AleSmith Decadence 2006

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

Bottle. Body-nearly opaque red with a lasting dense half inch head. Nose-big malt, wet malt, LME, spent grains from the bottom of a lauter tun, very stale hops, wet cardboard. Taste-cheap barleywine, fig, medium bitter, some tannins, medium hot, cherry, brown sugar, tea leaves, definitely sweet, very much like an American barleywine, hops all the way through, syrupy, aged barley wine, cola syrup. Nice, but too sweet.

Bottle. Pour was amber/brown with a light roast, caramel, prunes, raisins, and strong malt aroma(complex). Real carbonated. Still full bodied with malt, caramel, alcohol well hidden. Very well blended.

Bottle. Dark amber pour with thick 3 finger tan head. Aroma of caramel, fruits and citrus. Tastes of Caramel, vanilla, raisons, dates and other dark fruits. Did not notice any oxidation in the cold stored bottle.

A- Pours a cloudy, dark red/brown hue with a huge off-white creamy/craggy head and foamy thick lacing that sticks to the glass S- Nose is of big sweet malts, primarily caramel and some toffee/brown sugar, some citrus hops in the background, dark fruits and a hint of alcohol as well, very unique and well-balanced aroma that is quite remarkable T- Initial taste is of fruits (cherries mostly) and followed quickly by caramel malts, that open up to citrus hops, finishes with some bittering hops and a warm alcohol burn that lingers, truly exceptional M- Full-bodied complex strong ale, thick and syrupy texture that coats the tongue, nicely carbonated D- Big, bold Imperial Red/Strong Ale that has a high abv that is best enjoyed in smaller quantities, Decadence is another top-notch offering from Peter Zein and the brewers at Alesmith, I would rank this as one of top beers in this style and would definitely pick it up again in the future

Bottle shared by Kevin poured a hazy dark amber with a small lasting amber head. Aromas of carmel, dark fruit and light oxidation. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, plum, raisin and light earthiness with a smooth lingering fruity finish.

from the uberasshole known as bu11zeye. motherfucker. clouded up brown red body with a lasting head. smells of old brances, cherries, and age. really, thius has a malty aroma that is hard to describe, but goddamn inviting. soft malty flavor that has deep plum and fig, earthy yeast like flavors. a very enjoyable beer that my simple ass can’t really put to words. in the end, good beer, and fuck you bu11zeye, overgenerousmotherfucker. 3 8 8 5 17

Bottle shared by shigadeyo. Poured hazy dark brown with a moderate to large frothy brown head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Heavy toasted toffee, woody and prune with a small alcohol aroma. Full body with a creamy texture and flat carbonation. Heavy balanced toasted prune and malt flavor with a heavy bittersweet finish of long duration. This is a standout beer.

Pours a deep amber almost mahogany with a small but dense tan head. Smells of sweet malt, slight sherry/port oxidation, carmel covered apples, and a slight hop aroma. Hop flavor followed by a rich carmel malitiness and a slight roasty astringency followed buy a muted but still noticeable hop bitterness. Nice body and good carbonation for the style. Really liked this beer, too bad it was the only one left in my buddy’s cellar