Avery Brewing Launches Coconut Porter as Latest Botanicals & Barrels Offering

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averycoconutporterbottleAvery Brewing Company (Boulder, Colorado) has announced that Coconut Porter will officially release on April 7 as the fifth installment in the brewery’s Botanicals & Barrels series.

Originally slated for release in early 2016, Coconut Porter was held back a bit because the folks at Avery Brewing wanted to ensure that this beer was absolutely perfect before it made it to shelves.  That yearlong delay was spent “making small tweaks, specifically regarding the way the coconut is infused into the beer.”  They now believe Coconut Porter is where it should be and that it is finally ready to be the newest addition to their Botanicals & Barrels series, a lineup of beers that “have all been aged in oak barrels for at least three months and have the addition of one ‘botanical’ ingredient outside the standard malted barley, hop, yeast, and water recipe.”  Coconut Porter now joins Raspberry Sour, Vanilla Bean Stout, Tangerine Quadruple Ale, and Apricot Sour in this series.

Just as the name implies, Coconut Porter is an Imperial Porter (10.4 % ABV) that has been loaded with real coconut flakes roasted by “Spice of Life Catering Services in Boulder, Colorado, to ensure consistency and quality.”  The beer was then aged in Bourbon barrels to lend vanilla and oak tones that “complement the chocolaty and sumptuous nature of this delectable Porter.”

“Infusing coconut flavor into beer is very challenging at a production level,” says Andy Parker, Chief Barrel Herder at Avery. “We had great success with coconut porters in the past, such as Momi Hiwa and Dui Cochi, but we recently found a way to better dial in the amount of coconut flavor so it is consistent batch over batch. Our goal is to let all elements of the beer shine. There is substantial coconut flavor, but you don’t lose any of the richness of the porter or the bourbon oak characters from the barrels. It’s a fantastically balanced beer that we now can produce all year long.”

Avery Brewing Company will host an official bottle release event for Coconut Porter on April 7, and the beer will then hit distribution in the weeks that follow.  You can expect to find this offering available in 22 oz. bottles and on draft at craft beer establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Colorado and throughout the rest of Avery Brewing’s expansive distribution area.  There is a good amount of hype and anticipation surrounding the long-awaited release of Coconut Porter, so be sure to check this one out once it hits shelves and taps in your area later this month.  Prost!

Vital Information for Coconut Porter from Avery Brewing Company

Release – Year-Round/Botanicals & Barrels, launches April 7, 2017
Style – American Imperial Porter
ABV – 10.4%
Malts – Wheat, Munich, C-120, 2-Row, Chocolate, Black, & CaraAroma
Hops – Bravo
Yeast – London Ale
Added Ingredients – Coconut
Treatment – Aged for at least three months in Bourbon barrels
Availability – 22 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.averybrewing.com/brew-finder

Avery Brewing Company Plans to Release Apricot Sour in February

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averylogoAvery Brewing Company (Boulder, Colorado) has announced that Apricot Sour will become the newest offering to join the brewery’s Botanicals & Barrels Series.

To become a part of Avery Brewing Company’s Botanicals & Barrels family of beers, the offering must meet the following criteria:

  • It must be aged in barrels for at least three months
  • It must consist of just one ingredient outside of the standard grain, hops, yeast, and water recipe

With the addition of fruit and a substantial aging period in oak barrels, Apricot Sour easily meets these requirements to result in “a bright and tangy Sour Ale that artfully highlights juicy apricots and barrel-aged tartness.”  The 7.3% ABV Apricot Sour joins Raspberry Sour, Vanilla Bean Stout, and Tangerine Quad as the fourth release in this popular, new series from Avery Brewing.

“The interesting thing about our Botanicals & Barrels series is that as beautiful and simple as the final beer is, it is the culmination of an insanely complex and intricate process”, says Travis Rupp, Avery’s Research and Development Manager and Beer Archaeologist.

“As the second sour of the series, it is brewed with the same bacterial and yeast cocktail as Raspberry Sour”, says Special Project Brewer Leigh Audin, “however the result is a more lactic beer with minimal malt character and a ton of apricot”.

Apricot Sour will first launch on draft in Avery Brewing Company’s Taproom on Monday, January 30.  This offering will then be sent out into distribution in 22 oz. bottles and on draft beginning early February.  You can expect to find this offering on shelves and taps at craft beer establishments in Alabama, Florida and throughout the rest of Avery Brewing’s distribution area.  If you happen to miss the first wave of Apricot Sour at your favorite craft beer spot, worry not because all releases in the Botanicals & Barrels Series are available year-round.  With time, we are all guaranteed a shot at trying this new Sour Ale from Avery Brewing Company.  Prost!

Vital Information for Apricot Sour from Avery Brewing Company

Release – Year-Round/Botanicals & Barrels Series, launches February 2017
Style – American Wild/Sour Ale
ABV – 7.3%
Yeast and Bacteria – Saccharomyces yeast, Brettanomyces yeast, Lactobacillus & Pediococcus
Treatment – Aged in oak barrels
Added Ingredients – Apricots
Availability – 22 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.averybrewing.com/brew-finder

Avery Brewing Co. Prepares for Release of Tangerine Quad

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averylogoAvery Brewing Co. (Boulder, Colorado) recently announced that Tangerine Quad will be the next release in the brewery’s Botanicals & Barrels Series.

Tangerine Quad arrives as the latest offering to come out of the brewery’s relatively new Botanicals and Barrels Series; released throughout the year, this is a line-up of special brews that combines beautiful, fresh ingredients with complex nuances achieved through careful barrel-aging.  For this release, the brewers at Avery have created a 10% ABV Belgian-style Quadrupel Ale brewed with tangerine peel added and then aged in Bourbon Barrels.  The label always explains it best, so here’s the full bottle description:

“Patiently aged in the finest of Bourbon Barrels, this bold Belgian-style Quadrupel layers notes of rich, dark fruit, vanilla, and caramel with a burst of tangerine peel culminating in the vibrancy of this full bodied creation.”

Look for Tangerine Quad to start hitting shelves in 22 oz. bottles at the end of October 2016.  This offering will be available in select markets within Avery Brewing Co.’s distribution area.  My readers in Florida will be happy to hear that previous Botanticals & Barrels releases arrived in state, so we stand a good chance of seeing this one as well.  Be sure to keep an eye out for this brew on future beer runs.  Prost!

Vital Information on Tangerine Quad from Avery Brewing Co.

Release – Limited, Botanicals & Barrels.  Available at the end of October 2016.
Style – Belgian-style Quadrupel, Barrel-aged
ABV – 10%
Ingredients – “Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, imported Belgian specialty malted barley, dark Belgian candy sugar, tangerine peel, hops, and Belgian yeast.”
Availability – 22 oz. bottles in select markets
Beer Finder – https://www.averybrewing.com/brew-finder