AleSmith My Bloody Valentine

Growler, courtesy of Beerlando. Pour a dark red with an equally hoppy and malty aroma. Flavors are strong on the hops, citrus and some toffee.

A- Pours a deep red hue with an ample amount of tan head. S- Smells hoppy for an amber, with deep bready notes. T- Taste is very full. Bready with notes of caramel and toffee and rounded out with good floral hop accents and a bit of bitterness. M- Medium viscosity, perfect amount of carbonation. D- Incredibly drinkable. I could drink this stuff all day. I loved the distinct hop presence in this one which was just enough to appease me without being so strong as to mask the complex maltiness.

This poured a ruby red color with a somewhat small off white head. Aroma on this was just phenominal, it smells like citrus trees and pine trees growing in the same forest, yum. Flavor was just as appealing, very fresh clean piner and citrus hops balancing out a very smooth but not cloying maltiness. This is very underated beer.

Sample from a growler. Clear reddish amber color with a big tan head. Lots of hop in the aroma, making it citrusy and piney with a bit of malt balance. Citrus hop flavor, some other fruit in there, malt and a bitter finish. Very nicely done.

Thanks to Homerwantsbeer for sharing a growler. This brew is a mostly clear dark reddish-brown color with a thin off-white head that diminishes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma is hoppy for an Amber, with notes of sweet malt and nuts in the background. Medium-bodied with a flavor pretty much how I would expect a hopped-up Amber from Alesmith to taste. Flavors of piney hops, caramel malt, fruit and nuts are all there. The finish is equally hoppy and malty with a lingering bitterness. My kind of session beer overall.

Courtesy hopscotch. Clear mahogany color, broken white head. Moderate candied NW hop aroma, although the malt base is apparent. Mild taste, more balanced than the aroma, very drinkable.

On tap at AleSmith. Great red-brown color. Nose is sweetness of caramel and malt with nuts and hops. Taste i sweet and malty. Light and clear with the finish.

On tap at Hamiltons Tavern. Amber red with whitish head. Medium body. Aromas of slight citrus and malt. Good solid caramel malt sweteness with some moderate hop presence. Nice finish somewhat dry and bitter. Good bitter for an afternoon refreshment.