Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale
Brown Ale
Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO
On Draft at East Village Tavern (158 Avenue C, at East 10th St.)
At East Village Tavern, despite its 16 craft brews, I seemed to know more about beer than both the bartenders there last night. I’ll throw them a bone; the place is still fairly new, and one of the bartenders was trying to taste as many beers as he could in a night (for the record, he wasn’t a big fan of Butternuts‘ Porkslap Pale Ale).
Anyway, the beer pours dark coffee brown small and off-white. There’s an aroma of caramel, coffee, and more hops than I expected from a brown ale. It was slightly sweet to the tounge, incredibly smooth, slightly creamy, and lingers only a bit. Despite the great big world of browns ales, I’ve usually steered clear of them by my personal preference, but this is probably the best brown ale I’ve ever had.
Grade: A
