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AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
AleSmith Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

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6384.14/5.04.13/5.0Summer8.5%98.5Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
YuleSmith is a quenching, hoppy "double" IPA. Appearance: Clear copper color and a creamy beige head with good retention. Flavor: Starts out with a bite of hops, but a perfect balance of maltiness and a dry finish leave you thirsting for that next sip. Aroma: The aroma starts with a heady citrusy and floral feel, and a slight overtone of vanilla. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Smooth, medium-bodied. Warm mouthfeel from the high alcohol content. Feels lush and full in the mouth.

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 JB175 (1356), Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20

Jul 20, 2007    Updated: Oct 11, 2007
Thanks to bmartin08 for this bottle of 07 summer yule - Cloudy golden-amber pour with a pretty large whitish head. Big floral-citrus sweet aroma with a nice fresh-batch-O-hop aroma that is thick and enticing. Taste is a really nice floral-citrus mix of hops with just a bit of quality malt that makes it quite enjoyable. Wonderfully hoppy is the best way to describe it.

 ironchefscott (246), long beach, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 5, 2008  
great quenching dipa...great grapefruit hop flavor and light mouth feel for the style....wish it was year around brewed


 KimJohansen (4294), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Hazy amber with huge beige head. Sweet aroma with loads of hops and notes of pine, grapefruit and caramel. Powerfull hops in the flavour with notes of grapefruit, caramel and pine needles. Solid bitter finish.


 nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle. Love this beer. Poured a hazy orange/gold with a two finger white head. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus and floral hops. Flavor is well balanced and not too sweet. Citrus hops finish the taste. Great beer!


 daknole (852), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottle graciously sent to me by alexsdad06. Thank you so much. This one is a damn fine beer. Wow. Pours a hazy orangish color wtih a very nice whte head. Aroma is a delicious mix of caramel, malts, fruit and spicy and floral hops. Flavor is just a perfect union of big hops and smooth malt. I get citrus, caramel, vanilla, and man I just loved this beer.


 masonjer (452), Holt, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 26, 2008  
thanks to weeheavysd for the chance. This beer kept eluding me. Pours cloudy orange with a nice white head. Aroma is tropical, citrus, pine and mango. Taste is citrus as well, but not as juicy as the aroma promised. Huge pine with a dry resinous finish. Really nice.



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