AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

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

22oz bottle. Poured a deeper and slightly cloudy amber color with a larger sized off white head. Aromas of juicy oranges, pine, caramel, citrus, and some melons. Tastes of pine, grapefruit, caramel, melons, and lightly spicy. Nice balance. Light alcohol in the finish.

Clear deep orance color with a thick, eggnog like head. Great lacing. Huge hay aroma with pine, resin and citrus. Clean, full bodied flavor with grapefruit and pith. Finishes very clean and somewhat dry...pithy aftertaste.

Bottle, courtesy of wohlfs, orangish amber in color, medium off white head, nice lacing, great smell of pine, has a complex but smooth taste of hops, citrus, malt and does have a subtle dry end. very well done and definitely recommend.

Hey, this was good. Aroma was powerful with grapefruit, followed secondarily by lemon and lite malt in the background. Poured with a frothy head that lasted for a reasonable amount of time. Great bubbles! Amber. Taste: Strong citrus hops with lite pine underneath. Strong chewy, roasted malts. Some spice and leather. Sweet aftertaste with a nice combo of hops and malt. What struck me most was how strong this beer was yet well balanced with both hops and malt throughout the tasting. Good stuff!



Summer 2005 version. More copper than the usual still wonderful looking. The aroma and falvor are still very simular, thought the hops are bit stronger in the flavor. Still excellent, but I don’t think I’ll change my rating either way. Solid!

Aroma and color of this beer are really what you want when you buy a beer like this. The flavor is fantastic, it is a bit hoppy, but not too much. There isn’t too much of an aftertaste, which is pretty nice. I really cannot find any fault with this beer. Definetly try this if you get the chance.

My 1300th rating! Bottle, summer ’06 edition. Pours a hazy copper-orange with a large lasting creamy off-white head. BIG aroma of fresh hops, lots of swet malt, some fruit, yeast and spices -- but mostly those wonderful smelling hops! Flavour’s sweet and hoppy, very well balanced and oh so delicious. Starts kind of sweet and then BAM! -- a tasty hop medley, followed by a big, dry bitter finish. This is sooo easy to drink and there’s no sign of the 8.5% alcohol. Medium to full bodied. Simply fantastic, definitely one of the world’s best IPAs. I’m thrilled to have hit another milestone and to have done it with AleSmith, who are still my favourite brewer.

received this gem as part of a trade with Saarlander, thanks Aaron. let’s cut right to the quick, this is a beer where the commercial description is dead on! for an IIPA, the mouthfeel is what really impresses me. many IIPA’s have nice malt & hops, most have high alcohol & great appearance. this is one of those cases where it all comes together to form a great beer. does southern California have room for one more beer geek? I may be living in the Alesmith parking lot soon! As I sit here nearing the bottom of my first snifter, at least 35 minutes since the pour, there is still an 1/8th to 1/4 inch of lacey foam. it has a wonderful chewy mouthfeel and the balance is superb. I hope Alesmith comes to Illinois soon!

Bottle. Pale golden, a bit cloudy liquid with a large, very white head. Aroma is very fruity and a bit sweet with notes of pine and resin. Taste is soft, fruity and very well balanced with some malt sweetness, a lot of tropical fruits and some pine. Fantastic.