AleSmith Decadence 2007

Formerly brewed at AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
San Diego, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle from Mane Liquor. I had higher expectations than I should have when it came to this beer. Very balanced. Heavy on chocolate notes throughout but balanced by some dark fruit and powdered chocolate notes. All worked well. Solid

Bottle from mane liquor. Pours a deep brown/black with a small tanned head. Aromas of chewy biscuit malt, raisin toast and doughy yeast. Toffee and chocolate really coming through in the taste backed by the raisin toast doughy like chewy maltiness. Huge bitterness. Good but not as mind blowing as I thought it would be ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours extrememly dark brown / black with a fluffy light tan head that doesn’t last for too long. Aroma of raisins, molasses, prunes, and some gummi bears. Flavor is roasty chocolate and caramel goodness. Very huge warming alcohol flavor. A little coffee and a nice bitterness, too. Seems bitter and dry on the tongue. The huge flavors make me want to rate it lower on the palate, because it tastes like it should be an Imperial Stout. Really exceptional beer.

750mL bottle, split several ways, pours a dark brown with a reddish tint and a small beige / tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, some oxidation, and very slight molasses - zero roast character. Flavour is dominated by the dark dried fruits, particularly dates and raisins, maybe some berries, toffee, no roast, no chocolate or coffee - characterized almost exclusively by the dark fruits. No hint of oxidation either, unlike the nose. Very rich in dried fruits - dates and raisins especially. A little cloying in sweetness, but not overbearingly so. It’s held up well over the years. Excellent.

Wow, thanks Josh. Nose is intense with caramel, port wine, fig, raisins, and canned sweet tomatoes (good ones) for aromatics. Very rich aromas. Pour is dark brown with a light brown head that leaves a pool of bubbles in the center of the liquid. Rich flavors of caramel, a nutty quality, dark fruits, coffee, and roast made this one a winner in my book. Great stuff, yet again, from Alesmith.

Bottle
Appearance - Deep brown body, caramel head
Aroma - Rum-soaked cherries, raisins, cocoa
Taste - Chocolate, caramel, raisins, plum, coffee, dark chocolate finish, mellow

#700 thanks to OmegaX! This beer was increcible, a VERY fruity and sweet porter, only with a mellow dry finish. The body is smooth and the aroma is almost intoxicating if you spend the time picking out the scents as it warms up. Cheers!!!

Pours a  dark chestnut brown color with a one finger beige head that slowly settles into lasting ring.  Sporadic spots of lace left behind. Slightly boozy aroma with subtle smokiness.  Nice toasted character with sweet and roasted malt notes. Lots of chocolate malt sweetness along with caramel and toffee countered by earthy hops. Slight viscous, medium body with a good balance of roasted and sweet malt notes along with some earthy hops and sweet booze.  Lots of chocolate with hints of toast, dark chocolate, toffee, caramel and hazelnut.  Velvety and well masked ABV make this deceptively drinkable  Subtle heat toward the finish but not as strong as the nose suggests.  This beer held up really well.

Thanks again to my cousin for a spectacular line-up of sushi night brews. I am taking a guess at the vintage, so given that he usually cellars his big stouts for a few years... Citrusy, roasty aroma. Sweet, bready flavor with chocolate, licorice, and a little coffee. Not too heavy - very good indeed (but maybe not a great choice to pair with fish.)

Bottle. Aroma has notes of sweet caramel malts, chocolate, dry roasted malts, toffee, coffee, port and nice dried dark fruit. Very nice aroma for a 5 year old beer. Very dark brown that sits black in the glass and has a small tan head that mostly diminished and left okay lace. Flavor is very sweet and lightly bitter. Palate is very full bodied and oily soft. Overall a fantastic brew that has aged very well. Wonderful aged malt aroma and faded hops. Very rich and very good!

I have wanted to try this one for quite awhile now. Thanks to whoever brought this one to Imminent Liquidation II. A - Pours black as night with a decent one finger tall off white head leaving light streaks of lace down most of the glass. S - Smells of chocolate, coffee, vanilla and plenty of dark roasted malt. The chocolate is still surprisingly strong, combining with the dark roast, to make a luscious smell that is very inciting. T - Starts off with some nice chocolatey sweetness slowly giving way to hints of vanilla, coffee grounds and dark roasted malt. It almost tastes like melted tootsie rolls. Finish is a mix of dark roast and light chocolatey sweetness, lingering on the pallet long after consumption. M - Full body with plenty of sweet flavors and moderate carbonation. Nice creamy feel with very little booze left. Some sweetness and dark roast linger long after the finish. O - This one really lived up to my expectations. It had all the flavors I like and it held up well over the time in the bottle. I hope to try the BA version some day, if it is anything like this one it will be great.