AleSmith Evil Dead Red Ale

Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
San Diego, California USA

On tap at Pizza Port, Carlsbad. As an American Strong Ale, this agains charts new waters for me, as I find the amber ale characters to be richly infused in this example. Aroma has a light sweet cherry and brown sugar wasp, with some molasses and a whole blast of sweet malt and fringes of Cascade. Orange-hued deep amber florid color, with a creamy off-white head. Incredibly creamy malt flavor. It explodes in lucious foam on the tongue, sending forth brandied sugars and some edges of resiny hops. Intensely smooth, deeply rich with malt character. The balance here is inexplicably some of the best I’ve recently experience, with all angles of hop character meeting at various facets of the presentation to combine with the outstanding malting to create a delicious beer. Nicely done!

On Tap @ the Liar’s Club. Clear amber color with nice creamy tan head. Full aroma of caramel malts and orange to grapefruit hops. Nice mix of caramel malt sweetness and grapefruit hop bitterness. I love hoppy red ales. There are enough malts to compete and even win over the aggressive hops. Well done.

Hazed bloody crimson red, creamy tan head. Nose was an interesting mix of toasted dark sweet malt, hints of roasted chocolate, touches of cherry and grapefruit, with just a slight note of cooked veggies. Toasty malt flavors throughout that balance with earth and citirc hop tones. More malt here for sure with slight chocolate and mild coffeeish notes from start to finish. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, soft bittersweet finish. An Alesmith session brew without a doubt. Good stuff...

Fresh growler from the brewey. deep red/brown with a great beige head. Aroma is hoppy, but the flavor is heavier on the malyt side, with hop flavor in the finish, but not enouhg to make is super bitter like the rater bveofe me said, this beer really does feel much bigger than it easy. alesmith really knows how to crank out the good stuff. I’m so glad I live in SD.

On tap at Alesmith. Pours deep red with a large off-white head. Aroma is quite hoppy and appetizing. Flavor is more malty than anything with a nice bitter finish. This beer is surprisingly full bodied given the low ABV.

Cask, O’Brien’s. Pours a slightly hazy ruby color. Strong citric hoppy aroma. Slightly sweet smooth hoppiness. Very smooth drinker with a bit of a hoppy bitter finish.

This quality ale is dark with a fair amount of carbonation. The aroma is hops with a citrus whiff. The flavor is filled is filled licorice and a smooth fig finish. On tap at Labellas in Chula Vista in pitchers and Liters. This ale is the ninth wonder of the world!!!!!!!

On tap at the brewery. Reddish brown color, hoppy aroma, mild flavor. It’s a nice session brew