3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
reddish brown with substantial white head. front forward light caramels with some cereal flavors. some citrus hop notes and otherwise substantially hopped. missing some fruit esters. still the cleaner profile is appreciated and delicious.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 17, 2010 Tasted from bottle purchased at City Beer. Pours a deep amber cooper with a thick tan head that sticks around with nice lace. Nose is a strong aroma of caramel malt with very light citrus hops and a hint of yeast earthiness. Flavor is the same starting off with the sweet malts and moving to fairly light citrus bitterness and finishing with even stronger bitterness. The body is light with average carbonation and a long bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
This poured a nice mahogany color with a huge beige head. Aroma was light caramel and light citrus and grassy hops. Flavor was much the same, very subdued but light caramel hops and even a mild sour note. Interesting stuff for an ESB.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
West USA trip 2010. On tap @ Alesmith. The aroma has some flowery hops and caramel malts. Clear, amber-brown coloured beer with an off-white head. The taste is a bit sweet, moderate bitter and has caramel malts, little roast, some hops. Good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
The aroma immediately reminded me of the milk caramels my mom makes around the holidays. Darkish malt backbone, dried fruit flavors and moderate, resinous hoppiness with little actual bitterness - more like a tangy, dry quality than bitter - malt and hops are extremely well balanced. Almost seems to me like some rye is in here given some of the flavors, though I highly doubt it. This beautiful redhead is of the most flavorful, complex beers under 6% I’ve had in a while.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark - a deep ruby amber, with a beige head. Smells like caramel-colored overripe fruit. Slightly toasty - like slightly overcooked caramel - but there’s really a lot of fruit in here. Some baking spices... very, very little hop flavor - it really only comes through on the aftertaste, which I found disappointing. This is good, but probably at the bottom of the list of things I’ve had from AleSmith.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A pretty dark esb, not much hops on the nose and not a whole lot of hop flavor but a good level of bitterness and drinkability.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz bomber. Pours a dark amber with a small white head leaving significant lacing on the glass. A bit of hops on the nose with caramel malt dominating. Taste is of caramel hops with a bit of bitter hops. Clean finish. Tasty beer.
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