AleSmith Lil Devil

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

Date: 12/01/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery

Hazy yellow, froth off white head, sweet citrus aroma, nice sweet citrus flavor with some light spices,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Draft- an amazing belgian/pale ale taste explosion that you can drink all afternoon long. Wish they sold this in 12 ounce bottles, because this is where the beer belongs. Super bready scent, balanced by pnw hops, and some mild, but unique, beligian yeast strains. Could not recommend this more.

Draft from the tasting bar @ AleSmith. Pale golden with a creamy white head and light lacing. The aroma puts off spices and light fruits. The flavor also finds spices and some earthiness. Both the aroma and flavor are subdued compared to the Horny Devil but I guess that the design. Light body and slightly sweet.

On tap at Stone. Hazy pinkish yellow hue with thin fluffy white head. Really wonderful flower-like aroma. Taste honey, hibiscus, passion fruit - in a word, tropical. I didn’t pick up any distinct corriander notes. Smooth slightly dry and sweet finish. A damn fine Belgian.

On tap at AleSmith brewery, not bad, pretty good actually, excellent aroma, very citrusy, light in color, good summer beer with a perfect ABV perfect for a hot summer bbq

Draught. Lightly cloudy orange body with a soapy white head. Very perfumey-flowery aroma including cereal grains, toasty spices (coriander). Lively body that is sharply spiced with flavours of tangerine, among other fruits, and noticeable dusty spices. Quite refreshing.
Enjoyed a pint at The Liars’ Club on March 23, 2007.

Smooth light. Like a perfect light lager. Great beer for it’s style, it’s rating only is lower because of it’s style. Nice corriander clean taste and smell.

Draught pint at the Liar’s Club on 3/23/07
Bright golden-blonde with just a hint of tangerine. Very light haziness (chill haze) gives it a shimmering appearance and a medium-sized white head shows modest retention with light lacing.
Coriander in the nose is quite prominent, but very fresh and quite dry. Gentle whitebread dough and a slight nuttiness build upon this, with reserved Belgian yeast esters adding just a hint of fruitiness (dry). With warming, the coriander stays dominant, too much so thinks Chris Q. But I wasn’t really put-off by it. It’s done very well and isn’t sweet or astringent or overly nutty/chewy. Just light and zesty, complementing the light pale malt sweetness and Belgian yeast suggestions. It’s certainly nothing like the Horny Devil I had, which practically beat you over the head with coriander. No alcohol or flaws perceived, medium strength of aroma.
Very herbal/spicy opening to the flavor thanks to the coriander, which again, accounts for a large portion of the flavor, as it did the aroma. But light citrus-like acidity, honey sweetness and soft, almost vanilla-flavored dough notes on the finish take the edge off the coriander and leave it flavorful, but not overly dry or acidic/astringent. A firm, but mostly engaging carbonation contributes to a drinkable, light-hearted texture, which is pretty well-attenuated, but still shows the malt suppleness for which AleSmith is known (with some more dry, candy sugar-like sweetness as well). Sweet dough and light Belgian yeast esters (very light banana) meld together on the finish, with zesty coriander notes lingering as well. Very nice stuff, I thought.