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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.


3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mattyb83 (589) - Minnesota, USA - DEC 18, 2011
Bottle from thome50. Clear, light, golden orange color with a small white head. Looks pretty effervescent. Aroma has light fruity character, slight lemon, with some sweeter malts coming through, too. Nice and light. Taste light and fruity. Slight bitterness in the finish. Floral flavors, pine, a touch of lemon-like citrus. Really nice and refreshing. It’s a bit too bubbly with the carbonation, as I would love to get a little bit more of the taste of this beer. What you do get is amazing! A great pale ale that I would love to be able to drink on a regular basis.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
GJF (971) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA - DEC 18, 2011
Pale yellow. Lively white head--almost champagney--but disappears fast. Nose is all hops. Flavor is citrus and straw, mild bitter finish. Very spritzy.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
chris2431 (160) - Oregon, USA - DEC 11, 2011
bomber, caramel, floral, citrus, pale, golden, white foam, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, lively, light body,

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Matts_Property (589) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 20, 2011
Bottle split with mcberko. Pours a clear golden orange with a fine ring of head. Aroma of pine, resin, caramel, and tropical fruits. Flavour of pine, resin, tropical fruits, clean wood, hops and caramel malts. Bitter, well-balanced and full-flavoured. Beautiful.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mcberko (2191) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 14, 2011
22 oz. bottle, split with Matts_Property, pours a hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of piney, citrusy hops, reminiscent of a nice IPA, with floral notes. Flavour is very piney and floral hop heavy, with some citrus, and lots of the floral / flowery quality, creating a light feel in the mouth. Just enough malt is there to counteract. Almost no astringency, even though this is quite hop forward. AleSmith even know how to make a pale ale really well. Excellent.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
skmikeg (184) - Poway, California, USA - NOV 14, 2011
Pours a amber orange with a nice white head with very nice lacing. aroma is of citrus, pine, and some biscuit malt. flavor is light and hoppy with a lot of grapefruit, pine resin, lemon, and some biscuit pale malts. has a medium body with creamy mouthfeel and a dry, ling finnish. overall, a very good and sessionable APA.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
adnielsen (3102) - Denver, Colorado, USA - OCT 21, 2011
Bottle @ home, courtesy of daknole. Thanks! Fairly hazy, golden orange appearance with a big white, bubbly head. Potent orange, grapefruit citrus hoppy, sweet pale malty nose. Orange citrusy, slightly piney hoppy, sweet pale malty flavor with a dry, citrusy finish. Nice beer!

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
JB84 (636) - Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 14, 2011
Pour golden yellow very little head. Aroma candy peaches, stone fruit, citrusy notes, caramel. Taste malt forward, pine, citrus, caramel. MF medium body very light carb. Aroma was far better then taste. Tastes quite average but aroma was terrific possibly an old bottle not to bad none the less.


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