AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
San Diego, California USA

Intense, intense citrus aroma. Pours a yellow/amber body with a fizzy offwhite head. Taste is all citrus - the aroma does not betray. Nice warm mouth with lots of sweetness. One of the more carbonated IIPA’s. ON SECOND ANALYSIS: Lots more florals, like the IPA. Drink this one fresh - much better than one that’s even 6 months old!

pours a hazy pale copper color with a monstrous boney white head. pillowy foam clings to the glass in chunks. aroma is musky, earthy, orange, mango, pine hops and really sweet graininess. very sweet on the palate with a spicy lightly bitter resinous finish. the flavors mirror the aroma. alcohol is felt in the belly and my teeth hurt from the sugar as i get farther into the bottle. full bodied. very creamy soft mouth feel.

Summer 2007 edition A- Pours an orangey golden hue with a massive head and tons of carbonation present. The carbonation reminds me of the fireworks on the bottle. S- Deep Piney hops with a seemingly thick malty backbone. A bit resiny. T- Taste is lots of piney hops that have a bitter kick followed by a sweet malt finish that counters the hops very well. I’m more of a fan of grapefruit/cirtus ipas and DIPAs but this one is very well crafted. M- A bit bubbly and not nearly as thick as I originally would have thought. D- This is certainly not the most drinkable IPA but the balance lends to it being easy to consume.

Decent brew. Pours a dark yellow/light orange color with a white head. Aroma is sweet, spicey and doughy. Taste is sweet and hoppy with a bitter finish. Good brew!

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.

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)

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

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????