 haddon90 (1043), Alexandria, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 12, 2009
Bottle. Pours a hazy ruby color with a very nice, frothy off-white head. Nice, hoppy aroma. Just springs out with some floral notes as well. Tart in the flavor. Great hops, with a nice dry finish. Even in August, this beer has a great kick to it, from the alcohol to the hops. Yet again, a great beer from Alesmith.
philvil (14), Massachusetts, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 I first tried this at the alesmith brewery and was pleasantly surprised. I just found 22oz bottles of this at a local beer store. a delicious hoppy flavor dominates, with some spicy and sweet "holiday" flavors in the background. it’s like an ipa with something extra... it’s good but not great.
dEnk (38), Den Haag, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Hazy caramel brown, quick dissipating head. Sour, yeasty aroma with some spices. Barley and hop taste with hint of yeast. Long lasting aftertaste from barley to yeast.
yesyouam (611), Fairport, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 AleSmith Yulesmith is a hazy amber ale with particles afloat. It’s topped by a yellowish elastic head that leaves thick sheets of lacing on the glass. It has a spicy aroma with notes of orange peel, coriander and rye. It smells a little doughy. It’s full bodied and syrupy with a chewy, sticky finish. It has a full flavor that’s well balanced. Like the aroma, there are notes of orange peel, coriander and rye bread. It has a light, but long, bitter finish. A big and satisfying beer.
Vaiz (177), Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Aroma is quite strong and hoppy, with grape and grapefruit but also with some spice. Flavor is complex and spicy with pepper, fruits and quite some hops. Very well balanced. Good carbonation.
redave (144), squaw valley, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 This is the winter version. but because good ’ole Hollingshead keeps oldies, this was old to begin with when i got this months ago.
It had a sticker when i got it, it might have been as old as 07? Sticker long gone...
Pours an amber orange, pretty big head.
Not much aroma, but then it’s a little old..
malty.
Malty taste withs some hop remnants.. pretty balanced..
I prefer the summer version, but this is OK..
bigger mouth-feel.
Hollingshead seems to have this more often, probably because the summer version is more popular, and sells out...
This will do, good for a winter warmer tho...
blutt59 (2184), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Bottle, dark amber pour with strong lasting foam, aroma has strong citrus overlaid with
malty caramel, flavors are caramel and grapefruit balanced with some pine, good
Even handed finish
Pastor (534), Maine, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 I have a green and red festive bottle for the Christmas season. I poured it into my large pills style glass. It produced a three finger billowy off white head that just stuck around. The body was a beautiful clear burgandy red in color.
The aroma was piney and grassy not a hint of malts come thru in this one. It was pure hops in all its glory. You could smell them as soon as the cap was off the bottle. The flavor had a bit more malt than I expect in a west cost DIPA. It reminded me of when I sugar my grapefruit, it had about that same flavor profile to me. It had a medium feel in my mouth with ample carbonation. I will say the bottle also had it right, it finished dry.
I easily finished the bomber myself today the drinkability is there. I would have had more but the bottle price is a little prohibitive for that.
mrhoppy (224), Santa Clara, California, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Big, Bad and aggressive. A little too over the top. Still delicious though. I will buy another one of these and save it for a long long time and see if it mellows.
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