Avery 16th Anniversary Saison Review

Every year Avery puts out an Anniversary beer (it's a very sensical schedule). This year they put out a Saison with honey, jasmine and peach. It's not very traditional with those ingredients but, with that said, traditionally Saison was brewed with whatever the farm owner had on hand so... maybe it's not that far off at least a couple versions? Either way, let's check it out:

Appearance: Hazy and translucent, super light beer... it's almost the color of white peach skin. It comes along with big white head with huge white bubbles that disappear quickly.

Smell: Flowers are the first thing you get. The aroma on this beer is much lighter than Saison Dupont. There are some hints of light wheat on the end, and that's the end of it, really.

Taste: This is a very highly carbonated beer with tiny, champagne-like bubbles that prickle your tongue. It's light and very dry, even more so than the Saison Dupont. You get a bit of honey sweetness on the end, which is definitely more of a honey flavor than sweetness; this beer is bone dry. As you drink the beer, you get a major breath of the beer up the back of your nose (in a really good way). If you pay attention you really pick up the jasmine flowers. Along with honey, the sweetness has some peach notes to it.

This is an awesome beer that we love! While it may not be what traditionalists would call a Saison, the American Craft Beer scene is not known for tradition. It's delicious and, when we're craving a Saison, we'd gladly grab this one! We liked it so much, we even turned it into ice cream. Check out our Craft Beer Ice Cream: Avery 16th Anniversary Saison recipe!