AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

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

2005 summer edition.swampy orange body with a huge lovely with head htat leaves thick webbing as it sits.i could smell the hops as i poured it.i brought the snifter to my nose and could gather what i would say is a perfect west coast i2pa aroma.oranges,grapefruit,hay,flowers,and earth all rolled into one.the flavor was much in the same with it leaning a bit more to the citurs side of things.this is one bad ass summer brew!

Bombers courtesy of SDbruboy and footbalm, thanks guys!! Poured a large fluffy white head, retention is good, lacing is puffy, sagging and sticking around. Clear, burnished copper color. Pungent hop nose, spicey, fruity with strong citrus notes with a surprisingly big matiness. Body is med/full, oily on the palate though lightly so.Lovely fruity flavors, overipe peaches and apricots, just right pineyness,notes of lightly buttered popcorn and flowery honey. Caramel malts are dry, lightly bready pale malts are a touch toasty. Finish is fruity, hoppy and lucious. Eric and Cliff, thanks! You guys f*%*#n rock!!

Bottle Pours out a nice amber topped with a tall off white head. Aroma of light hops and some sweet. Doesn’t tast as strong as a double.

Whew, what a beer!! A work of art is more like it really. How they make something so incredibly hoppy and drinking is a true art. This beer just explodes with hops, asserting itself right from the start. Resinous pine sap, juicy grapefruits abound. The malts are there and they do a nice job of keeping things from getting unbalanced, but nor do they detract from the hop delivery. Appearance is a orangish/amber color, hazy with a nice two finger thick head with some great lasting power. Flavors are piney, earthy, slightly spicy and sweet. A phenomenal beer.

Thanks to bmartin08 for this bottle of 07 summer yule - Cloudy golden-amber pour with a pretty large whitish head. Big floral-citrus sweet aroma with a nice fresh-batch-O-hop aroma that is thick and enticing. Taste is a really nice floral-citrus mix of hops with just a bit of quality malt that makes it quite enjoyable. Wonderfully hoppy is the best way to describe it.

Bomber, what could be a better beer for the Fourth of July? Pours a clear copper color with a small white head. The aroma is tons of sweet citrus like hops and some caramel. The taste is very nice; a smooth and full body, very tasty citrus and lightly bitter hops dominate, but the malt presence is strong also, a touch of orange peel and overall a smooth and very good beer.

(Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD) Pours light hazy, light orange amber. Juicy hops up front in the aroma with tones of citrus, mostly grapefruit and orange but also some pine and a light touch flowers. Light malty tones such as caramel and toffee. Also some English fruit cake, strawberry jam, stale spices, vanilla and some exotic fruits like mango, canned pineapple and dried apricot. Big citric grapefruit flavour with a peppery green pepper tone and a decent caramel malt base. Alcohol comes through both in the aroma and in the flavour as a nice boost. Finish is dry and bitter, very bitter. Harsh, yet smooth mouthfeel. Medium full bodied. Clean and without any “off” tastes to speak of, typical AleSmith style.

Pours copper with off white frothy head. Floral hop aroma. Big hop taste up front fades out quick and finishes very dry. Almost no aftertaste. Very crisp. Aroma could be a little stronger.