AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005

Formerly brewed at AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
San Diego, California USA

Sampled both vintages yeha night. Thanks to MrBendo and HopDog. I really didn’t find a whole lot of difference between these two. Both still seemed quite hot with the alcohol a good bit more noticable in the 51/124 version that the 69/280. Flavors both had some big oaky vanilla, dark fruits, and carmel malts with the 69/280 being a good bit more subdued on the bourbon. Both great!! Rating more based on the 69/280 which had much less of an alcohol flavor.

Sampled at "An evening with Pantanap #2". 750ml bottle, thanks to drewbeerme for this. bottle #200/280. This was a bottle aged only 1 year in the barrel. Pours a murky mahoganny red with a little head. Aroma is fruity/malty, dark fruits, tobacco, dough, and bourbon. Red/dark fruits in the flavor. Cherries, plums, caramels, bourbon, and sweet malts. The alcohol is well hidden. Surprisingly drinkable. Solid beer.

(750ml bottle, 2005 vintage, 268/280, courtesy of Walt) Pours a cloudy amber-brown body with a spare tan head. Aroma of wood, vanilla, cherry, bourbon, caramel, brown sugar, and figs. Flavor of vanilla, caramel, oak, light chocolate, toffee, and some fruit. An excellent old ale that I could easily drink regularly, if that was possible. Thanks Walt!

sampled at "An evening with Pantanap #2". 750ml bottle, thanks to alafito for this. 200/280. pours reddish-brown with tan head around the rim. aroma has big dark fruits, oak, bourbon, and slight roast. flavor is oaky, dark fruits, tobacco, dried leaves, tar, and dry. low carbonation. alcohol warms but isnt hot. really tasty and liked more than BA ON that was had right behind this.

This shit better be good. I bukkaked six strippers and a mexian immigrant to get this beer. Either that or it was provided generously by Walt. Huge oaked aroma. Man it is fucking sexy. Taste is oaky smooth, slightly sugary and old hops. This is caramel oak, vanilla, hops, slightly fizzy and fucking good. Solid beer. 948417

Lumpfest 2008 - murky brown pour with a tiny bit of lacings. vanilla notes were more pronounced than the regular decadence. the bourbon and wood made the beer smell even better. very smooth and a quite tasty aftertaste.

Bottle 51/124. Sampled at YEHA. Poured a cloudy brown body with thin head. Aroma is strong alcohol, vanilla. Flavor is vanilla, oak, dried fruit. Too hot. This one needs to sit for a little bit.

Bottle #35/124, shared by Styles. Murky orange-brown body, thin cream head. Aroma of heavy prune, caramel, and alcohol, in addition to oxidized sherry notes and faded bitter, grapefruity hops. Oak present but subdued by the heavy body. Oak and bourbon present more strongly in the body, which is prickly and harsh, with big alcohol and sticky, sweet malts, with strong caramel and prune notes. This stuff bites my tongue. Pretty rough and hot, and I’m not sure age will improve this beer greatly. That said, I wasn’t a big fan of the original Decadence, so I’m not surprised I didn’t enjoy this more than I did.