AleSmith IPA

Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Diego, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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22 oz bottle. Pours light orangish amber with very thick fluffy head. Aroma is fresh juicy grapefruit hops. Hints of sweetness and pine. Taste is smooth creamy mild caramel malt with those sweet citrusy hops on the finish. Incredibly restrained bitterness, almost separate from the hops, but comes on at the finish and lingers well. Easily among the smoothest, best balanced IPAs I’ve ever had - simply no harsh notes.

NYC Trip Beer #7. Needed a good spot near the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater in NYC. Stumbled upon the Guilty Goose, which proved fortuitous. I was excited to see this beer on the menu, as it would be my first opportunity to taste it. Poured the color of an aged orange peel with a lighter head than I expected. Flavors of citrus. Liked it, didn’t love it. Flavor was a touch on the grassy side for me. Bottle - Guilty Goose - New York, NY

Bomber from consumers beverages in Niagara Falls ny. Pours light orange with a big off white head. Looks perfect. Nice hoppy nose but it could be bigger and punchier. The flavour is solid, lots of hop flavour, lingering bitterness, dry finish. Not the freshest bottle but still highly enjoyable. Would love to try it fresher.

Bottle from Brewdog.com Online Shop (650ml, £7.55):
Fruity with tonnes of tropical fruits on the nose to begin with, there is also a touch of spice and a solid, juicy aroma along with some nice, lighter pine hops and some bitterness.There mango and citrus along with some sweet malts, caramel, mango and some grapefruit.
Dark golden colour with a great, two finger sized and foamy white head on top that looks to hold pretty well initially. There is some lacing left on the sides of that glass and the beer is a clear looking one.
Sweet malts and caramel upfront with some pine hops and grapefruit giving a sweet, medium strength bitter taste. The beer is a great one with plenty of tropical flavours coming through that includes some mango, orange and tonnes of hops yet the bitterness levels are not too strong.
Medium bodied and very smooth with an almost creamy mouthfeel and good, strong carbonation. There is some sweetness and a medium bitter finish.

Probably the best beer I’ve ever had, this one is as close as I’ve come to perfection in a beer. Starting with a great tropical fruits and pine hop aroma that matches the taste. The pine hops taste is amazing, coupled with the fact that the beer isn’t overly bitter makes this truly outstanding.

Bottle pour clear yellow with orange hues. Nose of tropical fruit, pine and resin. Taste grapefruit bitterness, floral and rein hops, then huge bitterness. Balanced by sweet malt mid palate, and butt resinous finish. Great west coast IPA.

Pours transparent golden orange with a thick orange white head. The nose is a perfect balance of grapefruit, orange, pine and tropical fruit. The taste is high bitter and medium high sweet damn near perfect balance. The texture is crisp and clean, body is medium and finish is long. Bomber for less than $5 makes this the best you can get. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle through trade, nice pale orange color with a bit of white head. Aroma of citrus/grapefruit, resin and some light caramel. Taste is very earthy and resinous hops, some light sweetness in the finish, super smooth bitter finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Should be enjoyed at correct temperature. Color is a little cloudy copper with good lacing and foaminess. Outstanding nose of sweet earthy grapefruit. Taste a little flat at first due to improper serving temperature. Although serving temperature range is tight, excellent when correct.

Pours a hazy orange-straw color with a nice thick head. Mild but hoppy aroma, with a lot of citrus and floral notes.

Resiny, hoppy, citrusy, a touch of sweet. Really unique hop flavor. This one was a treat.