Ale to the Chief!
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production|
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7.26
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Originally brewed to celebrate Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, Avery Brewing Company elected to give their beer Ale to the Chief a third term to commemorate the 2016 election. Rather than categorizing the beer as Imperial, Avery created a new beer style to honor our country’s democracy, calling the beer a Presidential Pale Ale. A brew worthy of the Oval Office!
”We the Brewers of Avery Brewing Company, in order to form a more perfect ale, require leadership that can liberate us from quagmires in foreign lands; embrace environmentally sound energy alternatives; continue healing our healthcare system; and unite the parties around this bipartisan brew. We hereby pledge to provide him or her with an ample amount of our Presidential Pale Ale whilst they achieve the aforementioned goals! Hail to the Chief!”
All-American pale ales are typically brewed with a bipartisan blend of malt and hops, both of which Avery increased before dry-hopping with a quintessential American hop, Cascade. Though this hop varietal hails from Washington the state, it was nominated to lead this beer due to its floral and citrusy persona. The malts share the power, with Caramel-120 malt adding contributing caramel flavor and color, Honey Malt for honey-like sweetness, and Dark Munich Malt bringing biscuity notes to the table.
This 8.1% alc/vol beer will be sworn into the Avery draft list on Monday, July 18, 2016.
Released in 2009 and 2016.
”We the Brewers of Avery Brewing Company, in order to form a more perfect ale, require leadership that can liberate us from quagmires in foreign lands; embrace environmentally sound energy alternatives; continue healing our healthcare system; and unite the parties around this bipartisan brew. We hereby pledge to provide him or her with an ample amount of our Presidential Pale Ale whilst they achieve the aforementioned goals! Hail to the Chief!”
All-American pale ales are typically brewed with a bipartisan blend of malt and hops, both of which Avery increased before dry-hopping with a quintessential American hop, Cascade. Though this hop varietal hails from Washington the state, it was nominated to lead this beer due to its floral and citrusy persona. The malts share the power, with Caramel-120 malt adding contributing caramel flavor and color, Honey Malt for honey-like sweetness, and Dark Munich Malt bringing biscuity notes to the table.
This 8.1% alc/vol beer will be sworn into the Avery draft list on Monday, July 18, 2016.
Released in 2009 and 2016.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Thick, unfiltered orange-brown color. Seawater bitter hop aroma. Dry, sandy hop mouthfeel. Full on hop and malt assault. Rich and definitely full-bodied. Not astringent in hoppiness, and never overwhelming in apparent alcohol, this is a top-notch American Strong Ale. Rich caramel malty flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2008
at 21:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Very fresh peachy aroma - almost perfumy. Quite full-bodied with sweetish caramel and very perfumy hop accents and a distinct bitterness. 221108
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2008
at 16:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy coppery body, puffy medium off-white head. Big, rindy nose, with citrus, sweet breads, toast, and alcohol. Birght floral, fruity body, featuring sweet, candied fruits (orange, papaya, pineapple), caramels, and breads, finishing with bitter resins and warming alcohol notes. Excellent flavor profile. Very well-done!
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2008
at 19:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled on draft at Zeno’s in State College PA this beer poured a dark orange-amber color with a medium sized orange-white head that faded quickly. The aroma was strong sweet grapefruit. The flavor was strong sweet grapefruit, pine and resin with sweet tangy malts and a long tangy fruity hop finish. Full bodied. Very Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2008
at 08:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours clear and golden orange with a diminished white head. Dense hoppy aroma, mild peachy and distinct citrusy. Dense caramel malty and mild spiced. Solid hoppy and mild roasted malty. Lingering hoppy finish with a solid dry feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2008
at 16:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Lightly hazy copper beer, with a moderate, soapy lace - aroma of herbal tea sweetened with honey, medium hop presence, and potent grapefruit - grapefruit hits the palate first, followed by caramel-ish sweetness, peppery hops, and spicy alcohol - a little oily on the palate - lacking depth - brash and one-dimensional - I shouldn’t have expected anything else from Avery - why I continue to drop 8 bucks on bombers of their beer, I’ll never know.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2008
at 20:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle purchased at Zipps in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pour is hazed orange auburn with a nice thick 1 1/2 inch head. Thick, sticky lacing left behind as head slowly falls. Pretty in the glass. Aroma of big, fresh, wet resinous pine hops. Behind that is some softer, sweeter citrus hoppiness. The taste is also big, resin pine and sharply sweet citrus. Mostly about the hops, though there is a touch of grainy toasted maltiness in a thinner backbone. Finish is a bit oily with crisp bitterness. There is a long, hop leaf aftertaste. Nice, fresh tasting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2008
at 09:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden-amber colour and a bubbly head. Explosive piney, citrusy nose with cantaloupe and orange peel. Bright orange taste with a hint of kiwi, florals and grapefruit. There’s a bit of sweetness, but not cloying (maybe a little crystal?). Finishes with more refreshing hops and a slightly sticky malt underpinning.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2008
at 18:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. Orange-brown pour with a 2-finger head, great retention and even greater lacing. Big floral hop aroma with some citrus and a caramel background. Taste starts off with a resiny hop note but fades quickly into a brown sugary maltiness. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2008
at 00:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Amber beer with a dark cream-colored head. Grapefruit and summer fruit aroma. Summer fruit flavor with pink grapefruit and pine with enough malt to back. Medium body. ingering pink grapefruit and sumemr fruit. Nice. Very drinkable. Decent bitterness,
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2008
at 23:43