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AleSmith X 3.62 444

AleSmith X

Percentile
93
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bottled
common

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4443.63/5.03.62/5.05%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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 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 21, 2006  
From Bottle. Golden yellow pour with a thin white head. Light, fresh aroma of granny smith apple, white corn, clover, and freshy grassy hops. Smooth, crisp mouthfeel with a coppery malt tone thats a bit unexpected, yet still pleasing, following the gentle aroma. A light, sprucy hopping leaves me contently smacking my lips. Very tasty, refreshingly well balanced pale ale.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Apr 17, 2006  
Bottle. Poured a pale color with a white head. Citrus aroma with a slight malt background. The flavor found light caramel hints with citrus and even some rose. Light to medium body with a light bitterness. Very easy going. Thanks to my bro (Vac) for sending this out for the Tennessee Tasting.


 tronraner (1933), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Apr 16, 2006  
Bottle. Pours yellow-gold with somewhat rocky white head. The aroma is smooth and grainy with some lemony hops. Flavor is raw barley mostly, with a bit of honey and some zesty hops. Very smooth.


 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 16, 2006  
Bottle. Light golden color, thin white head. Fruity, citrus aroma. Weak aroma. Taste has some light peach and mangos going on. Fairly weak though, just like the aroma. This is real easy drinking non offensive beer. Light bodied, can’t even notice an aftertaste.


 fiulijn (7360), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/514/20
Apr 14, 2006  
@Freakin’ Frog, Las Vegas
Hazy light amber color; creamy head. Fruity aroma (mango). Medium-weak body, not much malty, hop aromatic, not extremely bitter (final not too long), some hop resins.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 27, 2006  
From the bottle - pours out yellow in color (surprisingly). Refreshing, easy to drink, infact I found myself gulping it down. Hop flavors, light on the carbonation. Very nice.


 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 27, 2006  
Nice hop aroma with hints of dark fruit. Not overly perfumy or floral. Clear body; no visible carbonation. White head. Excellent lace. What hop is this? Not overly piney or resiny or hoppy. Smooth dark fruit. Too softly carbonated.


 illinismitty (1799), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 25, 2006    Updated: Oct 5, 2006
Bottle courtesy of zug4abby. Thanks again! Pours gold with nice white head and spotty lacing. Sweet citrusy hop aroma, with notes of lemon and pine. Crisp and sweet malt flavor offset by piney hop bitterness. Refreshing, dry bitter finish, in which I pick up some lemon and pilsnereque flavors. Another well done beer from Alesmith. This would be a great summer APA.



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