AleSmith Decadence 2007

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

[Bottle, thanks Guerde!] Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma has a lot of chocolate and roasted malt. Taste is also chocolate (dark) dominant with roasted malt, cocoa and a little vanilla. Good mouthfeel with a long bitter and deep roasted malt finish. Good stuff, I would like to try it in a non-tasting setting.

Bottle sampled with Mad_indian. Pours brown with ruby edges and a small light tan head. Aroma of chocolate, toasted malts, slight roast, and caramel. The flavor is smooth, chocolate, caramel, light roast, and a well balanced bitter finish. Alcohol was well masked. Good brew.

Bottle… SMAACMSM O-Town Throwdown, Part Sept… Cloudy, dark mahogany ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Great retention and interesting lacework. The subtle, earthy aroma coveys rich notes of chocolate, wood and toasted nuts, but is too restrained to easily enjoy. Full-bodied and silky with soft carbonation. Chocolaty, earthy flavor. Moderately sweet, but boozy and heavily bitter. Finishes bitter and a tad hot. Thanks to TheCheeseMan, for sharing this one with the O-Town Crew!

Very nice. I drank this on my anniversary with my wife. Delicious aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Creamy in the mouth. Taste is as above with a slight lingering hop bitterness. This stuff is great.

750 ml bottle - thanks to ironchefscott for the trade; i was excited the moment i heard they were putting out an imperial porter this year and this didn’t disappoint; pours thick and jet black w/ foamy chocolate colored head; takes a while to settle and leave slots of lacing; huge aromas of sweet roasted chocolate; medium body with that great rich, smooth texture; slightly chewy and silky smooth; chocolate is mixed very well and never overpowering or unpleasant in any way; just a rich mixture throughout; totally kick ass and i would love to see a porter as part of the regular AS lineup

OMG! Pours blackish w/ a tall, thick and creamy froth that just sits there like a Ford pick up truck on th side of the road. Snail tracks are revealed on the sidewalls as the head recedes. Superb lacing. The aroma is fresh and mildly roasted w/ dark chocolate and minerals. Full nectar w/ excellent carbonation creating a slighty creamy texture. Juicy chunks of dark chocolate and mildly roasted coffee bean are in the foreground w/ a committed hop bittering that burns a bit as the brew goes down. This thing is absolutely beautiful. A moderate sweetness factors in w/ flavors of leather, charcoal, and black cherry. 07 is very fresh tasting and very much alive. It finishes w/ lingering chocolate and citrus rind. Great balance. Beautiful, just beautiful! Donald Trump approved decadence.

Bottle from shegadeyo. Pours dark reddish/brown with an average frothy brown head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Heavy complex roasted coffee, chocolate, vanilla and alcohol aroma. Medium to full body with a dry smooth texture. Heavy Belgian chocolatte bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of long duration. This is a standout brew.

Courtesy TheCheeseman. Reddish brown pour with a thin white head. Hershey chocolate bars and roasted grain with hints of vanilla and bourbon. Now that is aroma! Another beer that needed a few moments to take in the aroma before tasting. Taste is smooth roasted grain with lots of chocolate, very tasty. Finish is a little thick a bitter chocolate aftertaste. Just wonderful, thanks cheese!