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AleSmith X 3.62 445

AleSmith X

Percentile
93
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4453.63/5.03.62/5.05%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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 LooseCannon (936), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 7, 2009  
22oz bottle. Pours clear golden in color with white head which does not last long. Aroma lemony citrus hops and sweet. Taste citrus hops and mild malt with bitter finsih.


 tokyogoat (576), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
May 7, 2009  
Pours with light carbonation, a fluffly head that pulled a complete Kaiser Soze’. *POOF*, and it disappeared. Smells and tastes surprisingly yeasty. It lacks some other flavor, I get too much yeast and not enough other flavors on the front. The beer finishes amazingly, I jut wanted some spice or fruit on the front. AleSmith is just golden, these guys could brew a beer made primarily of donkey piss and it would still be amazing.


 WisconsinBeer (533), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 3, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a sunshine yellow slightly hazy color. Flavor is mild malt, slightly sweet, rides into a dry citrus and pine hoppiness. Very mild and light bodied, this is an easy drinking pale ale that shows moderation without going overboard. Well done, this is a good beer.


 Tripplebrew (503), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 3, 2009  
Pours a clear honey lemon yellow with very thick white head. Aroma is pine mixed with light vanilla notes. Flavor is earthy pine with a sweetness that over rides the bite of hops. It is very smooth. Definite floral notes and pine citrus fruit like mango. Body is creamy with definite fair carbonation.


Alasdair (76), New Zealand
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
May 3, 2009  
citrus, pine, passinfruit and honey aroma, but it’s downhill from there. Thin, bitter, and fizzy, Improved as it lost some carbonation, but I don’t think this handled the long trip to NZ very well.


 Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Apr 29, 2009  
22 oz bomber from Bier Stein. Pours out a light golden color with a whiff of a head. Nose is mostly citrus fruit with a little grassiness thrown in. The taste hits most of the hop flavors: citrus, pine, a little floral. Mouthfeel is very lively, it’s like it’s sparkling in your mouth. Extremely sessionable and I agree with the guy who said it should be in six packs. I’d buy it all the time if it was!


 Adam77 (409), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 29, 2009  
This needs to be in 6’s. Very sessionable. Wish I had more. Blend of citrusy hops with a sweet caramel background. Watery but good.


 scrizzz (1338), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 29, 2009  
Light hazy gold, lemon/lime aroma, light and very aromatic. Dunno about this extra pale business, but still a good pale. Full bodied with a light roast and persistent floral hops.



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