 Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 21, 2007 Bomber: Pours a reddish orange with a thick rocky off-white head, aroma has citrus, dark fruits, bread and pine, full bodied, sticky texture with ample carbonation, starts and ends bitter with a long bitter-sweet bready aftertaste.
tbookman (618), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 16, 2007 Medium amber color with a reddish hue - cirtrusy aroma with notes of cherry, hops and pine. Malty flavor with smooth sweetness. Alcohol is rather mild. Some hoppiness throughout and a clean, dry finish. Terrific.
herbjones (742), Orange, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 29, 2002 Re-rate 11/24.On Tap 2002. Had to kick it up a couple cuz this is just friggin hop nirvana.Huge pine aroma. Murky orange pour with a big tan head. Flavor was piney with big citrusy notes all with with a very resiny mouthfeel. This is pure hop juice at its finest.Try it you wont regret it.
DYCSoccer17 (2201), Davis, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 7, 2006 Bottle. Rated on Apr 30, 2005. Bottle from Winter 04/05. Thanks to JohnC for this. Aroma is a nice balanced piney feel with mild touches of citrus grapefruit. Nothing overly amazing in the aroma, though. Amber/copper hazy color with nice frothy whitish head and big-time floaties. Start is bitter with piney notes with an awesome sweet and caramel malty backbone in the milddle. This nice malty body is what makes Alesmith stand out so much IMO. Finishes citrusy and orangey with mild hoppiness and bitterness. Hides the 8.5% very well. This beer is highly rated for damn good reason!
JohnC (2288), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 7, 2006 I’ve had it from the bottle; I’ve had it on draft. This beer rocks. Great up front hoppiness (pine, citrus) in the nose and flavor that finishes off w/ a stunning maltiness. A world class beer from a world class brewery.
Earlier Rating: 12/30/2002 Total Score: 4.3
Rating 21 Dec 2003:
This beer is a work of art. It's beautifully balanced between hops and malt. Great hop aroma, initial hop flavor, but it finishes with maltiness on the tongue. Absolutely great.
Previous Rating: citrus nose, does have the color of apple cider. poured w/ a head full of tiny bubbles. Starts out hoppy, finishes malty & cleanly. A nice drink
CaptainCougar (5544), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 7, 2006 Updated: Sep 10, 20062003 rated on 6/13/2004: Aged about seven months. Dark ruby copper color with a nice, off-white lacy head. Very well balanced rich sweet butterscotch and bold hoppy aroma. Full, caramely sweet syrupy palate is nicely balanced with a tangy fresh bitterness. Hides its alcohol quite nicely. A consistently excellent brew!
2002 rated on 3/18/2003: Butterscotchy hop aroma flows from the caramel brown body with off-white head. Very rich and creamy mouthfeel with some sweetness and a powerful, but balanced hoppy bitterness. Dry, sweet finish that hides the alcohol extremely well. One of the best imperial reds I’ve had.
Drew (2410), Kent, Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 10, 2003 Super thick - like pine sap mixed with a shot of grapefruit juice. This spicey wonder is for the hop heads, but is also wonderfully balanced with a caramel sweet bready malt. Extremely smooth body, long lingering resiny finish. Great - Thanks Jcalabre
Suttree (2750), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 11, 2007 Brownish orange. Very sweet, caramelly aroma, mixed ith a woodys, resiny smell. Very smooth. The first flavor is juicy, sweet malts, with big citrusy notes - oranges, lemons - then a sticky, resiny finish. Really enjoyable.
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