Beer Review: Avery Brewing’s Mephistopheles
Posted by Edmond | Beer, Beer Review, General | Posted on February 5th, 2010
TweetA couple of weeks ago I had an opportunity to revisit a beer I haven’t had in a couple of years. My good friend An over at Mekong suggested I revisit Avery’s Mephistopheles. 
This is really big beer. In fact I believe the style is listed as a Imperial Stout. So the name right there tells you that you are in for a big beer. Fortunately, this comes in a 12oz bottle so drinking the whole thing tends be a easier. So let me get into the review.
The pour gives me one fingers worth of head. It is a chocolate brown in color. Color wise it is solid black in color. Their is absolutely no light coming through this beer. The aroma has a heavy roasted malt coffee smell. I also can detect a nut like backbone to the aroma. Tasting the beer and the first thing that comes to mind is coffee. This is immediately followed up with a hot liquor bite. Also present is a heavy malt flavor mixed with a plum sweetness. The mouth feel is pretty much the liquor bite but I am also finding this to be drier than I would have expected. Over all, I really dug this beer. The ABV is high, like 16.83%, making this a sipper. Stout fans will enjoy this beer.
