AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2005

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

Bottled. A murky orange-brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of alcohol, wood, and bourbon. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, wood, and bourbon, on a thick caramel back ground. The alcohol leaves a slight burn in the throat.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a cloudy, dark, orangey brown with a small, off-white head. Distinct aroma of oak and bourbon. Quite full-bodied, extremely complex, lots of roasted malts, dried fruits - raisins in rum - and again these great bourbon accents. The finish is rather bitter. Very pleasant. 270607

Bottle, thanks to Mads for sharing. Clear orange brown coloured with an off white head. Aroma of dried fruits, fruits, vanilla and woood. Flavour of fruits, wood and vanilla with notes of hops. Well balanced.

Name: Barrel Aged Decadence
Date: May 08, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: muddy dark red, frothy beige head
Aroma: sweet oak and vanilla aroma with some dark fruits and some hot alcohol
Body: very creamy body
Flavor: hot buttered caramel flavor with lots of ripe dark fruit, lots of vanilla sweetness, alcohol stays in the background, fruit and sweet vanilla steals the show

Name: Barrel Aged Decadence
Date: February 01, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2005
Score: 3.9 to 4.1
sweet fruity character is coming out strong enhanced by a brown sugar sweetness, vanilla and caramel sweetness still strong but the fruity character is coming foward,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

(11/3/07, 750ml bottle, #98/124, thanks kmweaver) Minimal beige head atop cloudy mahogany body. Aroma is moderately sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, chocolate, fig. Taste is moderately sweet, chocolate, lemon, some Bourbon, raisin. Medium-full body, low carbonation.

Bottled (213/280) thanks to Mads! Ruby colour with a big beige head. The aroma is of Dark fruits, raisins, pruens, wood and vanilla, so is the taste, sweet and smooth. Medium to full body with a sweet warming finish. A great Beer!!!

750ml bottle. Bottle # 69/280. Poured a deep and cloudy brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of oaky woodiness, vanilla, dark fruits, and some caramel. Tastes of dark fruits, vanilla, bourbon (but not over powering), wood, chocolate, and oak. Medium alcohol burn in the finish.

Bottle... This beer rocks!... Murky caramel-colored ale with a short-lived, fat-bubbled, off-white head. Apparently, hyphens rock too! The aroma is meaty and rich with gobs of caramel and a bourbon/wood swirl. Full-bodied and oily with lazy carbonation. Caramel-sweet and woodsy with a big note of vanilla and a lesser notation of coconut. Nice, hoppy, boozy bitterness and moderate acidity. Lengthy, warm, caramel and bourbon finish. Major kudos to pepsican for providing this rare treat!