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RATINGS: 563   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.64   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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AleSmith X Extra Pale Ale is a clean, light-colored, light-bodied ale. The People's Choice award winner at the 2000 San Diego Real Ale Festival and the second runner-up in 2001, it has a good dose of dry hops balanced by a gentle sweetness, giving an almost sweet-and-sour effect. Appearance: Light golden color, and a nice white head, with good retention when properly served. Flavor: Starts off with almost tingling flavors of citrus and pine, balanced by a nice malty sweetness, then fades to a dry finish with a lingering hoppiness. Aroma: Strong lemony-citrusy character, with sweet malt and pine in the background. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Smooth, light-bodied.


3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tokyogoat (1504) - San Diego, California, USA - MAY 7, 2009
Pours with light carbonation, a fluffly head that pulled a complete Kaiser Soze’. *POOF*, and it disappeared. Smells and tastes surprisingly yeasty. It lacks some other flavor, I get too much yeast and not enough other flavors on the front. The beer finishes amazingly, I jut wanted some spice or fruit on the front. AleSmith is just golden, these guys could brew a beer made primarily of donkey piss and it would still be amazing.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
WisconsinBeer (659) - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - MAY 3, 2009
Bottle. Pours a sunshine yellow slightly hazy color. Flavor is mild malt, slightly sweet, rides into a dry citrus and pine hoppiness. Very mild and light bodied, this is an easy drinking pale ale that shows moderation without going overboard. Well done, this is a good beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Tripplebrew (714) - Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA - MAY 3, 2009
Pours a clear honey lemon yellow with very thick white head. Aroma is pine mixed with light vanilla notes. Flavor is earthy pine with a sweetness that over rides the bite of hops. It is very smooth. Definite floral notes and pine citrus fruit like mango. Body is creamy with definite fair carbonation.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Alasdair (76) - NEW ZEALAND - MAY 3, 2009
citrus, pine, passinfruit and honey aroma, but it’s downhill from there. Thin, bitter, and fizzy, Improved as it lost some carbonation, but I don’t think this handled the long trip to NZ very well.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Beardface (1480) - Eugene, Oregon, USA - APR 29, 2009
22 oz bomber from Bier Stein. Pours out a light golden color with a whiff of a head. Nose is mostly citrus fruit with a little grassiness thrown in. The taste hits most of the hop flavors: citrus, pine, a little floral. Mouthfeel is very lively, it’s like it’s sparkling in your mouth. Extremely sessionable and I agree with the guy who said it should be in six packs. I’d buy it all the time if it was!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Adam77 (426) - Eastampton, New Jersey, USA - APR 29, 2009
This needs to be in 6’s. Very sessionable. Wish I had more. Blend of citrusy hops with a sweet caramel background. Watery but good.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
scrizzz (2183) - Bothell, Washington, USA - APR 29, 2009
Light hazy gold, lemon/lime aroma, light and very aromatic. Dunno about this extra pale business, but still a good pale. Full bodied with a light roast and persistent floral hops.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
fidel (1302) - Livermore, California, USA - APR 28, 2009
Poured pale golden yellow, CO2, clean, grassy, citrus, other light fruits, caramel, little malty, dry finish.


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