Avery's back! Avery's back! It's been two long years since they left, but at last, Avery Brewing Company has returned to the Minnesota market. I decided to celebrate with a bomber of duganA Double IPA, a beer I first had on tap at the Blue Nile when it was first released in December, 2009. Those old notes commence now:Lightly hazed, brilliant amber/bronze cast, slim off-white head.
Vibrant aromatics, blistering pine, lively citrus notes, lemon and orange, ...everything you want in an IPA .
All that and more in the mouth, with a blazing path blown across the palate. Medium to full body, with a plump hoppy juiciness, accompanied by potent hop bitterness. Gets more intense, and more pleasurable, for this hop-head, the further we go in the glass.
Chinook, Centennial, & columbus hop, bright and citrus-y, plentiful bitterness, 2-row barley, dark aromatic, caramel malt provides a sturdy base. Zesty stuff, custom made for a hop addict like me. I don't think I'd agree with Adam A. about it's sessionability (8.5%, really), in fact, I'd really enjoy this at about 2% less alcohol.
Thoroughly enjoyable IPA. "Dank, brutally iber, resinous" is right. If they could do this in 6-packs of 12 ounce bottles, I'd be even happier.
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