Photos from the Avery Brewing Meet the Brewer

WOW! Was that a great time or what? I think I'm still recovering slightly from last Thursday, when Matt "Handtruck" and Andy from Avery came and instilled their beer knowledge with us all at Front Range BBQ. Along with a couple special kegs, Brian from Front Range pulled out all the stops, emptying his Avery collection on the crowd. Multiple versions of Rumpkin and Uncle Jacob's Stout, as well as a bunch of the special barrel-aged beers that Avery has put out over the past few years were available, and quickly cluttered each table. We hope everyone else had as great of a time as we did!

Thanks Daniel for these great shots from the evening.

Thursday Throwdown: Battle of the Labs

It all began with my dad's 60th birthday party. He stocked the cooler with some of his favorite beers, and I noticed he picked two beers with Labs as their mascot/namesake. This got me thinking of doing a Thunderdome-esque throwdown between different beers that have some sort of similarity, and continue on a weekly basis. Up first, with the Avery Meet the Brewer looming, is the Battle of the Labs. While these beers are two different stylistic beers, they have very similar labels and ingredients. Both have been around the block a time or two, and have racked up many awards! See how they stack up!

Meet the Brewer: Avery Brewing on Nov. 7th

Meet the Brewer: Avery Brewing
Thurs. Nov. 7th / 7pm
Front Range BBQ / 2330 W. Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs
Event on Facebook

Avery Brewing is well known across the United States for beers that push the boundaries of the craft brewing industry. They show off the maturity of their beer portfolio by including 18% ABV stouts and puckery barrel aged treasures, along with their well-known and delicately balanced easy drinkers like White Rascal, Ellie's Brown Ale, and Joe's Pils. That's why we've been looking forward to announcing this for months and months - Avery Brewing will be joining us for a very special Meet the Brewer event on November 7th at Front Range BBQ.

Joining us will be Matt Thrall and Andy Parker. Matt is Avery's head brewer, and Andy is the the head of the barrel aged beer program. We interviewed them for our Cellarmanship video series, and we encourage you to check out that video. They will talk about the beer that they make, their roles in the industry, what's coming up at Avery, they can geek out with you, and they'll be available to chat one on one.

For the event we will have a fantastic lineup of Avery beer, including a number of beers normally only available in their Boulder taproom, some regular favorites, a number of aged bottles from their barrel series, some big beers, and some small beers. Here's the list:

Draft List

• Lilikoi - Avery's famous White Rascal with Hawaiian passion fruit purée added. 5.6% ABV.
• Out of Sight - Coffee-infused Stout. 6.5% ABV.
• Uberschwein - Double dry-hopped Barleywine style or Imperial Red Ale. This beer doesn't belong to one pure style. 9.2 % ABV.
• Joe's Pils - A wonderfully balanced, easy drinking Premium American Pils. 4.7% ABV.
• Czar - A rich, balanced, and complex Imperial Stout from the Dictator Series. 10-12% ABV.

Very Limited Bottled Beers

• Rumpkin 2011 - Pumpkin Ale aged in Rum Barrels
• Rumpkin 2012 - Pumpkin Ale aged in Rum Barrels
• Rumpkin 2013 - Pumpkin Ale aged in Rum Barrels
• Muscat d' Amour 2012 - Wild fermented ale with Muscat Grapes, aged in Chardonnay Barrels
• Oud Floris 2012 - Sour Brown aged in various wine and liquor barrels
• Odio Equum 2012 - Sour Ale aged with Raspberries in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrels
• Uncle Jacobs Stout 2012 - A huge Imperial Stout aged 6 months in Bourbon Barrels
• Uncle Jacobs 2013 - A huge Imperial Stout aged 6 months in Bourbon Barrels
• Samaels 2013 - Oak Aged English-Style Strong Ale
• Momi Hiwa 2013 - Porter with coconut, aged in Rum Barrels

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