AleSmith Decadence 2007

Formerly brewed at AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
San Diego, California USA

Do not have one of these all on your own. The after effects are quite bad. Especially if it was in the same night that you had 5 other beers. Regardless, it is a great beer. Very alesmith for a porter. Definitely on the stouty side, but without the extreme bitterness. I am glad I have one to age.

I picked up six bottles of this at the barell aged release, hoping it would be as good as the last Decadence, and i wasn’t disappointed. pours a solid dark brown with a nice creamy head. Bitter cholate arom with a hint of carmel sweetness. Flavor full of bitter roast chocolate. some salty herbal notes add to the complexity. I pick up a little dark fruit and some vanilla as well. There is a little bit of alcohol present, but not to overwhelming. I think is six months this beer may be a 4.5

Name: Decadence
Date: 04/25/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: South Bay Drugs, San Diego
Vintage: 2007

Appearance: opaque dark brown, creamy beige head with frothy edges, drippy lace,
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma with a slowly growing sweetness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, light roasted adds bitterness, touch of powdery dark chocolate adds more bitterness, dark caramel sweetness slowly grows to add a some fruity sweetness as well to balance the dryness of the chocolate and roasted, touch of licorice,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

750 ml bottle from BevMo LaJolla. Pours thick brown, opaque with slight hints of ruby when held to light and a foamy tan head. Rich aroma of roasty malts, molasses, bakers chocolate, alcohol, hints of soy sauce, along with floral and herbal notes. Flavor is also rich and roasty, more of the dark, bitter chocolate and molasses, warming alcohol, fudge sauce and a little astringent herbiness in the finish. Full body, smooth on the tongue with mild carbonation.

Smooth texture from start to finish. Roasty chocolate flavors, soft burnt character, Some raisin in the nose, licorice. Subtle vanilla in the finish and a bit toasty. The alochol is still a bit strong, but this just hit the shelves here, so it will probably settle. Pours ebony with a smooth khaki head. Very smooth and well built beer.

Pours a deep woody brown with lots of floaties. It’s sweet, syrupy and alcoholic, with not much in the way of hops. Finishes sticky sweet. Good but a bit one-dimensional.

Mild roasted malt nose with a touch of burnt cocoa and coffee. Thin mouthfeel that is mildly grain astringent upfront with a distinct tobacco note and mild hop bitterness.

bottle. thanks to cmubeerman. looks like i lost my notes on this but i have a fair memory of it. pitch black, dark brown thin head, milky body. smelled of roasted coffee, nuts and alcohol. tasted of char with some weird funk sourness almost. plus lots of alcohol. wasn’t super awesome, probably one of my lesser favorite alesmiths. interesting, seeing it’s supposed to be an imperial porter actually makes a lot of sense. i guess i’ll give it a point or two back for that.