Decadence 2011
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
Score
7.45
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Alesmith Decadence Anniversary Ale was originally brewed in 2005 to celebrate our first decade in business. Our brewers had such a great time concocting Alesmith Decadence that they decided to make it an annual event, and brew a new style each year to commemorate our anniversary.
Alesmith Decadence 2011 is a Maple Smoked Barley wine. Blending elements of two beer styles, smoke beer and barley-wine. Alesmith has created a unique, homebrew-inspired beer. Big and malty, with a huge Bamberg smoked-malt character, Alesmith Decadence 2011 has another very special ingredient: Vermont maple syrup. The smoky malt flavor is perfectly balanced by modest bittering hop additions. A rich, full-bodied beer designed to deliver a memorable drinking experience.
Join our anniversary celebration with Alesmith Decadence. You’ll soon discover why Alesmith is known around the world as the place to find legendary craftsmanship.
Alesmith Decadence 2011 is a Maple Smoked Barley wine. Blending elements of two beer styles, smoke beer and barley-wine. Alesmith has created a unique, homebrew-inspired beer. Big and malty, with a huge Bamberg smoked-malt character, Alesmith Decadence 2011 has another very special ingredient: Vermont maple syrup. The smoky malt flavor is perfectly balanced by modest bittering hop additions. A rich, full-bodied beer designed to deliver a memorable drinking experience.
Join our anniversary celebration with Alesmith Decadence. You’ll soon discover why Alesmith is known around the world as the place to find legendary craftsmanship.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Thx to Sebletitje // 75 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBSG 2012 // pomegranate amber with a white head // thick caramel, toffee nose with some hops with a touch of mellow smoke // thick caramel taste with a light roast blended in, toffee, spices, bitterness in the back from hops, spices, molasses tad with a hint of smoke // tad thick, smooth body // not bad at all
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2012
at 03:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy amber color, small white head. Aroma of burnt toast, vanilla, maple. Taste is similar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2012
at 17:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle courtesy of Ibrew2or3, sharde at RBBSG 2012, cheers Dave and thanks for the bottle. Couleur cuivrée, col beige léger. Arôme malté grillé avec ce léger côté de sirop d’érable et un fini fumé léger3 Palais est agréable, et loin de paraître les 11%, un fumé agréable qui ne prend pas le dessus laissant place à un caractère barley wine dans les tons malté/carmel léger sucré de prendre place. Une certain duceur érable se note et accompagne des pointes fumées. Palais est vivace et légèrement pétillant. Au final, un très bon barley wine qui pour moi reste un peu trop jeune.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2012
at 13:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled at RBBSG. Slightly unclear red color, small off-white head. Smell malts, slightly bacon, slightly smoke, slightly alcohol and slightly sweet. Taste malts, a lot of alcohol, some sweetness, a hint of smoke. Medium body, medium carbo.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2012
at 10:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as AleSmith Decadence 2011 (by AleSmith Brewing Company):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
11/VIII/2012 - 75cl bottle @ RBBSG - (2012-890) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy copper red beer, yellowish aery small head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: caramel, bit sugary, little dusty, chocolaty, some ripe and dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit chocolaty, pretty smokey, fruity, sugar, some hops, alcohol. Aftertaste: some smoke, sweet caramel, some hops, bitter ending.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
11/VIII/2012 - 75cl bottle @ RBBSG - (2012-890) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy copper red beer, yellowish aery small head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: caramel, bit sugary, little dusty, chocolaty, some ripe and dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit chocolaty, pretty smokey, fruity, sugar, some hops, alcohol. Aftertaste: some smoke, sweet caramel, some hops, bitter ending.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2012
at 10:03
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
750ml bottle pours a hazy, caramel orange with some cloudy white head. Nose is salty, smokey, maple, sugar. Smells like faux turkey bacon. Flavor is similar, kind of bleck, sweet, sugary, a little salty, smokey. Weird. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2012
at 15:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a thin tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toffee, smoke, toasted malts, herbal notes and some spiciness. The taste is toffee, smoke, caramel, raisin and bitter hops. Medium-full bodied. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2012
at 21:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Amber-bronze beer with a tan head. Smoke and malt aroma. Maple and smoke flavor with brown sugar and toffee. Medium-plus bodied. Toffee and smoke lingers with maple and brown sugar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2012
at 13:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to ZX6Chris, cheers man! Pours a murky dark beige color with a medium white head. A rich nose of fruity malts, smoke and sweet candy, banana. The flavor is a rich medley of smoked malt, candies, caramel, banana esters, warmth, but a overall light flavor. Lots of maple syrup throughout but not overly big in any of the flavors. Interesting and good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2012
at 20:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle and cask. Pours with a hazed bronze hued body with an off-white head. Aromas are of light smoke, alcohol, caramel, medium dark fruit esters, raisins, dates and pancakes. Flavors are boozy, medium smoke and quite bitter (as far as balance). Lots of alcohol, light maple and dark fruit. Medium bubbles, warming, big bodied. Tasty. Should be fun to see a barrel aged version of this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2012
at 11:23