AleSmith Old Numbskull - Barrel Aged - AleSmith Brewing Company

drowland

Florida

4.58/5  rDev +5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

6/26/10. Sampled at the Tally Tasting 2010, with HUGE thanks to fata2683. Could have used this as rating 1900, but I did like one brew better, so I’m using it for 1899. Aroma is AWESOME BA. Amazing buttery, vanilla, coconut, holy shit. The flavor will knock you over. Much the same but with wonderful sweet and dark fruits. Love it.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 21:59:35 | More by drowland

brotherloco

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

05-25-2013 08:05:54 | More by brotherloco

SanDiegoBeerLove

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-24-2013 21:55:08 | More by SanDiegoBeerLove

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-18-2013 14:28:41 | More by drgonzo2k2

Pecan

California

3.75/5  rDev -14%

05-16-2013 18:05:41 | More by Pecan

Zbeetleman

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-15-2013 05:01:29 | More by Zbeetleman

tourdot

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-13-2013 04:05:25 | More by tourdot

maximum12

Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks out over the wifi to ObeMaltKenobee & kyle2k10 for this beer, which I've been unreasonable obsessed with for quite a while. Big 750ML bottle, 2012 vintage, split with my wife after a good Twins win at Target Field with our girls.

Pour is respectably carbonated for its bigness that looks like slightly frothed liquid caramell rolls. The nose is heady bourbon, toffee, & wood. That is a good smell.

Old Numbskull - Barrel Aged thrust the barrel forward & jams it into your solar plexus. Barrel is as subtle as a chin-high fastball; bourbon, vanilla, & drying oak all defining the beer with pizzaz. The base beer contributes caramel, toffee, Samples of earthiness & brown sugar accent a distinct sweetness in the middle, before bleeding back into barrel & a slice of alcohol soaking the end. Pretty quiet in the glass & mouth. Easy to swill. The alcohol presence isn't keeping me from putting my lips on it with frequency.

Alesmith knows their way around a barrel, & this is no exception; I'd be delighted if they stepped up the frequency & volume of their releases. A standard for the fairly rare style of barrel-aged old ale: an excellent beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:40:09 | More by maximum12

warnerry

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-10-2013 22:49:24 | More by warnerry

Yabev15

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-08-2013 00:28:03 | More by Yabev15

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-06-2013 15:40:50 | More by MinorThreat

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-06-2013 12:52:30 | More by SkeeterBoganski

JMRSN

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-02-2013 17:57:31 | More by JMRSN

pperez38

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

05-02-2013 10:27:44 | More by pperez38

Tom-Peters

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

04-29-2013 16:33:02 | More by Tom-Peters

pmarlowe

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

04-29-2013 04:30:52 | More by pmarlowe

mdaschaf

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-28-2013 23:34:17 | More by mdaschaf

ADTaber

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

04-27-2013 03:42:22 | More by ADTaber

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-27-2013 00:00:17 | More by spycow

SocalKicks

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

04-24-2013 03:54:24 | More by SocalKicks

djmichaelk

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

04-22-2013 15:42:51 | More by djmichaelk

2beerdogs

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-19-2013 05:16:29 | More by 2beerdogs

ScottO

California

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

04-18-2013 03:22:29 | More by ScottO

Duff27

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-15-2013 03:11:41 | More by Duff27

Zuidman

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

04-14-2013 14:37:21 | More by Zuidman