 douglas88 (1679), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 2, 2009 750 ml bottle of an unknown vintage, maybe a few years old thanks to Odeed. Pours a deep ruby hue with a medium tan head. The aroma is great; loads of dark fruit, especially prunes, toasted malts, sweet vanilla and caramel. The flavor is similar; a sweet mix of dark fruit, caramel, light yeast, almost tart or sour fruit, lots of sweet vanilla and light chocolates, very vinous. Quite different than I expected, and in a great way. I love me some AleSmith. Light warmth and a medium to light fizzy body.
ketchepillar (491), Des Moines/Grinnell, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 14, 2009 Huge thanks to pepsican, badbeer, and iowaherkeye. Bottle from 2003. Mostly like an old english barley wine. Toffee. Old beer must in the finish. I’m sure it was good a few years ago.
LtDan (538), Los Angeles County, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 12, 2009 Appearance: Pours a dark mohagony with almost no head. Very thick and cloudy looking.
Aroma: Dark fruits, plums, raisins,spices, and Belgian yeast.
Taste: Belgian yeast, candi sugar, herbal hops, bready malt.
Mouthfeel: Alesmith trademark silkiness.
Overall: Fantastic.
alobar (1055), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 8, 2009 Outrageous! Thick brown pour with a white head. Aroam of caramel, vanilla, and chocolate. First taste gives you fruit, and some caramel. Caramel, chocolate, vanilla dominate the flavor with a slight hint of alcohol.
gorditoabd (174), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 7, 2009 Bomber. Pours like translucent cola, with about the same amount and consistency of head. Heady aroma of caramel and toasted malt and yeast. Light, sweet, and yet promisingly boozy. Initial flavor is significantly more full and darker than the aroma let on. Raisins, chocolate, vanilla extract (alcohol interference). The initial tang really gets things off on the right foot though. There isn’t a ton of movement in the palate after that initial tangy flare which then fades to the to the aforementioned flavors. I’m not gettin the toasty flavor in the finish that the description offers up. There are great beers, good beers, decent beers, acceptable beers, and unacceptable beers. This one falls between great and good. Mostly, I think, because the body and mouthfeel, for my taste, leave a bit to be desired. Still, it is quite yummy.
inkubus27 (255), Highland, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 18/20 |
May 28, 2009 2008 Bottle. Bottle had very little carbonation. Aroma of apples, pears and some spices. Flavor is pretty fruity with some hints of pepper and dark fruit type flavors. Not a big fan of the acidic finish, but I get that with most belgian style ales. This ended up being much smoother and more flavorful once it warmed up.
bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 25, 2009 Foil-topped 750. Pours clear amber with a scant but lacy head. Full sweet body and minimal carbonation. Sweet taste of toast, toffee and fruit. Interesting, but not quite so balanced as the brewer claims.
BOLTZ7555 (1121), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 22, 2009 Another amazing beer by AleSmith...still holds up as my favorite brewer. Hazy copper pour with hints of tangerine and rust produced a creamy eggshell head. Aroma is caramel, spice, brown sugar, and vanilla. Full-flavored with notes of honey-baked biscuit, toffee, and belgian yeast. Not quite syrupy palate...yum!!! Love that AleSmith is readily available...
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