AleSmith Barrel Aged Decadence 2007

Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
San Diego, California USA

Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, dry cocoa and bourbon. Flavor is initially strong with alcohol and bourbon, but finishes with a very tasty chocolate and vanilla mix. Palate is creamy and tart. It could probably still use another year or two, but still a great brew.

Provided by drinkanddrive. Big coconut bourbon nose with just a touch of chocolate underneath. Flavor is just a bit boozy, lots of chocolate, some caramel, lots of bourbon. Soft and smooth texture.

Bottle… This beer rocks!... Pours murky and dark brown with a small, creamy, off-white head. The aroma is a lavish mingling of sour mash, chocolate, caramel and coconut. Full-bodied and creamy with medium carbonation. The flavor is all bourbon, caramel and toffee extravagance. It’s hot, no doubt, but I’ve seldom held that against a bourbon barrel aged beer. Malty, bourbony, warming finish. Peter’s gone and done it again!

Bottle #314 sampled at the DC local gathering. Pours an opaque black with a soft, ringing white head. Aroma is HUGE with the bourbon, vanilla, wood, coffee. Flavor is very hot with booze and bourbon, vanilla, coffee, dark chocolate. Finish is very hot and boozy. Way too much bourbon, you really lose the beer that they started with which is a bit of a shame.

Bottle # 125/817. Super aroma of vanilla, coconut and toffee. Flavor is super rich with tons of toffee, coconut, roasted nuts yet it is medium dry. Quite complex and enjoyable.

Bottle 125/817. Pours a dark brown-black with a lingering light brown head. Aromas of strong bourbon, vanilla, and coconut rum. The flavor is truly spectacular - vanilla bean, coconut, rum, and some fine milk chocolate. There is a somewhat strong alcoholic finish, but it works well with the equally strong, sweet flavors. This is like a tropical rum cocktail only in beer form. Excellent!

Nice yellow edge in the glass. You can smell the barrel, with strong vanilla notes too. The flavor is not especially balanced, however, with the vanilla dominating more than I’d care for. Decent, to be sure. Bottle shared at RBSG 2009 grand tasting.

(bottle shared by tytoanderso) Pours black with a light tan head that retains well. Very potent aroma of cherry, coconut, and chocolate cake as well. There is also an ample amount of booze here that singes the nostrils, but the other listed scents match and neutralize the abundant alcohol presence. The flavors are exactly the same as the aroma, with a huge flavor of German chocolate cake and frosting, light roasted malt, and some vanilla as well. Just like the aroma, there is a significant amount of alcohol here, but again the alternate flavors are able to match and tame it down a bit. The mouthfeel is smooth and full, and upon exhaling I taste a bizarre flavor of turkey stuffing. This is really good now, but I suspect that with some more aging it can be even better. Thanks again for sharing Tyler!