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AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
AleSmith Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

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6144.14/5.04.14/5.0Summer8.5%98.7 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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 rickgordon (3060), Göteborg, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20

Aug 9, 2004  
Bottled. Hazy yellow/orange. Fresh, hopflowery nose, with an estery fruitiness(pineapple). Rich hopflavour. Salty, maybe a bit too salty for my liking. Hop monster!

 durhambeer (382), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Still trying to figure out the YuleSmith summer thing. Christmas in July? Bottle shared by JCB (thanks Jason!). Hazy bright golden orange pour with medium white head. This was all hops! Didn’t find it as malty as the description, but no worries--the hops were fresh and tasty. Lots of citrus and a nice bitter waxy finish. Yum.


 jcwattsrugger (3811), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 20, 2008  
@Richmond/Williamsburg Gathering-22 oz bottle-pours a white head and yellow color. Aroma is hope-citrus and pine, hint of malt. Taste is dry hops-citrus and pine/lemon-some bitter, some medium/light malt. Courtesy dkachur.


 rocbyter (617), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Lots o citrus aroma. Hazy dark golden color with a large white head. Mild malt sweetness with a lots of hops building to the start of the finish and the slowly fading off.


 mmm///beer (524), Austin, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 18, 2008  
(8-16-08) 22 oz. bottle shared by MaltOMeal-served in shakers- met up with Bill to shoot the breeze, trade, watch the Astros, and he decided to whip this puppy out pregame, wow! Poured slightly cloudy darkened golden orange, thin white head that laced some, hearty aroma of floral hops with pine, caramel, and pineapple in the background. Hits the mouth with a high-medium body, the malt is tremendously awesome, a touch of sweetness in the middle followed by the inevitable hop assault, finish is acidic and slaps you across the face if you think you don’t want another sip. Great brew, and many thanks for sharing!


foundmd (25), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/520/20
Aug 17, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours golden amber/orange with a thick creamy head. Big balanced hops with citrus and pine. Very reminiscent of AleSmith’s standard IPA, but with slightly bigger flavors. Incredible.




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