AleSmith Grand Cru

Bottle with at least a 18 months age. Poured a cloudy dark brown with a redish tinge and a really small white head. Aroma of tart cherry, belgian yeasy, spice. Taste is similarly fruity, with sweet malt, belgian yeast & spice. Mouth is lightly carbonated and sticky. Booze is lightly detectable in the finish, though not overly so. Complex fruit and belgian flavors dominate. A very nice brew.

Pours a dark brown with a little white head. Has a slight cherry yeasty smell. Has a yeasty dark fruit taste. ABV well hidden in this. Very well done

sample from the pitcher at GABF on 9/26/09... pours a dark red... some Belgian spice, yeast and dark fruit on the nose... light sweetness throughout... apple, cherry, plum and spice over the mouth... smooth medium body with a sweet finish.

Pitcher pour at 2009 GABF. Pours a thin white head, no lacing, over a clear, golden (SRM 10) body.....nose has a bit of barnyard, plus dried cherry, fig, floral honey.....taste is light grassy, sweetness dominates and lingers....mouth feel is light, carbonation low. This beer under these conditions (GABF) did not seem as rich and complex as expected. Sweetness dominated, and it seemed rather uni dimensional. Tasting 9/26/09.

Tasting GABF. Copper yellow with white head. yeasty spice, and citrus in flavor. Alcoholic

On tap at Alesmith. Pours cloudy deep brown with fading white head. Has a spicy belgian yeast nose. Flavor is cinnamon, clove and dark belgian yeast. Very, very good.

Served cold on tap at the tasting room. Deep amber color, beige/off-white head. Aroma of fruit, toffee, cloves (?) and honey. Very smooth, warm notes of toffee, caramel, and dark fruits. Delicious.

Dark caramel, still with a small white head. Clover honey, jammy raspberry nose. Fruity wood aged bourbon soaked raisin. Growing on me. Finishes a little hot, but all of the components really come together nicely.