Avery Ale to the Chief 3.73 464

Avery Ale to the Chief

	Percentile
	96
	overall

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

send corrections | shelftag

Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
464	3.74/5.0	3.73/5.0	Special	8.75%	81.3	Snifter, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
We the Brewers of Avery Brewing Company, in order to form a more perfect ale, require a new leadership that can liberate us from our quagmires in foreign lands; embrace environmentally sound energy alternatives to imported oil; heal our ailing health care system; free us from tyrannical debt and resurrect the collapsing dollar. We hereby pledge to provide him or her with an ample amount of our Presidential Pale Ale to support in the struggle for the aforementioned goals! Hail to the New Chief!

Not an "Imperial" pale ale, this is a democracy. It's Presidential! Take the all-American pale ale, a bipartisan blend of malt and hops, increase to both Avery Brewing standards, and then, of course, dry hop the result with that most quintessential of American hops, Cascades, and you get this... Ale to the Chief. A brew worthy of the Oval Office! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, hops and yeast.

Please Enable Javascript

This site requires javascript enabled and/or approval of googlesyndication.com.

Most Recent

Top Raters

Highest Ratings

Who's Rated This?

kurtzj (11), Texas, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

May 4, 2009

Served in a snifter at Austin Flying Saucer. Three finger off-white head over clean reddish golden body. Citrus hoppy aroma. High alcohol is completely masked by Cascade hops. Medium carbonation. Fantastic!

grandet (486), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

May 2, 2009

Bottle from Jessup Plaza. Poured a nice cloudy amber color with a medium off white head. aroma is sweetness and hops with some caramel. Taste is full bodied and smooth. Lots of sweetness up front with some hops at the end. Very nice.

bigtaster (184), Grand Rapids, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Apr 28, 2009

Bottle (Belated Rating). This beer is a nice yellow-amber-orange colour with a good head and decent lacing. Aroma is full of citrus and floral hops that make me excited to drink it. The beer is a great mix of hop flavours with an emphasis on floral and fresh fruit. There is a great bitter finish and enough malt presence to balance. Good stuff.

brewski519 (433), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Apr 27, 2009

From a 22oz bomber this brew looked amber in color with a thick head and lots of lacing. Aroma of malt, hops, fruit and caramel. Very sweet taste along with the fruit, caramel and some toffee... plenty of maltiness to the taste as well.. very solid mouthfeel and overall brew - great American Strong Ale.

bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 15, 2009

Poured an orangish color with small head and almost no lacing. Aroma was a ton of citrus and floral hops. Flavor was much the same almost no malt balance. Was a little watery on the mouthfeel, lack of malt base is my guess.

fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Apr 14, 2009

Bottle 1pt. 6fl.oz.
Clear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, orange, pine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081122]

dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Apr 12, 2009

Pours a pale orange with off-white head. Aroma of very floral hops, caramel, and a bit fruity. The taste is quite hearty, full body, floral hops evident, slight sweetness, with a bitterness that sticks around. Malt mellows it out slightly though. Overall a pretty decent brew.

kuphish (161), Bloomington, Indiana, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 11, 2009

Bottle. Poured an average sized, off-white, rocky head. Hazy, burnt orange body with light particulate. Caramel and toffee dominate the malt profile and are followed by some messy dark fruit. Prevalent hop aroma and flavor - perfumy and floral with some pine and citrus. Medium, somewhat sticky body with a dry finish from both the alcohol and bittering hops. Overall a very enjoyable beer, even if a bit messy and meandering in its flavors.

We Want To Hear From You

Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

Join Us »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Share Your Opinion!

More American Strong Ales By Style
Russian River Beerocracy 64
Craftsman Cabernale 62
Two Brothers Cane and Ebel 68
Captain Lawrence Nor’ Easter Winter Warmer 96
Town Hall Life 68
Rogue Mogul Ale 67
Nørrebro Udyret 64
Lakefront Bridge Burner Strong Ale 64
HeBrew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah Thirteenth Anniversary Ale 78
Struise / Pipeworks Xenophon’s Wine 69
Dieu du Ciel Quintessence 95
Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale 80
Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale 61
Ithaca Excelsior! Ten 92
AleSmith YuleSmith (Winter) Imperial Red Ale 99

please support all of this page