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Avery: Mephistopheles

This imperial stout is/was brewed by Avery in Boulder, Colorado, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 83.31%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 15.92%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: JUL 1, 2008 Bottle, batch 1, acquired in a well executed trade with SoLan. Rating #600. This is one of those really black beers. One of those that is so black it is staggering. I held the goblet to the light for a few minutes trying to discern an iota of light coming through the very edges of this beastly brew. Nope, maybe some dark opaque
12 oz bottle pours a thick black with ruby hints and a thick chocolate milk shake colored head. First aromas are sugar and alcohol wow, lots of both. As it warms these aroma mellow and more roasted and sour aromas come out, but underneath them all the alcohol and sugar is the real back bone to the aromas as well as the taste. First taste is a t
Pours dark brown. Settles as black paint. Smallish topping of tanned foam. Doesnt last long but sustains a thin cloud on top. Lacing is thin and thickly stringy. Aroma is hot and deep. Nosey with dark molasses tang and a breeze of chocolate. Otherwise its actually fairly understated and uncomplexing. Taste is mostly tangy and darkly deep. Molasse

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
29th Apr 2009 at 6:15 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 15.92 black Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 33.33%
Clarity: 100%
 83.312% awesome 294

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Other Beers (etc.) by Avery

Apart from Mephistopheles, Hop Horizons lists 15 others by Avery. These are:
14'er ESB
Ellie's Brown Ale
Hog Heaven Barleywine Style Ale
Joe's Premium American Pilsner
New World Porter
Old Jubilation Ale
Out of Bounds Stout (5.1% version)
Out of Bounds Stout (6.3% version)
Salvation
Samael's Oak Aged Ale
Tectum et Elix (Barrel Aged Series 26)
The Beast Grand Cru Ale (Batch 13)
The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale
The Reverand
White Rascal