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AleSmith X

AleSmith X

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
AleSmith Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

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3453.61/5.03.61/5.05%95.4 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
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.

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 RCL (942), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20

Feb 23, 2007  
One beautiful looking beer. Aroma and flavor have a strong lemon-herb tea character. Nice effort from Alesmith again.

arondee (56), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 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 :)


 BlackDonald (610), On a beer trip all over the USA, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
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.


 SuperDave70 (568), Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
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!


 nightrider (219), encinitas, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
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.


cale422 (25), Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
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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