: Dark, smooth Russian Imperial Stout. 11% abv.
- Fourteen Anniversary Ale: Dark and dry-hopped Belgian strong ale. Two years may have mellowed the hops, but it’s still a unique beer. 9% abv.
- Fifteen Anniversary Ale: 100% Brettanomyces fermentation without the addition of sour-causing bacteria. For the adventurous beer drinker. 8% abv.
- Hog Heaven ’04: A lonely keg of our hoppy barleywine, aged for your pleasure. 9% abv.
- The Beast ’09: Huge Belgian ale. 6 malts, 6 hops, 6 sugars, 6 times the normal hangover. 15% abv.
- Mephistopheles’ Stout ’08: Huge Belgian stout. Try shining a flashlight through it. 16% abv.
- Samael’s Oak-Aged Ale ’06: Huge English Old Ale aged on oak chips. This beer is the best port you’ve ever tasted. 15% abv.
Rob Rosser's Menu for Avery GABF Week
The Famous Fish Tacos and Chicken Tacos
"The Holy Hog" Sandwich
Pork BBQ slow-cooked in Hatch Chiles and Hog Heaven
"The Colorado 14er Philly" Cheesesteak Sandwich
Killer Cheesesteak using a 14er ESB Cheese Sauce
"The Octoberfest"
A Chicken-Apple Sausage dressed with Napa Cabbage and
Onions caramelized in Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest
Soft Pretzel Plate with Trinity of Dipping Sauces
1. 14er ESB Cheese Fondue
2. New World Porter Horseradish (Yellow Mustard)
3. Hog Heaven Honey Dijon (Whole Seed)
Melon & Jicama Salad with Cilantro and Spice
(Palette Cleanser / Refresher)
White Rascal - Honeydew Popsicles
(Palette Cleanser / Refresher)
Cinnamon Cayenne Cherry Chocolate Stout Ice Cream
(Fri & Sat)
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Tasting Notes Sui Generis is a complex ale, aged and artfully blended from several types of oak barrels, and displays a delightful lactic sourness complimented by hints of brett, oak, and acetic. Intricate yet bold, deeply complex yet surprisingly refreshing, Sui Generis was crafted in the tradition of perennial Tap Room favorites De Vogelbekdieren and Voltron.
