[1] Review by Rmussman from Northern, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/15/2006 11:28:30 AM)
"Sampled in San Diego in June. A nice beer, but not to the standard that AleSmith is famous for. Still one of the best Brown Ales that you will find. A very nice beer with a nice aroma. Taste is very nice, but nothing to be impressed by."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $3.5 Unit Cost: $3.5 per Pint
[2] Review by E from Spring Mountain, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/28/2006 8:21:48 AM)
"Poured a dark amber color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, chocolate and roasted malts. Taste of much of the same, with nuts, and a light hoppiness in the finish."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by herbjones from Orange, CA, USA who has tried this beer (10/30/2005 11:21:43 AM)
"Put a keg of this beauty in my kegerator yesterday and it is a wonderful brew. A deep, dark chestnut brown pour with a creamy off white head. Enticing malty nose redolent with nuttiness with ever so slight chocolate notes. Full bodied regardless of the low abv. Flavor is up there with some of the best browns. Crisp and clean finish makes this an excellent session."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[4] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/14/2005 6:00:10 PM)
"Had a pint of this at the San Diego Brewing Company, while hanging out with Richard and his family, my fiance' and her folks, and some friends from the homebrew club.
I really should know the Alesmith line of beers better than I do. After all, they are one of the best small breweries in the U.S., and they are only 10 miles or so away from me. But while I know their bottled beers fairly well, they have a line of draught-only beers that I rarely see around town. Compound all that with the fact that I generaly don't routinely get Brown Ales (at least, not until quite recently), and this is one beer that might as well come from another planet... :)
And while I wouldn't say that this beer has an "out of this world" taste, it is a very nice example of the American Brown Ale. Reminds me of Dogfish Head's Indian Brown Ale, or maybe Lost Coast's Downtown Brown, in the fact that it's much more assertive than many of the style. Nice roasty maltiness, with enough hops to matter (especially in the finish), but not so much that they would throw the beer off-kilter. Solid enough to be worth-while, but not so much so that it becomes laborious finishing it.
A rarely-seen Alesmith beer that is well-worth checking out.
//TB"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (6/13/2005 10:13:15 PM)
"Dark brown color. Medium head. Aroma is nutty and slightly sweet. A medium bodied nut brown ale. Malts are nutty and slightly sweet. Hops are slightly spicy. Well balanced. Smooth full flavor. Very nice beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $5 Unit Cost: $5 per Pint
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