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AleSmith IPA

AleSmith IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

San Diego, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9744.1/5.04.09/5.07.25%100Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
AleSmith IPA used to be known as "Irie Pirate Ale." However, some nasty patent attorneys think the name is too similar to another brand, so we had to "cease and desist." It's a darn shame, but it beats an obnoxious legal battle, in both expenses and Excedrin. Don't worry though, we won't change the beer (which is a MUCH better IPA than that "other" brand). It was conceived as an American-style IPA to satisfy the yearnings of the most die-hard hopheads. Its high alcohol content may catch you unawares if you're not careful, but it's hard to resist once you've tasted it. Appearance: Deep golden to light amber color, and a nice beige head, with good retention when properly served. Flavor: Starts off with strong citrusy, resiny flavors, balanced by a nice malty sweetness, then fades to a dry finish with a lingering hoppiness and a faint hint of plums and black cherries. Aroma: Strong piney-citrusy character, with vanilla in the background. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Smooth, medium-bodied. Feels warm in the mouth from the alcohol.
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 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 14, 2007  
Tried at the brewery, while buying some Decadence. Nice hoppy aroma. Mild carbonation from draft. Burnt yellow color. Grassy nose and taste. Veery drinkable.


 Dansting (222), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a murky amber color with lots of floating sediment and a thick off-white head. Aroma is hoppy with a strong pine nose to it. Flavor is nice and hoppy, with hints of grapefruit and a bitter pine finish to it. Another top-notch offering from Alesmith.


 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 13, 2007    Updated: Jun 5, 2008
Poured amber with a lot of head. Smell is awesome, lots of citrus notes and hops. Taste is hoppy and pretty rich for an IPA.


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 11, 2007  
i am so mad this was the first bottle of "bad" beer i’ve gotten, the conditioning must have gone awry because there was no carbonation, so the beer ended up being horribly unbalance without any bubbles, i’ll judge how i can though, and how i’d imagine it taste


 Dough77 (771), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 11, 2007  
I think I want to try another bottle of this, in hopes the one I had was "aged" or not stored properly. It was too fluffy for me, I felt like I was drinking a marshmellow. Note: not a marshmellow beer, but actually like a melted overly sweet cloying a little marshmellow. Anyway, pour was goldenish. Nose was mild hops with a fair share of malt as well. Taste was barely IPA at all, just the fore mentioned marshmellow. Now dont get me wrong, I like marshmellow, just not in my ipa.


 incutrav (576), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/515/20
Jul 10, 2007  
Mmmm i need an air freshner that smells like this. Tasty times, other then when i popped the top that bottle damn near exploded brew all over, never fear, i shotgunned most of it before it hit the floor. Lots of hops, much like many other IPA’s before this. Im a big fan, but have come to the conclusion that i will not find an IPA as good as Furious, but i am bias a weeee bit as well. SITTM came real close though....


duffmanyeah (11), Escondido, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2007  
Wow this is amazing IPA. Beautiful amount of hops that memorize your pallet. I love the Stone IPA, but this is better! I recommend draft if you have the option. One of the best IPA’s I have ever had. Delicious.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Sampled at csbosox’s tasting 7/3. Pours a hazy amber/orange with a creamy off-white head. The nose is big grapefruit and a faint pine. I began salivating like Pavlov’s dog when the aroma hit me. Medium-bodied, creamy, smooth and clean with a lightly bitter finish. Grapefruit, pine and resiny hops with a nice malt backing. This beer is way to easy to drink for 7.25% & if they ever start selling it in KS or MO, we’ll be spending a whole lot of time together. (If you want a more flowery and amusing review, read MrRain’s. I agree w/everything he says, except perhaps the "urine of a dehydrated man" part. That score’s a 5 on appearance, huh?)



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