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Published on: 5/28/2008
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Brewery owner Adam Avery says he is perfectly fine with that.
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The 15 is the largest batch of 100 percent brettanomyces beer ever produced, Avery said.
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"I'm a recovering Catholic," said Avery, explaining his choice of names for some of Avery's beers."I'm not a Catholic anymore, but I have all these images in my head."
He also brews what he calls the Dictator Series the Czar, the Kaiser and Maharaja.
The Czar is a 12.2 percent ABV Russian imperial stout, while the Maharaja (my favorite Avery beer) is a double IPA, which is 9.7 percent ABV.The Kaiser (my least favorite Avery beer) is an imperial or double Oktoberfest beer, which is 9.5 percent ABV.
"I like to do things in threes.Sometimes four is too many," Avery said.
Avery's reputation for big beers began in 1997.The brewery wasn't doing that well, and Avery said he decided to introduce Hog Heaven, a 9.2 percent ABV barley wine.
"That was our turning point," he said.
Another popular ale is the Collaboration, Not Litigation Ale a Belgian strong dark ale.
The beer came about when Avery met Vinnie Cilurzo, brewer of the Russian River Brewing Company of California.
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Instead of arguing about who kept the name, Avery visited Russian River in 2004.They blended the beers to see how it tasted, and they liked how it worked.
"Then in mid-2006, I was doing an interview with a reporter and they were asking about it, and it came out in the article that said we were doing the beer," said Avery."I called and said, 'Vinnie, we're kind of (expletive) here.We have to do something now."'
The pair worked together to come out with a blend they liked, and they released it under the legal-sounding name last year.
"Vinnie and I think it's a better beer than either of our Salvations," Avery said.
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If you're not into big beers, Avery does have several lower-alcohol beers, including Ellie's Brown Ale (5.8 percent ABV), White Rascal (5.5 percent ABV), IPA (6.3 percent ABV) and Out of Bounds Stout (5.1 percent ABV).
"I think producing low-alcohol flavor bombs is the way to go," he said.