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AleSmith Decadence 2007

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AleSmith Decadence 2007 - Imperial/Strong Porter

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An Imperial/Strong Porter formerly brewed by
AleSmith Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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The third offering in our series of Decadence Anniversary Ales, is a big, rich Imperial Porter. Brewed to the parameters of a classic Porter, Decadence 2007 has the intense aromas of dark malt and chocolate complimented by a lusciously smooth mouthfeel. The flavor is rich and malty, and balanced with just the right amount of English East Kent Goldings hops. The aftertaste will leave you pining for more, so don’t miss out on this release of Decadence 2007. Once it’s gone, it’s gone!
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 tjthresh (1605), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Pours dark brown with very little head. The nose is full of rich mocha coffee. The flavor is rich and chocolate and coffe and yumm. Full body and rich.


 TampaBrew (288), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Pours black. Lots of dark malts and chocolate in the nose. Flavor is nutty, some floral hops, cocoa, slight roasted malts and rich fruity flavors. Full bodied and the alcohol is present. Very nice.


 yemenmocha (187), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Pours dark brown to near black with light brown head. Nose is fairly full with chocolate, roasty aromas, and slight fruit as well. Palate is again filled with chocolate, roasted malt, and some dark fruits. Somewhat light bodied though, and low carbonation. Higher alcohol is noticeable.


 sebletitje (1499), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2009  
courtesy of ibrew2or3. Thanks a lot Dave for the vertical epic. Pours dark brown, off white head with golden lacing. Lots of roasted malts, chocolate and some coffee. Some light dark fruits notes. Nothing to say here, this is one epic beer, boozy that coates the palate with malt goodness and some faint notes of bitter hops.


 CharlesDarwin (1685), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2009  
750mL Bottle. Thanks Andy! Nice, rich, molasses-filled chocolatey aroma. A bit of refined brandy. Smooth. Creamy. Pours a pitch black with a creamy freshly poured coffee and cream head. Flavor is well rounded and dense. Such a solid AleSmith porter. There’s a mash of chocolate, clean roast, and a bit of pine sap. Molasses continues to come through. This a really solid Imperial Porter. It’s so AleSmith style, in that it’s clean, the house yeast is distinct and delicious, the malt flavors rich, detailed, and complex. Balanced. The roast really drys out the sugars. AleSmith malts like nobody else and I can taste it because there isn’t other crap in the way. Fantastic!


 BgThang (112), Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Wow this beer was awesome. Bought from south bay drugs back in 2007. Popped it this weekend. The nose was chocolate, roasty, and coffee. Age has done this one well. I wished I had another bottle to try it next year


 hellbilly (1289), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/518/20
May 25, 2009  
seriously, i stopped taking notes on this once i smelled it! something about cocoa, roast and vanilla with a bitter kick at the end... then it read ’buy more’.


 bgburdman9 (810), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 22, 2009  
Old rating. Poured dark brown with a little head. Aroma was chocolate and some light hops. Rest was smooth and not much alcohol. pretty solid overall.



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