 Schroppfy (1733), Ohio, USA
Jul 24, 2002
Rerate: Bumped a bit from 4.5 to 4.6. One of my top beers. Incredibly fresh and balanced. Slightly fruity in the freshest way (watermelon a la Stone Pale), malty, hoppy, earthy, yeasty, but very subtly balanced. Original: 4/17/02: Outstanding in every way. The malt depth in the nose, subtly so, the touch of yeast in the nose, the color, the head. Then, the perfect blend of earthy maltiness with hops just enough to grab you. Ahhh. Find this one, for sure. Beeronthewall.com now (finally, and probably for a limited time) has all Alesmith available. That’s where I got this one and it’s twin, who I will save for a special occasion, it’s that good.
Glouglouburp (2006), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 8, 2008 In short: Inexpressive malts and a strong fruity-tea hop profile. Very drinkable but not memorable in any way
How: Bottle 22oz, from kegbear, consumed very fresh one week after reception. Thanks a lot Craig
The look: Cloudy dark copper body topped by a medium off-white head
In long: Crisp pale malts slighly toasted. Malt bill is more like dry salad croutons than toasted caramelized malts. Light to medium fruitiness with red fruits, oranges and some tropical fruits. Generously hopped with a strong aromatic red-fruit flavoured tea, like those I’m offered after a meal in some restaurants. Not much bitterness and the fruity tea-like herbal character is a bit too much. Towards the bottom of the bottle I was getting more yeast and also some undesired acidic notes. The beer had many qualities, it was very cleanly brewed, it’s an AleSmith after all but an inferior AleSmith. Not a very solid beer. If all anvils were that solid knights and gladiators would have fought with wooden sticks and throwing rocks at each other.
nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured a clear amber with a two finger white head. Aroma of spices and citrus. Flavor was malt, bread and a slight bit of citrus. Medium body with good carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel that I wasn’t expecting.
Nik925 (156), California, USA
Sep 29, 2008 Was holding off entering my rating till I head back from Alesmith, but they never replied to my e-mail. Aroma and taste dominated by brett characteristics. Metallic cherry notes, everything you would expect from a brett fermentation. Good appearance, palate, and fundamentals, but this tasted nothing like an ESB. I enjoyed it, and if it had been sold as a Brett beer, it would have been $10 instead of $4, so no complaints. If there was no brett issue, this is the oddest ESB I’ve ever had.
timsilvia32 (254), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Sep 14, 2008 Amber pour, fluffy white head. Spicy citrus nose, some malt. Surprisingly creamy mouth feel. Citrus with some malt and caramel apple. A little acidic. Pretty clean finish with some hop bite. Drinkable, overall not bad for the style. Would have liked a little more maltiness and roastiness.
faroeviking (4414), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark
Sep 9, 2008 Botella. Slightly unclear golden amber colour. Spiced fruity bit chocolate toasty malty aroma. Quite good a mouthfeel. Flavour of toasted malt, good bitter hops, some fruit and spice with some caramel.
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