AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

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

Flaske: Orange gul øl med en del kæmpe protein klumper i der ødelagde den sidste del af øllen, derfor et fradrag i udseende. Duften er helt fantastisk. Humle, tropisk frugt med en let citrus gør den umiskendelig vestkyst på den rigtig gode måde. Smagen er også lige i skabet, men knap så fantastisk. Mundfylden er blid og blød. Ville elske at prøve denne øl frisk.

Thanks to rasmus B for picking this one up for me. pours a clear orange with a smooth lacing thick offwhite head. looks very good. aroma can be sensed 30cms awaay from the glass i just poured. strong flowery hoppy aroma, delicate, getting your attention. getting closer to the glass i get a near perfect strong pine and flowery hops combination with some malty sweetness thrown in. it could be a little stronger but what we have is hard to improve on. flavor is based in sweet malts, and with lots of hops added, bitter pine and faint grape dominates, the flowery hops are way in the background. flavor is more extreme hoppy than aroma, but stil very drinkable. In a way a "simple" Double IPA, but extremely well crafted and balanced.

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.

Clear golden pour with super-dense creamy white head, distinct tiered lacing, very aggressive hoppy and fruity aroma, sweet and smooth with a powerful, but tactfully bitter hop finish, great brew

Nov 09 so may have lost flavor. Pours a bit cloudy. Light hops in the nose as compared to wcipa. Bit thin body with hint of phenols.

Bottle. Red/brown, amber in colour with a beige head. Aroma of grass, lemon juice, brown powdered sugar, caramel and sweetness. Flavour is sweet with caramel, dark powdered sugar, toasted malts, rye bread and spices ending in a a malty bitterness.

Bottle, poured into a tulip glass with a hazy peach color with amber, red, and orange at the edges, produced an off-white head that is creamy and gives lots of lacing on the glass, has a fine bubbled dense head which appears to be signature for the AleSmith Brewery, aromas of orange, citrus, vanilla, toasted malt, and some faint caramel and malt bread sweetness, flavors of caramel, light fruit, candy and malt sweetness, pine needles, lemon citrus and a nice hop bitterness with resins on the tongue, hop bite lingers into the finish and thereafter, this drink is an even malt and hop brew with a lingering hop bite, has some faint alcohol warmth in the background, has a more than medium mouth feel and is creamy on the palate, and very easy to drink.

Overall a very decent DIPA, poured hazy orange with off white head. Starts off hoppy and citrusy and then is overtaken a bit by the malt, and then finishes to a nice clean bitterness. Good DIPA.