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AleSmith X 3.62 446

AleSmith X

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common

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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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 leninthedesert (112), Nevada, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 23, 2009  
If you can imagine a lighter-smoother version of a robust, fine Pale Ale, but sacrifice none of the flavor, depth of character or drinking experience...you’d be left with X. Pours light golden and clear. Flavor is citrus and sweet-malt. Finishes slightly bitter, sweet and very tingly-clean!


 CaryTheDude (1114), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Huge thanks to BMan1113VR for hooking me up with this one. Crushed with Jakebra. Beautiful nose of orange citrus and hops. Flavor is pretty nice, very smooth, but a little thin. I still have nothing to complain about. Definitely dug it.


 kosko20 (323), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 10, 2009  
Bottle on 1/1/09. Another winner from Alesmith. Gold pour with an off white head which leaves good lacing. Lemon hops dominate the aroma. Flavor is a little weak but balanced of lemon, grapefruit and floral hops. Slightly bitter and a light mouthfeel.


 chadje (130), Pasadena, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 8, 2009  
A citrussy aroma to it. An light amber color with a good head. A relly nice pale ale, one of the better that I have had. Very grapefruit taste to it at first.


 jeremytoni (1127), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 26, 2009  
From the tap poured amber with a fair amount of head. Nice hoppy flavor with a quick finish.


 boFNjackson (1323), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 21, 2009  
22oz Bottle... Poured clear, straw color with a beige head. I’ve been suffering from a cold so the aroma wasn’t as true to me as it would, but contained some noticeable floral hops. Foamy mouth feel that wasn’t overly dry with a nice softness. It was really balanced with malted, biscuit notes and a hop bitterness. You could tell this was made with some HQ ingredients.


 zeke626 (307), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Bottle, pours a slightly hazy, gold body with generous, white foam head. Aroma of sweet grapefruit and citrus hops along with a hint of green hops. Taste is bitter grapefruit with a slight hint of green and pine hops. Well-balanced and light bodied. Finishes with a bitter lemon citrus character along with a hint of aspirin that never gets too annoying.


 BelgianBeerGal (1328), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Draught at Alesmith. Obvisouly hoppy in the aroma and flavour but also balanced with a nice malt backbone. The hops were very fruity, citrusy and predominantly grapefruit. Not overpowering at all but there the whole time. Surpisingly easy to drink.



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