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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.


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
TeamTrappist (785) - jericho, New York, USA - JUL 14, 2008
Bomber. Poured a light golden amber with a small white head. The nose was floral hops. First thing I noticed was how bubbly it was. A nice little change from typical apa’s. I liked the hop flavor, but there was more to it. I tasted some sort of peppery twang towards the middle, I guess that was part of the sweet and sour description. The finish was bitter and dry. Nice beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Tweety (377) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 13, 2008
Bomber, thanks doubleo! Pours a very light golden color with a big fizzy white head that recedes pretty quickly. Aroma is lots of hops, citrus and resin. Lots of hops bitterness in the flavor too, with just a touch of the citrus. Quite tasty, I wish I could get this one regularly, cuz I’d drink a LOT of it :).

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
puggy211 (711) - cordova, Tennessee, USA - JUL 7, 2008
WoW I like this beer.very nice nose piney sweet citrus.Light yellow for an IPA but nice white head sticks around.Wonderful mouthfeel..very tiny bubbles!.Very drinkable.Light hop bitterness along ides of tounge with sweet finish sight linger of hops.Very nice drinkable pale ale.I wish I could make this a daily drinker.GOO JOB ALE SMITH!!!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
arondee (364) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - JUN 21, 2008
UPDATED: OCT 21, 2008 I tried to pour this carefully but ended up with a huge white fluffy head. I ended up with something that looked more like a Yellow Ice Cream float than a beer. It’s got a great sweet, citrus orange peel smell. The first taste was delicious. The hops are present but the beer is not all that bitter. It’s more of a sweet/slightly bitter APA with great carbonation. I could drink this all day, I wish I had gotten a second :)

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BlackDonald (1127) - Boise, Idaho, USA - JUN 19, 2008
This was a really decent APA, a little more amped up than I was expecting, but that alright with this one you really get a lot of bang for your buck. Matching nose and flavor, with lots of pine and citrus, perhaps a bit of grapefruit in their as well. really nice carbonation, makes this pleaasant to drink. Very easy to drink.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SuperDave (1934) - Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA - JUN 18, 2008
Light honey colored clear pour with a good foamy white head. A bit of hops, citrus, pine and malt in the aroma. Similar flavor, starting sweet with a good hoppy finish. Realy good APA. Wish I could get it in a keg!

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
nightrider (676) - encinitas, California, USA - JUN 15, 2008
Extra light in color but with the perfect white head and lacing as is typical of the Alesmith brews. Citrus and mild pine scents. Sweetness on the front with light hoppines and some carbonation on the finish. Light in body. Great easy to drink pale ale.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
cale422 (25) - Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA - JUN 10, 2008
Great brew scene in San Diego and love the Bev Mo stores. Got this brew there. Great hop nose great crystal clarity with tight white foam head. Excellent crisp clean malt/hop balance in the flavor and excellent mouthfeel for type and finish


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