lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 22, 2007 Bottle shared with Fly, Dewbrewer, Humulone_Red and others. Thanks guys!
Other bottle courtesy of WeeheavySD! Rich deep amber pour with a big lasting creamy head. Big hoppy nose with "red" malt as well. Rich sharp hoppy flavor with a creamy balanced maltiness to it. A touch of alcohol is noticeable, but still nice. Carbonation is a tad high, but I find that to be the case with most of Alesmith’s beers. Nice beer. decaturstevo (2010), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Mar 22, 2007 Sampled at the Knoxville tasting courtesy of Shigadeyo, thanks Craig. An almost borwn pour with a light tan head and excellent lacing. A clen aroma of grapefruity hops. Swet malty flavor with hops and apples and an all over bitter that is an excellent example of hop bitter. A slight carbonation thing kept this from being a 5 on the palate. And excellent palate. flavor, mouthfeel overall excellent. Thanks Craig for the opportunity to try this beer. mjg74 (2000), La Mesa, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Sep 7, 2006 Pours a dark amber color. Aroma is rich and hoppy. A little bit of sweet/spice smell. A little alcohol as well. Flavor is hoppy with a malt presence. Seems to be a bit of spice. The alcohol is present but doesn’t harm the taste. AmEricanbrew (1999), Almost, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Feb 7, 2008 Amber colored with a huge rocky head that sticks around. Strong smell is balanced with caramel and bready malts and a fruity hops. Medium bodied. Taste is a good mesh of lightly sweet malts and bittersweet fruity hops. Nicely done. 012206 sebletitje (1999), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 25, 2009 ’08 bottle
pours deep dark brown, off-white head.
aroma, grassy hops mixed with amazing malty/caramel notes
flavor, attenuated citrus hops, roasted malts, mild spices, caramel, as beer warms up, gains nice dark fruits notes. Overall profile keeps a stronger malt approach while offering a mild hop bitterness addition. beerbill (1979), Laurel, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 30, 2007 22 oz. bomber. Pours a cloudy dark amber with a moderate yellow/white head that lasted through most of the glass and left partial lacing. Very nice aroma of citrus and pine along with a bit of sweet malt. The flavors are strong too with citrus, pine, brown sugar and malt all present. It just doesn’t seem to come quite together though. There’s also a noticeable alcohol burn which intereferes a bit with the flavor. Dry, hoppy finish. mar (1972), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 8, 2008 bottle thanks to bu11zeye. deep amber pour with a nice caramel head that fades fast. toffee, malts and brown sugar on the nose. thick malts with an array of flavors that i can’t even begin to describe on the palate. super easy finish with a small alcohol tingle to wash it down. MIBRomeo (1966), Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 15, 2005 Pours a copper color w/ a tall well laced white head. Big hop aroma w/ some nice carmel and floral scent w/ a spice piece and possibly hints of vanilla. The palate was creamy light carbonation and well coated. The flavor is a spicy carmel malt and a nice floral taste.
A great beer.
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