Avery India Pale Ale
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IPA Monday just got off to a great start, with Avery’s India Pale Ale.
Much like the New World Porter, Avery’s India Pale Ale label shows a cartographer’s work. This map is a touch more modern than the New World Porter’s, and it’s decorated around the frame with images of wondrous new lands and colonial scenes.
I poured the beer into a pint glass, and the IPA poured pale gold and not-quite-clear with soft suspensions glinting through the otherwise pristine ale. As for the head — if a beer could create a meringue, Avery’s India Pale Ale is the one. The off-white, whipped foam poked up out of the glass and never completely disappeared, thickly lacing the glass as all the way to the bottom as I drank.
The aroma is citrusy and floral, but with a swirl of caramel — the hops are delicious, but not overstated.
I like a beer that grows in complexity as you drink it, and Avery India Pale Ale lives up to that marker. Bitter, husky hops strike first, with sweet malt gradually creeping forward. Just as the sweet malt begins picking up steam at mid-palate, the hops make another run — edging out the malt with tropical citrus and peppery bitterness.
Hops run up the score, beating the dogged malt with a variety of combinations. Oily hops begin to build at the back of the throat — sticky, citrusy, lingering. But the sweet malt never gives up, and the combination results in a delicious aftertaste of bittersweet, fruity caramel.
Avery India Pale Ale is 6.3% ABV and 69 IBU. It’s also an excellent beer and an excellent start to the week!
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