Avery Dugana IPA

Avery Brewing Company
Boulder, Colorado

APPEARANCE: 2.75/3
Hazy copper color. Creamy, rocky, lasting head.

AROMA: 3.5/4
Piney, hoppy nose. Nutty, like toasted almonds. Resinous.

TASTE: 8.25/10
Hop/Malt Balance: 3/4: Very malty, almost cloyingly sweet. A big beer. Hop up front, so malt is expected (and necessary).
Aftertaste: 2.75/3: Meadowy, grassy. Caramel notes. Pine, citrus, grass, licorice. An almost synthetic aftertaste at the very finish.
Mouth-Feel: 2.5/3: Bold–lots of alcohol. Very malty, very hoppy. Complex flavors, fills the mouth.

OVERALL: 2.5/3: It's a big, hoppy beer. Lots of competing, complex flavors. Lots of hop. Lots of booze (8.5% ABV).

TOTAL: 17/20–Pour Me Another

NOTES:
Matt: A sipping beer, for sure. Very big–satisfying, complex, solid, and again, not a session beer.
Ben: A big Imperial IPA. Lots of malt, lots of hop. Complex. Almost cloying at times, but the hops offset that. A decent Imperial.