YuleSmith (Winter) - AleSmith Brewing Company

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Had this on 2011-11-13 in Columbia, PA
This is my 500th review

A - Hazy chestnut with a 1-finger tan head into a nonic glass. Significant lacing.

S - Needs to be pretty warm to get the full aroma. Caramel malt and licorice, citrus, pine and a whiff of hard, chocolate candy.

T - Initally, the balance is good between the significant hops and the roasted malt sweetness. There's a festive spiciness to it, which reminds me of hard candy-coated licorice with a dab of chocolate. Then the citrus and pine begin to assert themselves and the acohol becomes noticeable. While the sweet, spiciness continues, the pine and citrus bitterness is more predominate on the finish.

M - Medium body and light-medium carbonation. Moderately syrupy in a good way.

O - Quite the interesting brew that sits on the bitter side of an Imperial Amber style. I like it but find myself thinking that if I want an Imperial Stout, I'll have that; or if I want an Imperial IPA, I'll have that. This sits between the two in a way I've not experienced before. Perhaps as I become more familiar with this style, I'll appreciate this brew even more.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2011 21:13:13 | More by Tucquan

Dirksen

California

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%

05-24-2013 18:39:03 | More by Dirksen

paulys55

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -9%

05-24-2013 04:21:56 | More by paulys55

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -9%

05-18-2013 04:20:05 | More by megamass

Shogun730

California

5/5  rDev +21.4%

05-17-2013 21:39:56 | More by Shogun730

largadeer

California

3.75/5  rDev -9%

05-17-2013 20:41:39 | More by largadeer

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

05-15-2013 05:08:22 | More by Zbeetleman

ngeunit1

California

4.16/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Golden-amber with a finger of frothy off-white head. Fades fairly slowly.

S - Sweet caramel and bready malts, grapefruit, citrus, pine, and grassy hops.

T - Sweet caramel, bready, and biscuit malts, grapefruit, orange, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, resiny bitterness.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a dry, bitter, lightly sweet finish.

D - Good hoppy red ale. Good hop profile and bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 04:11:13 | More by ngeunit1

IPeteA91

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +15.3%

05-12-2013 23:14:41 | More by IPeteA91

caverog

California

3.75/5  rDev -9%

05-10-2013 22:50:25 | More by caverog

BillRoth

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%

04-30-2013 02:12:36 | More by BillRoth

artoolemomo

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-31-2013 05:52:32 | More by artoolemomo

retry4z

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-29-2013 12:32:57 | More by retry4z

MadScientist

New York

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-27-2013 03:17:40 | More by MadScientist

TheBishopco

Tennessee

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-12-2013 12:22:56 | More by TheBishopco

KidsDoc

California

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-12-2013 04:41:54 | More by KidsDoc

VaporDome

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-09-2013 23:30:54 | More by VaporDome

kingmaker

Louisiana

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%

03-09-2013 02:17:54 | More by kingmaker

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-08-2013 01:15:22 | More by spycow

Chetti

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-07-2013 07:19:19 | More by Chetti

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.96/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz Bottle from Bristol Farms Palm Desert CA for 10$

Appearance - Clear dark copper with an average size fizzy beige coloured head. There is a high amount of carbonation showing and there is some great lacing. The head lasted for around 4-5 minutes.

Smell - Hops, malts, caramel, earthiness, pineapple

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste sugary caramel, malts, and earthy hops. There is also some pineapple and a touch of something along the lines of all-spice. It ends with a malty sweet aftertaste with a medium amount of hop bitterness.

Overall – A good seasonally flavoured beer. A little too earthy for me but still nice nonetheless. Just a bit overpriced for what you get in my opinion. Nice to have tried but not something I'd buy again.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 03:58:27 | More by spinrsx

SocalKicks

California

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-03-2013 17:08:43 | More by SocalKicks

Seaba

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -9%

02-26-2013 19:11:00 | More by Seaba

magine

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into an oversized pint glass.

Pours a cloudy sediment floating, caramel amber with a thick creamy tan head. Lots of thick chucky head stands a finger thick. Perfect lace and head retention here. Looks great.

Brew smells of big hops and caramel malts. Very tasty nose here - great nose.

Brew is big in flavor and mouthfeel. Pungent, oily, flavorful hops melded perfectly with caramel malts. Brew has a mellow smooth warming finish. Tremendous.

Awesome stuff here. My first from Alesmith and a gem of a brew. Makes me think of Nugget Nectar. Cant wait to try more from them.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 01:28:44 | More by magine

ChrisMon02

Ohio

4/5  rDev -2.9%

02-17-2013 01:16:28 | More by ChrisMon02