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Saturday, June 15, 2013

San Miguel Box-pressed Torpedo and Avery Anniversary Ale Fifteen: Pairing


The Ale

Avery Anniversary Ale Fifteen
Ale Brewed with Spices, Herbs and Figs
Avery Brewing Company
Boulder, Colorado, USA
22 oz bottle
$7.99 a bottle
7.68% abv

I have not had the Fifteen before so, I have no frame of reference to see how it is aging.  The bottle is marked Bottled in April of 2008.

Appearance: pretty golden-orange body with a white head on top; now I got some of the sediment off the bottom of the bottle pouring the second half of the bottle and the body is a hazy orangie light amber with a solid one finger white head.

Aroma: a light tart apple note hits the nose first followed by some fruity notes, light floral

Flavors: light-moderate sour-tart bite that reminds me of lemon meat and tart apple; herbal biscuit, golden fruity notes with a musty white pepper and light earthy yeast


Mouthfeel: firm carbonation, tartness on the mid and finish,

To the Point: I would buy another bottle of this.  This is a good example that beer can be aged.  If you find a bottle still around it is worthy of buying. 


The Cigar

San Miguel Box-pressed Torpedo


I thought this cigar would be an interesting pairing for this ale because the cigar also has a musty white pepper style along with some cedar, and light dusty soil earthiness.  The cedar wood and light dusty soil of the cigar mingles well with the ales light-moderate tart lemon meat, herbal note, and golden fruit.  The white pepper notes and light earthy tones of each complement each other well.  This is a very nice pairing.   

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