Ale To The Chief - Avery Brewing Company

TeeCee

Louisiana

3.05/5  rDev -24.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Quick review - while I'm not an IPA guy, I've found a few recently that I like. This isn't really one of them.

Color - an orangey amber, cloudy. There was yeast in the bottle. Apparently, it's bottle conditioned. The pour, my pour, created about an inch of head, collapsing in short order, leaving lacing on the sides of the glass.

Smell - flowery, piney, and when agitated, some overripe fruitiness.

Taste - all the hops I was smelling, some maltiness that I couldn't smell, and that mysterious overripe fruit (not so much that it's the reason that I don't like this beer). The finish is all bitterness to the point that it dries my mouth.

Mouthfeel - medium thin in the mouth. I would have expected a little thicker to balance the hops, but not today.

Closing notes - the Shiner Cheer this past year had a rotten peach flavor to me. That's a bit of what I'm tasting here.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2009 18:56:23 | More by TeeCee

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

05-16-2013 22:53:50 | More by Slatetank

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.2%

05-13-2013 14:21:57 | More by drummermattie02

Tamtweh

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.2%

04-29-2013 16:23:45 | More by Tamtweh

bulldogg915

Wyoming

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

04-03-2013 14:13:44 | More by bulldogg915

Jayli

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

03-21-2013 20:47:44 | More by Jayli

BeerOps

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-21-2013 13:57:45 | More by BeerOps

jlindsey

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

03-20-2013 01:54:14 | More by jlindsey

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Having on draft at Bukowski's Cambridge.

Appearance: The beer is a copper color with great clarity and bubbles rising up through the glass. It poured a small head that remained and left super nice lacing on the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Caramel, butterscotch, and toffee maltiness. Some light citrus hops in there too.

Taste: same as above with the citrus more noticeable in the rear. Very balanced.

Mouthfeel: super smooth, low to medium carbonation, medium bodied, a bit dry, and a nice treat.

Overall: Awesome stuff. The malts balance out the hops and dry hops. Nice nightcap.

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2013 02:27:39 | More by Flounder57

Screper

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-14-2013 22:50:31 | More by Screper

alysmith4

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -1.2%

03-13-2013 03:23:34 | More by alysmith4

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-28-2013 02:46:05 | More by st9647v3

rsuske

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

02-18-2013 21:09:31 | More by rsuske

eawolff99

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-13-2013 02:50:33 | More by eawolff99

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

5/5  rDev +23.5%

02-09-2013 03:45:52 | More by Hopheadjeffery

Gobzilla

California

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-03-2013 01:37:06 | More by Gobzilla

Gatordaddy

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

01-23-2013 20:08:14 | More by Gatordaddy

IrishGermanAmerican

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

01-23-2013 15:27:59 | More by IrishGermanAmerican

nmann08

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

01-19-2013 23:53:03 | More by nmann08

uturn

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.2%

01-16-2013 03:42:15 | More by uturn

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

01-13-2013 21:05:52 | More by spycow

leodarko

California

3/5  rDev -25.9%

01-02-2013 06:39:37 | More by leodarko

davistabuff

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

12-31-2012 04:20:18 | More by davistabuff

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

12-23-2012 23:14:56 | More by hollywood_15063

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

12-23-2012 23:08:56 | More by IPAchris