AleSmith Decadence 2006 (Imperial Evil Dead Red Ale)

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

brought up by Alex, thank you sir .. . Pours a deep tawny tan .. medium foam, little sticky lacing .. . light citrus, thin molasses, fruit, and caramel .. . age has calmed this down quite a bit .. . good drink .. . . I'll be playing with your mama tonight. ...62.....

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Nothing I can comment on hasn’t already been stated before, probably more eloquent that I can too. Just a world class beer. Shared it with my brother, and buddies Gary and Mike D. Chock full of flavors and aromas and it was just an explosion of goodness.

The beer pours out a cloudy, chestnut brown color with a thin 1/2" white head. Aroma has a near perfect blend of french toast, caramel, earth/wet dirt, dark fruit, light chocolate and old leather. The flavors really mirrored the aroma blow for blow. French toast (with the maple syrup), dark fruits, caramel chews, toffee, lightly floral, wet paper with a nice spiced finish. Just incredible to enjoy, and thankful I kept it this long for a milestone review.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

"JohnC, thank you. I choose you, Pikachu! Cloudy dark reddish-brown with an off-white head (no, Clash, I can’t pour...and stop trying to blow into my ear; it’s freaking me out). One day, you’ll find someone. Back to the beer. Alcohol is strong; the 10% ABV kinda bit me. Dark fruits were really prominent as this brew warmed. Some bubble gum. Very nice!"

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

A murky dark brown appearance with a large head this may be due to the horrible pouring technique of Sassy. Or the mason jar it’s in. The aroma is brown sugar, alcohol, raisins, and nutmeg. The flavor contains a bit of alcohol, molasses, raisins, and brown sugar, how come you taste so good. The aftertaste is somewhat sweet and warming. Thanks JohnC for the hookup. on dis and Sassy for her immense generosity.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Bottle courtesy of Bu11zeye: Poured a deep red/burgundy color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of sweet malt is reminiscent of a barley wine with some citrusy hops also noticeable. Taste is a mix between some barley wine type sweet malt with some bitter and citrusy hops also noticeable. Medium body with some good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Overall, while this is not a bad beer I thought it was slightly one-dimensional and IMO over-rated.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Big thanks to omhper to give me the opportunity to sample my very first beer from Alesmith! This beauty pours out in a slightly hazy reddish brown colour with rich firm lasting beige foam. Big but very well-composed aroma of figs, caramel, toffee, pine-needles, cherries, dates, mild floral hops with a fresh whiff of citric fruit. Full, compact and elegant flavour without being overly bold of dried fruit, caramel, sweet licorice, floral hop, over-riped cherries and mild dose of alcohol. Chewy candy like body. Long caramely finish dates, caramel, black cherries, flowery hops and milky chocolate. Incredible. I’m off to San Diego tomorrow! (In my dreams....)

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottled. Deep amber colour, mediumsized creamy head. Aroma is fruits, some yeast, caramel malts, spices and raisins. Some mild roasted notes also. Flavour is caramel malts, toffee, some breadyness, fruity and flowery notes along with raisins and mild notes of alcohol.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Pours with a red-brown body topped by a medium thick head with lots of lacing. It’s sweet and malty with a nice caramel and cookie note as well as nice fruity esters and a hint of hops. Full bodied, smooth and a touch warming.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

Poured a copper color with good head and good lacing. Aroma was roasted malts citrus hops, nuttness to it as well. Flavor was nice blend of roasted malts something else sweet to it citrus to it as well but not over hopped. Good beer for sure.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

This is a rich little sipping beer. There’s a syrupy quality, caramel and brown sugar dominate the malt profile. There’s a bit of hopping, although it becomes an indistinct bitterness in the back with all of the sweet malt flavors. There is also a noticeable heat in the finish.