AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

Nov 09 so may have lost flavor. Pours a bit cloudy. Light hops in the nose as compared to wcipa. Bit thin body with hint of phenols.

Bottle. Red/brown, amber in colour with a beige head. Aroma of grass, lemon juice, brown powdered sugar, caramel and sweetness. Flavour is sweet with caramel, dark powdered sugar, toasted malts, rye bread and spices ending in a a malty bitterness.

Bottle, poured into a tulip glass with a hazy peach color with amber, red, and orange at the edges, produced an off-white head that is creamy and gives lots of lacing on the glass, has a fine bubbled dense head which appears to be signature for the AleSmith Brewery, aromas of orange, citrus, vanilla, toasted malt, and some faint caramel and malt bread sweetness, flavors of caramel, light fruit, candy and malt sweetness, pine needles, lemon citrus and a nice hop bitterness with resins on the tongue, hop bite lingers into the finish and thereafter, this drink is an even malt and hop brew with a lingering hop bite, has some faint alcohol warmth in the background, has a more than medium mouth feel and is creamy on the palate, and very easy to drink.

Overall a very decent DIPA, poured hazy orange with off white head. Starts off hoppy and citrusy and then is overtaken a bit by the malt, and then finishes to a nice clean bitterness. Good DIPA.

Bottle on October 30, 2009
Hazy copper color, visible yeast particles, yellow head. Malty, sweet, cream, hoppy, citrus scent. Bitter taste, a bit salty. Bitter aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.

Bottle. Golden orange pour with some white head, bottle had noticeable sediment. A balanced IIPA with citrus, floral hop characteristics, and a caramel malt balance. Well done!

bottle. pours a murky orange with a white head. nice lace. aroma of toffee, sweet honeydew, booze. This was a 3.5 months old bottle. definitely past its prime. seems like a lot of the hop character has been lost. not bad, but more of an american strong ale with out the hops. a bit boozy. will rerate once i track down a fresh bottle next year.

Pours a hazy amber with fizzy white head. Aromas of pine and citrus fruit. Flavors of hops and citrus. Alcohol is hidden well and this one finishes smooth. Good solid beer.