 DavidP (1717), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jan 12, 2004
Has a dark red color with purle and brown tints. Nice thick light tan head which leaves a smallish lacing. Beautiful beer! Dark fruit and citrusy hops in the aroma. Nutmeg spicing. More dark fruit in the flavor with peppery aromatic hops, where dark fruit means plums and cherries. Burtnt cookie flavor in the start with some alcohol burn in the finish. Decently creamy mouthfeel. Seems a little rough around the edges with the alcohol detected.
Slipstream (416), USA
Nov 20, 2008 Thanks again to Adrian for sharing a bottle of this. Amazing aroma. Flavor is strong, herbal, and hoppy. The bottle we had might have been a little off, so I would like to rate it again someday - and it still gets 3.9 points!
dogfish120love (107), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Winter edition.
Appearance: redish deep amber rust in coloration, much darker than the summer edition.Smells of pine, grapefruit, sweet malt, and alcohol. The Malt aroma makes it much different in smell than the summer version.
Taste: Sweet Malt, grapefruit, pine and alcohol. The alcohol is much more present in this edition compared to the summer one. Much richer and more malty as well.Palate: very well balanced, not over hopped leaving my enamal in tact.
tomthompson89 (1184), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nov 18, 2008 Wow is all i can say about this beer!! so well done amber color, tan foam. Nose is big grapefruit. Flavor is similar with a great spicy malty flavor well done
Beardface (225), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Oct 25, 2008 Bomber from Market of Choice. Insanely well balanced with a huge hop flavor that threatens to run amuck but is saved by just the perfect amount of maltiness. A bit of booze and pine in the finish with some citrus floating around as well. Alesmith is just so damn great, I wish we could get all their beers up here.
elihapa (349), Hawaii, USA
Oct 18, 2008 Bomber, from Charles Street Liquors in Boston. Pours a murky apricot with a large off-white head. Aroma is heavy on flowers, tangerine and malt; intense and absolutely seductive. Palate is smooth and creamy, and Yulesmith is a superb balance of malt with hoppy fruitiness. There is butter, caramel, malt, citrus, yuzu, and pine. A bold blend indeed, and potent. Finishes dry, with some booziness and bittering hops. Commendable beer, but I would like a bit more crispness of flavor in my APA/DIPAs. Overall, I’d say this falls behind Arrogant Bastard, but otherwise tops in the style.
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