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AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale - Imperial/Double IPA

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Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

San Diego, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7414.13/5.04.12/5.0Summer8.5%99.1Snifter, Tulip
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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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 MrStitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 23, 2008  
22oz Bottle. Pours a hazy copper with a big 2 finger eggshell colored head that really has some staying power. Leaves thick rings of lacing around the glass. Aroma is very fruity, some citrus, hints of dough, and sweet. Taste is very even rich toasted malt up front fading quickly into bitter clean flavor of the hops. This is a good Imperial I.P.A. very even, definitely a well crafted brew. My hats off to Alesmith... good job on a beer that I would drink more of were they available in PA.


mfaulke (81), clemson, South Carolina, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Apr 12, 2008  
What a fine, fine DIPA. It was one of the more complex DIPAs that I have had. Superbly balanced between the hops and malt. It was sweet but not overly so. I don’t really know what else to say. If you see it buy it. (2007 bottle)


 SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/515/20
Apr 10, 2008    Updated: Sep 30, 2008
22 oz. bottle - thanks andrew!! pours cloudy orange with long lasting white head; lots of lacing and aromas of sweet hops; a SoCal IPA indeed; flavors are sweet and malty with lots of bitterness; almost too much; kind of musky and will love to get a fresh bottle this summer; good stuff

Update 9/30/08 - fresh bottle this time; appearance the same with tons of bitterness as expected; not much malty as before and overall a little too harsh; rating down to a 3.8 from a 4.0


 GMCC2181 (844), Bear, Delaware, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/516/20
Apr 9, 2008    Updated: Sep 23, 2009
Another awesome west coast brew sent from sparky! Bomber: Monster head on this one, which never went away! I poured it agressive, and it almost over filled my snifter! Aroma of citrus hops. Beautiful glowing orangish color. Flavor, was classic DIPA. Lots of fruity and citrus hops, and a hint of mango. Dry....Excellent texture, easy to drink. Super smooth. Over all a great beer, THANKS eric for the great beer! F*cking A, why isnt Alesmith available in my area????


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 9, 2008  
Summer 2007. Amber color with a big sudsy head, nice lacing. Big piney hop, mint leaf herbal ground spices aroma. Smooth medium body. Big hoppy yeasty spice flavors here tempered a little by some dusty, bready malts. A huge beer here, i like this one better than the winter Yule. 11127


 bierkoning (5985), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Apr 7, 2008  
Bottle from 2007. Orange blonde color. Grapefruit, oily hops and red berries in the aroma. Very hoppy, leathery flavor with grapefruit and red berries, lingering on in the aftertaste. Pineapple. Dry out effect in the aftertaste. Fairly well balanced in spite of the huge hop character, and well matured.


 AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Bottle from AllAboutStout. Pours hazy orange/yellow. Beautiful creamy, finger thick head. Nose is a wonderful blend of resin hops, pineapple and malt. Flavor is just as good as the aroma, with a sweetness of pineapple and malt, with a clean, dry, hoppy bitterness in the finish. Great brew.


 jobyone (234), Charlotte, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Mar 24, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a large white head. Aroma has some caramel but is donimated by the hoppy citrus smell. The flavor starts sweet but never really has much hop bitterness. has a medium body and the finish lingers for a bit. Easy to drink but a bit non-descript for an Imperial Indai Pale ale.



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