edmajorjoe (79), Vail, Arizona, USA
Dec 21, 2008 A nice belnd of hops and malts. Very good pour with a beautiful, thin and everlasting head on pour. Copper colored with a sweet scent and delicious taste.
 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Dec 19, 2008 Updated: Feb 8, 2009Bottle at Hop Devil Grill in NYC, then tap at City Beer Store in SF. Really solid winter beer. They did not spare any hops on this one. Amber/red color with medium carbonation. Complex flavor profile with spices, citrus and pine, spices, sweet malt, and bitter hops. Fairly full palate.
502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Dec 17, 2008 bomber into shaker. Nice clear copper/amber with big rocky lacing off-white head. great hop malt aroma. great balanced flavor with a nice alcohol flavor that is definitely there but isnt to hot by any means. Medium body, drinkable, great Christmas beer. Great stuff.
Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Dec 17, 2008 Bomber. Pours a hazy dark amber with a 2 finger beige head that leaves splotchy thick lacing. Nose is sweet ripe citrus and floral hops and toffee. Taste is toffee, tangerine, mango and brown sugar with a lingering grapefruit finish. Medium creamy mouth feel. Typical incredible brew by Alesmith.
TOSG55 (75), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Dec 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a deep red, with a lacy white head. Complex and excellent aroma of grapefruit-citrus hops, and sweet caramel malts. The flavor is excellent, with similar elements, and a grassy aftertaste. A fairly astringent mouthfeel is a bit of a detriment, but overall, this is a first-class beer.
m4rest88 (216), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Dec 16, 2008 On tap at Hollingshead Deli in Orange California.
Pours with a dark amber hue with a large light brown head that is mostly lasting - the head looks quite nice, actually.
Aroma is of oats, hops, yeast, coffee - it really is a full smell encompassing a lot of different aromas.
Flavor is hoppy and grainy, with some coffee - a good tasting brew - starts off lightly sweet then has a medium bitter finish.
Syrupy texture with lively carbonation!
A great brew indeed!
SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
Dec 12, 2008 Pours a deep reddish brown color with a big creamy tan head that lasts throughout. Big roasty caramel malt aroma, along with ripe fruit, citrus hops, and a bit of spice. Flavor is sweet, with malt and fruit up front, and a nice bitter hoppy finish with a warming alcohol bite. Easily the best winter brew I have tried so far. Fantastic.
BigBang (210), Indiana, USA
Dec 11, 2008 Pours brown with a big foamy head. Aroma is mainly malt. Is some beers are described as "hop bombs", this one seemed like a "malt bomb" to me. Flavor is malt, some fruit - apple, banana, pear? - , touch of spice, and little bitter on the finish. Warm going down but smooth on the palate - not halt. Really nice.
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