AleSmith Grand Cru

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

This 2006 vintage consumed Nov. 2008 pours clear deep copper with light tan head. The aroma is smooth deep dark fruitiness followed by a slight sensation of alcohol to go along with faint notes of cherries and cotton candy. The taste is as smooth as the nose led onto with figs, prunes and sugar stewed raisins coming together into a nice blended flavor sensation yet all swimming around in a pool of molasses and caramel candy. This has aged wonderfully. Very nice treat.

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

Bottle thanks to Ibrew2or3 shared at Anchorage Apr ’15 Tasting: Poured brown with a beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, yeast esters, sweet caramel malt, and light vanilla. Alcohol burn hits you at first with caramel malts and toasty finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Taps opaque caramel with a serviceable buff head. Aroma features pomme fruit, toasted malt and woody hops. Flavor presents sweet and slightly tart fruit, toasty malt and woody hops, with tropical and toffee hints. Mouthfeel offers firm body and sassy fizz. Just grand!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

I’ve been hanging onto this for 1.5 years now I can’t wait any longer I need to drink it. Bottle opened with a gush!! Crap did this go bad on me? Clear root beer brown with a tall cap the lingered for a long while. Aroma reminds me of Unibroue Maudite, dark apple, sweet malts, yeast, wood, hints of red wine, and noticeable alcohol. Good strong flavor, candy sugar, roasted malt, hints of banana but not, yeast, nice spice, lots of wood, and weak coffee. You can taste the non flavoured alcohol that warms the stomach………..yes I can taste the non flavoured alcohol, prove me wrong I dare you. The more I drink this the more I like it but this may be because I’m getting drunk. Entire bottle now empty and getting hard to watch “the girl who kicked the hornets’ nest” subtitles are getting blurry, wife keeps telling me to stop pausing so I can read what’s happening. Anyway beer was good but don’t think it lived up to its legendary status, drink a Unibroue Maudite and you’ll be getting the same thing.

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

Poured out a deep crimson brown, really fantastic foam, sticky lacing .. . aroma of fruit, pie, brandy and brown sugar soaked rum .. . medium mouth .. . overall a well made beer but needs a bit for thickness .. . Inflammable means flammable? What a country.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Wish list item - been saving this bastard. Deep amber pour with a massive head which shrinks rapidly to a constant cream cap leaving tons of chunky lacing. Very Belgian nose of sweet and lightly funky yeasts, malts, ripe fruits, hint of citrus. Taste is exquisite with almost over ripe fruits, yeasts, sweet rich malts, brown sugar, awesomeness. Huge beer with a purpose: to make beer drinkers happy. Success! Most excellent.

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

Vintage 2008: Dark golden pour with a foamy head. Fruity and yeasty aroma with some subtle spices. Wonderful flavors and well rounded by now. Exceptionally smooth drink.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottled@Bishops Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Ruby red colour, beige head. Aroma is raisins, plum, some sweet malts, mild yeast as well as some slight alcohol. Flavour is plum, loads of hops, some alcohol as well as mild yeastyness. Fruity and yeasty finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Not a bad Belgian Strong, but not a great one either. The bottle pours out a dark brownish red with a thin light brown cap that lasts. The aroma is sweet malt, candy sugar, nuts, and yeast. The flavour is more malty than anything else with the prized yeast overshadowed.

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

Bottle from BOLTZ7555. Thanks! Huge whiffs of caramel in the nose with butterscotch, toffee, ripe plums, molasses and alcohol. Deep amber-brownish color with a short-lived tan head that settles to a thin frothy, patchy, layer. Plenty hoppy (for the style) and dry with caramel and licorice flavor along with toasted grains, dark fruits, toffee and some booze. Very drinkable for 10% but comes across as a little thin. While the dark fruits are there I don’t think they are quite rich enough (again, for the style), perhaps dried out by the hops. My overall impression of this beer is that it’s good but not spectacular