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AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7444.13/5.04.11/5.0Summer8.5%99.2Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
YuleSmith is a quenching, hoppy "double" IPA. Appearance: Clear copper color and a creamy beige head with good retention. Flavor: Starts out with a bite of hops, but a perfect balance of maltiness and a dry finish leave you thirsting for that next sip. Aroma: The aroma starts with a heady citrusy and floral feel, and a slight overtone of vanilla. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Smooth, medium-bodied. Warm mouthfeel from the high alcohol content. Feels lush and full in the mouth.
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pellegjr (17), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/518/20
Nov 21, 2009  
Clear golden pour with super-dense creamy white head, distinct tiered lacing, very aggressive hoppy and fruity aroma, sweet and smooth with a powerful, but tactfully bitter hop finish, great brew


 gotbeach (136), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Nov 12, 2009  
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.


 MPA (487), Nřrrebro(formerly Aalborg), Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 9, 2009  
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.


 BigBeer45 (685), Troy, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Nov 8, 2009  
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.


 arminjewell (102), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 5, 2009  
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.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2009  
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.


 vtafro (469), , New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/516/20
Oct 23, 2009  
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!


 shawnm213 (913), South Bend, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 18, 2009  
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.



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