 crowderm (285), Recklinghausen, Germany
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 13, 2008 Pours a beautiful reddish brown with a huge off-white head. The aroma is of sweet syrupy malts and bold spicy citrus hops. A sweet but spicy malt flavor hits the tongue first, followed by a wave of bitter, but superbly balanced citrus hops. The mouthfeel is very lively, lots of very sweet malts and spicy hops dancing on the tongue coupled with a very smooth medium body. The carbonation is just a little bit weaker than I would prefer, but this doesn’t really detract from the experience. Overall a fantastic beer...I’ll have to crack one of these open around christmas time this year.
bp (487), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 13, 2008 Bottle: pours a burnt orange color with a a frothy, thick, white head, a few little floaties swirling around as well, hoppy aroma, with a bit of citrus, taste is very dry and hoppy with a bitter, warming finish. Pretty nice brew.
RomanW70 (297), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 11, 2008 Updated: Mar 16, 2008Pours reddish brown with a one finger head. Aroma of pine, sweet malts, spices, and hops. Initial falvor of grapefruit, toffee, and pine. Well balanced. Delicious, warm finish with some bitterness. Big and very tasty beer. Gets better with each sip. Delicious. Bottle was blue and red. 8.5% ABV. Alesmith rocks!
JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 11, 2008 Updated: Feb 11, 2009
Pours dark red with HUGE light tan head.
Nose of piney hops, caramel malt, some alcohol.
Grapefruit, big sweet toasty malt flavor, big pine characteristics, some spiciness as well. Very Balanced. Dry, bitter hoppy finish, but not overpoweringly so. Alcohol burn and warmth.
Oily, slightly sticky body, with a lively carbonation. medium-full body.
Christmas in a bottle.
deftim13 (103), California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 10, 2008 Bottle 22oz.
Pours deep red with a 2 finger head. Smell of dried fruit, hops, candy sugar and caramel. Taste is the same. Some heat in the taste. Good carbonation that compliments the malt profile. Decent imperial red but nothing compared to the summer edition.
Arayaga2 (1001), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 6, 2008 Even opaque reddish brown with a dense and enduring tan head. Sweet hoppy aroma with pine and citrus. Pineapple taste with tangerine finish. Sweet, but not as I expected. Very even-toned, and nothing jumps out. Quite good. Bottle indicates 8.5% ABV $6.75
PhillyHomeBrew (176), Forest Hills, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 6, 2008 This beer has a darkish brownish orange body topped off with a huge pillowy tan head. The beer has quite a bit of hoppy aroma with scents of lime, orange, and lemon. There is a little bit of malty aroma, but mostly overpowered by the cascade hops. The flavor is very hoppy as well, with a ton of fresh hops flavor mixed with malt and a bit of spice. The maltiness is a bit overpowered by the hops. New Beer in NYC.
GMCC2181 (886), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 6, 2008 Bottle from craig! Nice dark amber color, BIG white frosty head. Good lacing. Smell is hops and some sweet spices. Flavor is hops, malt and a small hint of vanilla. Quite smooth, good thickness to it. My first AleSmith and a good one!
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