AleSmith My Bloody Valentine

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

On tap @ Pizza Port Solana. Pours a very dark amber with a medium sized off white head. Hops played a bigger role than I thought they would. Nice balance between malt and hops for the finish.

On tap at Pizza Port San Clemente Dark red with a one finger off white head. Nice malt flavor with a touch of hops. For an amber ale, this has a nice amount of complexity and flavor. I’d like to see this around more often.

Just like it’s sister beer - evil dead red. On draft during February - hence name. Nice copper red appearance with lots of lacing. The nice smooth malt backgroud was the highlight. Not packed with flavor - but overall a nice refreshing beer. A nice subtle blend of caramel, sweets, and bittering hops.

draft at brewery. monstrously balanced. amber, but not at all malt-dominated. pretty red beer anyways and quite hoppy. extremely drinkable. i’ll throw in some toffee for good measure.

On tap at the brewery. Big thumbs up to Peter and Ryan I believe at the brewpub for letting us in and trying some beer. Pours a light pink red with an off-white head. Very floral, fruity smell to it. Hoppy as well. Taste was very mellow, good subtle hop taste blended with a light malty sweetness to it. It seemed to me everything about this beer was subtle which I think worked for it. Finish was pretty smooth and a nice aftertaste was left behind.

On tap at the brewery. Dark, ruddy amber pour with shades of gingerbread and a tall froth of off-white head. Loads of fresh piney hops saturate the bouquet, with some edgy pink grapefruit thrown in to the mix for good measure. A thorough cookie dough malty base backs it up, along with a bit of english toffee. Medium bodied, well carbonated, yet soft mouthfeel; rich and full malty texture that has some residual sweetness left, but is more of a doughy treat than a sticky mess. The flavors are much more malt oriented than the bouquet led me to believe, bringing out more toffee and cookie dough flavors. A hint of caramel and toasted biscuit, but not to the realm of roasty by any means. Clean finish with a gentle lingering hop bitterness making itself known in the final smack.

Sampled on tap at Alesmith Brewing, 2007 vintage. Pours deep red with a substantial off-white head. Smells of caramel malts and piney hops. Moderately sweet malt flavor with a light spice, hop bitterness is present. Good finish, lingering sweetness.

deep red with a thick creamy head. Spicy carmel notes. Sweetish malty flavor, with a helathy noticable, but not overwhelming hops. A very enjoyable, well crafted beer.