 PorterPounder (3147), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 7, 2008 Lakewood, Oh. - Rozi’s Fine Wines - 750 ml bottle. Dark Ruby red to dark brown pour with an ever present mocha colored pour. Delectably sweet aroma with hints of toffee, chocolate and some dates. Chewy flavor with chocolate, toffee, horehound candy, root beer and some baked brown bread. Back end of raisins, figs and dates - a proverbial flavor fest. Thick. sticky mouthfeel - sticks to your ribs. Overall an excellent entry from AleSmith.
SpaceMonkey (182), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 19, 2002 This is a glass of wonderful. Dancing delightfully down the glass is a river of rusty red brown with tan edges. A thick drive-thru vanilla shake beige head bursts, brimming of tiny bubbles. Smooth, yet sturdy and proud. It begins with a wonderful spiced apple pie sweetness that lulls you into a sense of security, then it creeps up and knocks you out with a perfectly balanced alcohol-hops dance that is maddening. This is astounding. Great job guys. I can only hope for more of this. (2001 vintage)
beerguy101 (3946), Newark, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 25, 2003 Medium reddish brown color. Head is small. Aroma is very malty and slightly smoky. Nice beer. Malts are peaty, smoky and very smooth. Very well balanced. Nice wee heavy. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. The 9% alcohol is not very noticeable. NICE wee heavy.
kbjames (242), Utah, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 7, 2006 Wow..what else can I say than wow. This is an amazing beer, and scotch ale isn’t even a style I’ve ever been interested. Well Alesmith has made an awesome beer that is full bodied, loaded with flavor, and is a great beer to drink. This is a must try if you can get your hands on it
jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 24, 2004 Bottle. Dark brown with very little head, kind of looks like Coke. Sweet, malty aroma with lots of caramel, molasses and a hint of smokiness. Mildly sweet flavor of toasted malts, caramel and smoke. Dries a bit on the finish with a touch of hops. This is my fourth Alesmith beer and none have gotten under a 4.1 rating. I just wish they were available on the east coast.
joshpiledean (227), Ames, Iowa, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 23, 2004 Updated: Nov 28, 2004Re-rate Nov 28, ’04. Deep brown wth a hint of red. Thick pour, little head. Rich aroma, smokey, earthy, some raisny tones, sweet malt, some alcohol. Rich, velvety feel...very very nice. Chocolate and sweet coffee flavors with a little bitter hop character. Some alcohol burn. Wonderful finish.
RollinHard (761), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 24, 2007 Bottle, pours dark brown, almost almost black color with a light tan head. Aroma of raisins, rum, wood, whiskey, dough and caramel. Mildly smokey too, but just a subtle hint. I’m glad I’m not the only person who occasionally caught hints of cookies in this! Taste of light roast, chocolate, caramel, toffee, and some more ever so light smoke flavor. Finishes with some raisins, the reappearnce of cookie dough, wonderful earthy hop flavor, mild toast. Caramel, raisin and earth aftertaste. Thick texture, but still very drinkable, and the carbonation was pretty much right (ie: not really a noticable factor, which is good). Very good stuff, one of the top scotch ales I’ve had, if not the best.
alaskanwarren (286), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 10, 2007 This is a pretty much perfect version of a scotch ale. Lots of malt, that toasty roasty aroma and flavor... it’s just really well done. I’m really enjoying all the malt - lots of fruit - plum, apple, maybe some licorice... this whole toasty smoke overtone is really working well. The alcohol is barely noticeable in the flavor. It’s really smooth. All in all I’m impressed.
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