BückDich (4491), Boise, Idaho, USA Feb 28, 2006 Draft at O’Briens: Dark ruby chocolate color, nose of citrusy fruity hops, a bit of raspberry and light roast. Nice blend of creamy hop and fruity flavors. Nice body and thick mouthfeel. Balanced. Yum! bu11zeye (3573), Frisco, Texas, USA Aug 2, 2006 (Draught, Stuffed Sandwich) Pours a murky dark brownish red body with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma of light roastiness and spices. Flavor of malt, mild hops, light fruit, and spices. 1FastSTi (2355), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA Mar 18, 2006 At O’Brien’s. The beer pours to a dark brassy/brown body with a thin off-white head. The aroma is light. Toasty/roasty malts and supposed hops (I surely don’t smell the dry hopping). The flacor is malty, toasted toffee, smooth yet very light hops. Robust malts, tobacco. The palate is a lingering tartness/bitterness in the back of the throat. This is one of the weakest Alesmith products I’ve ever had, or I simply wasn’t in the mood to have it. :( Vac (2175), San Diego, California, USA Feb 6, 2006 Pours with a deep blood red body topped by a thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s sweet and malty with notes of caramel and a nice citrusy hop note that adds a great bitterness. Medium bodied and smooth. I had both the cask and the draft versions. Both were great but the cask was a little young and seemed a little weaker in both aroma and flavor. Bockyhorsey (1914), Mesa, Arizona, USA Feb 17, 2006 Tap @ Papago
Good sweet fruit aroma. Dark red body with tan head. Had mainly a flavor of plumbs and some hop bitterness on the finish. Medium dry palate a good brew.
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