"For everything you have missed you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else" –Emerson
Though Ralph Waldo Emerson was not referring to the loss of something immense as the best reliable craft brew created, his quote still rings true in this case. The Avery Brewing Company out of Boulder, Colorado, is one of the true original craft breweries around. They survived the last craft beer crash and continue to grow and flourish amongst new competition.
Avery’s line of amazing brews range from there “Demons of Brew” styles which are intense, high ABV cellerable ales to their year round “old faithful” style brews, which many craft beer drinkers have grown to love and enjoy. The brew in question here is the recently discontinued, amazing Red Point amber ale. A medium bodied, caramel amber, which has been the company’s staple brew since day one.
This article appears in Aug 19-25, 2010.