 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 (2200), 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!
Hugerat (432), somerville, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 25, 2006 Whoa, take a look at that head! Big, billowy and NEVER goes away. Not like your typical IPA. Kinda like the offspring of an IPA and a barley wine. Lots of sweet, malty flavor in here, very reminiscent of a barley wine, but plenty of dry, grassy hop bite and a hint of citrus. Very nice.
DaSilky1 (2016), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 12, 2002 Updated: Feb 11, 20032001 edition: Didn't expect to find this one today...dark orange glow...speckled off-white head...aroma was Insane!..creamy hop buds surrounded in a fruity display of grapefruits and cherries sitting in liquid carmel...flavor was grapefruit rinds surrounded by cherry ice cream, carmel maltiness always present but slightly off-balanced by the hops...alcohol well hidden but not invisible...gets better as it warms...
Re-rate 8/5/2002 edition draught: This stuff glows and is pure hop juice, it was amazing Re-Rate Bottled 2002 : There something so creamy about this IPA in the bottle that it surpasses its san diego cousins..
raindog (559), Evansville, Indiana, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 31, 2003 Very hazy,oarnge, caramel, colored ale with a sizeable,creamy,foam. Aromas are intense-pine,citric/orange rind, little caramel and alcohol. Mouthfeel cold was sharp.Warm it was creamy,oily, and only slightly sharp. Flavors offer more than aroma leads to believe. There is a extremely piney,finish but before that,are many delicious malt flavors. Cold and warm this was a different beer. Cold it was totally bitter,period.Warm, malts,do exisist, in a big way too. THis isn't just a hop monster.But it is a monster.
whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 8, 2006 Hazy rusty-brown body, silky beige head, and significant lacing. Floral, hoppy aroma with both candy and savory elements, the latter being reminiscent of AleSmith IPA. Also has notes of grapefruit, wood, and alcohol. Great flavor with exquisite balance of all key elements. This beer is subdued yet full-flavored and complex. Soft, subdued palate. Although a definite belly warmer, this beer is remarkably fine and delicate for a big beer.
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