AleSmith IPA

Not sure what to say? Very disappointed in this highly-regarded IPA. Very small chance this was a bad bottle, but this doesn’t appear to be the case. Of course no date on the damn bottle to confirm if this was a problem. As of now, I can’t rate this as a top-notch IPA. Bitter aftertaste lingers on the finish.

Bomber from Byeager (Brian) from BeerAdvocated. Thanks man! Deep orange color with a rocky off white head. Great citrus aroma. mostly orange and grapefruit. Hop bitterness matches the aroma. There is also a perfume like hop taste. Slightly sweet malt backbone with some honey. Nice west coast IPA. Not totally what I was expecting. Not a hop bomb. Great IPA but not the greatest for me.

Bottle. Ap: Dark orange, hazy, creamy white head. Ar: Grape. Small sweetness. Fla: Fresh and fruity with a strange chemical bitterness. Really like the fruitiness of grape and oranges. Pal, Ov: Big bodied and balanced. Top class IPA!

Bottle from Ölbutikken. Pours hazy golden with a big creamy head. Lots of oranges, crisp citrus with a malty background. Bitter but balanced.

These absolute top rated beers within their style are often pretty standard but rock solid, this is no different. Nice orange look with a foamy white head. Citrus, pine and grape aroma with some nice toffee malts. Flavor is nice fresh and bitter with a fulfilling warming finish. Not spectacular but damn good.

This beer is beautiful. This beer is a massage on my tongue. This beer gets me drunk in my soul. This is maybe the best beer in the world.

Pours opaque golden orange with hop sediment suspended within it. Powerful hop flavor with plenty of bitterness and a great very strong aroma.

22-oz bottle NapaCabs - Aroma: grapefruit, citrus, floral, piney (hop); Flavor: sweet, salty, caramel, biscuit (malt), citrus, piney, bitter (hop); Appearance: hazy, yellow to orange color, off-white head; Mouthfeel: meduim bodied, medium carbonation with lacing along the glass; Overall: elegantly, balanced malt and intensely hopped, bitter strong ale.