Avery Ale to the Chief

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

Bottle. Poured a clear medium orange color with a sticky off white head. Smelled of pine, citrus liqueur, and caramel. There was also a whiff of apricot. Medium to full bodied and slightly sweet. The sugars were attenuated somewhat by some up-front sharp carbonation and mild to moderate bitterness. There was plenty of malty caramel flavor accompanied by pine and warming alcohol.

Sampled in a 22oz. A really nice brew. Big white head on it. Pours light brown with lots of carbonation. Drinks really smooth. Has a lot of good hoppy and malty goodness. Nice brew.

clear orange/gold respectable off white head, lots of clingy lace. nose of sweet malts and citirc and floral hops nicely offset. flavor follows the nose with a nip of citrus on the tip of the tongue. medium bodied, nice mild bitter finmish. i enjoyed every drop of this beer, even the ones i spilled on the floor (but that is a story for a different time). bottle obtained from binny’s beverage depot in orland park.

22oz bottle. Pours a hazed, orange-copper colored body with an inch thick, tight, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is hoppy with some fresh pines and grapefruits. A little bit of sweet hops behind the pines as well as a sweet caramel, light crystal maltiness. Flavor is similar. Piney, resiny, and somewhat flowery with sweeter citrus, grapefruits, melons, and some mango. A hint of toast accompanies a lighter caramel, crystal sweetness. Finishes fresh and clean with a moderate resiny bitterness that leaves a medium length aftertaste. Medium body, somewhat oily, and smooth with a moderate carbonation. Overall, a fresh, hoppy, fairly sweet beer. Lots of resiny pines and a thinner caramel sweetness that showcases the hops. Solid beer.

Pours a dark orange with a thick white head. The scent is a rather sweet smelling, hoppy aroma of pine, spruce and grapefruit. The floavor is sweet and very similar to a standard IPA. The 8 plus booziness doesn’t show.

Bottle:   Orange hued golden, large rocky white head, nice lacing, lively carbonation.   Combination citrus zest and pine on the nose.   Not so malty sweet, a little on the bitter side as far as I can tell.   Bitter citrus rind, pine, and hops on the tongue.   Clean, this one starts out on the bitter side but picks up a small bit of sweet malts to balance it out.   Had this been sweeter, maltier, and a bit bigger in ABV this would make my perfect IIPA.   A little resiny.   Moderate to full body and mouthfeel.   Has a biscuity flair on the finish, with a touch of graininess.   Starts out better, finishes a little akward.   Good, but based on the ratings I was expecting a bit more.   Replace biscuit like malts with some floral sweetness and then this thing would be the bomb.   A little astringent and earthy after the finish.   Not quite my style of IPA.   Tiz okay.

96??? Really?? Guess I have no taste. Thought this stuff was boozy to crap! What a dud......I did drink it though

Pours a cloudy dark amber color with a thin off-white foam head that quickly settles into a thin lasting ring that streaks the glass with spots of soapy lacing. Crisp floral hop aroma with subtle hints of citrus and earthy pine as well as a strong caramel malt presence. Nicely balanced and very quaffable considering he high ABV. The malt backbone is a bit too strong for my liking but it provides nice balance to the dry earthy hops. Earthy pine and sweet citrus notes. Slightly dry finish.