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AleSmith X 3.62 446

AleSmith X

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4463.63/5.03.62/5.05%98.4Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
AleSmith X Extra Pale Ale is a clean, light-colored, light-bodied ale. The People's Choice award winner at the 2000 San Diego Real Ale Festival and the second runner-up in 2001, it has a good dose of dry hops balanced by a gentle sweetness, giving an almost sweet-and-sour effect. Appearance: Light golden color, and a nice white head, with good retention when properly served. Flavor: Starts off with almost tingling flavors of citrus and pine, balanced by a nice malty sweetness, then fades to a dry finish with a lingering hoppiness. Aroma: Strong lemony-citrusy character, with sweet malt and pine in the background. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Smooth, light-bodied.
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 Haslinger (666), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 21, 2008  
Bottle thanks to kegbear. Aroma is some hops with a little citris. The taste is just incredibly lemony and wonderful. Almost like the best lemony kitchen cleaner you’ve ever smelled being made into a beer taste. There is almost some peach in the first taste and then the citrus just takes over and goes from there. Leaves a fresh,dry taste in your mouth. Incredible! Would buy again


 ManvsCity (107), Redmond, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 17, 2008  
22 oz bottle from BevMo in Orange County. The head got away from me, but after it settled down, a really enjoyable Pale Ale. Spectacular aroma. Really smooth on the tongue, not too heavy on the alcohol, grapefruit and lime flavors.


 TeamTrappist (419), jericho, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/514/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Bomber. Poured a light golden amber with a small white head. The nose was floral hops. First thing I noticed was how bubbly it was. A nice little change from typical apa’s. I liked the hop flavor, but there was more to it. I tasted some sort of peppery twang towards the middle, I guess that was part of the sweet and sour description. The finish was bitter and dry. Nice beer.


 Tweety (344), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Bomber, thanks doubleo! Pours a very light golden color with a big fizzy white head that recedes pretty quickly. Aroma is lots of hops, citrus and resin. Lots of hops bitterness in the flavor too, with just a touch of the citrus. Quite tasty, I wish I could get this one regularly, cuz I’d drink a LOT of it :).


 puggy211 (600), cordova, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/520/20
Jul 7, 2008  
WoW I like this beer.very nice nose piney sweet citrus.Light yellow for an IPA but nice white head sticks around.Wonderful mouthfeel..very tiny bubbles!.Very drinkable.Light hop bitterness along ides of tounge with sweet finish sight linger of hops.Very nice drinkable pale ale.I wish I could make this a daily drinker.GOO JOB ALE SMITH!!!


 arondee (181), Tucson, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 21, 2008    Updated: Oct 21, 2008
I tried to pour this carefully but ended up with a huge white fluffy head. I ended up with something that looked more like a Yellow Ice Cream float than a beer. It’s got a great sweet, citrus orange peel smell. The first taste was delicious. The hops are present but the beer is not all that bitter. It’s more of a sweet/slightly bitter APA with great carbonation. I could drink this all day, I wish I had gotten a second :)


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2008  
This was a really decent APA, a little more amped up than I was expecting, but that alright with this one you really get a lot of bang for your buck. Matching nose and flavor, with lots of pine and citrus, perhaps a bit of grapefruit in their as well. really nice carbonation, makes this pleaasant to drink. Very easy to drink.


 SuperDave70 (1158), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 18, 2008  
Light honey colored clear pour with a good foamy white head. A bit of hops, citrus, pine and malt in the aroma. Similar flavor, starting sweet with a good hoppy finish. Realy good APA. Wish I could get it in a keg!



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