 MrBunn (1525), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 13, 2009 Bottle. Alright, so this better be pretty damn good at $10 per bomber. Lots of anticipation. Aromas are sure aggressive and hitting me with sweet citrus as I’m looking at the color from about three feet away. Kind of a hazy orange/amber with a pretty decent head. On closer inspection, aromas are thick with tangerine and pineapple with a little bit of floral hops as well. A bit of a caramel malt presence is also detectable in the nose. From smell, my fear is that this will be awfully sweet and thick. NOPE. It’s dang good... a lovely mix of caramel malt and hops that balance it out nicely. Too bad they don’t make affordable beer out there at Alesmith (or too bad that my damn distributors are raking us all so nicely over here.) This would be pretty hard to improve on.
Sonicdescent (376), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 It’s funny because while outside of the fantastic citrus/fruit/sweet/resiny/piney nose and really all you could ask for appearance, there is nothing very distinguishing about this IPA, it’s just a solid drink. Very tasty and drinkable, and I wish I could get more easily.
Fin (3403), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 11, 2009 Bottle that came courtesy of Reluctant Scooper and Beer Merchants following a competition I entered, consumed 10-02-09 Many thanks to Simon (Haddonsman) and Phil L Pours warm gold with a white head. The aroma is sweet with honey and then the hops start to show, also a little yeast. I’m not sure what the hops are but they taste of pine and also have a good citric bite. Really nice sweetness come flooding through, but those hops are also streaking around the mouth. This is a lovely beer, wonderful see -sawing of hoppiness and sweetness. A7 A4 F8 P4 OV16 3.9
BrewCzar (108), St Louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Bottle pours a clear vibrant orange color with a quickly dissipating off white head. Strong aromas of hop, grass, and citrus. Taste is slightly sweet with hints of citrus mostly orange & grapefruit with a tasteful bitter hoppy finish. A great IPA.
polomagnifico (533), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Bottle thanks to MrChopin, cheers Kevin!! Aroma has notes of sweet citrus fruits, with caramel malts, and a littel catnip. Very nice. Light to medium clear amber hue with a large off-white head that mostly lasted and left some lace. Flavor is sweet and fruity then turns moderately bitter. Palate is medium bodied and watery soft. Very drinkable IPA that’s soft and fruity with a well balanced malt sweetness and hop bitterness. So happy I finally got to try this. Did not disappoint.
satan165 (562), River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 fruit fruit fruit! nose is an attack of sweet and savory fruits. not just lemon -- but everything in between. appearance is hazy orange. flavor is huge esthers and plenty of hops. bitterness is on point but not overwhelming -- nor should it be. palate is perfectly wet. far from sloppy but the flavor pleasantly lingers. overall not as good as two hearted, but better then stone IPA.
BrotherGrendel (580), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 A- Off-white, creamy head with a hazy orange hue. Great retention and lacing throughout.
S- Nose is mostly of big citrus aromas (orange, grapefruit, lemon); subtle maltiness.
T- Wow! Sweet hoppiness up front followed by subtle caramel maltiness; the finish is long and citrusy, but not overly bitter; very nice balance, this taste is as close to a prototypical IPA as you can get.
M- Smooth and refreshing, light to medium body, light carbonation, creamy texture
D- Impressive drinkability characterized by smooth, citrusy taste and pleasingly bitter finish.
I was turned onto craft beer by the Stone line of ales while living in Arizona, but I think that Alesmith IPA has quickly become one of my personal favorites and my top-ranked IPA.
ksurkin (366), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 bomber from south bay drugs poured into a pint glass. pours a very pure, clear golden color with hints of amber and a bright white, bubbly head and great lacing. aroma was probably the single best IPA aroma i’ve come across. huge floral hops come bursting from the glass with scents of tulips and roses backed by grapefruit, apricot, big pine, and hints of spice and slight sweetness. flavor was a near perfect balance of big, citrusy hops and a great, slighlty sweet malty background. flavors of pine, fresh flowers, sweet peach, and some vanilla evolve as the beer opens up. palate was velvety smooth, medium bodied, and slightly chewy. this beer seemed to jump all over my tougue and was simply delicious. nearly a perfect IPA in my opinion, and the best i’ve tasted.
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