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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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Alesmith. It pours deep hazy brown, with a thick beige head. The nose is smoke (more obvious than in the taste), maple syrup, brown sugar and smoked ham. The taste is brown sugar, maple syrup, wood, touch of smoke, leather, booze, tangy dark fruit and some smoked ham, with a long, dry finish. Full body and soft carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Mar 2012
at 05:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from The Davis Beer Shoppe in Davis, CA. Pours a very dark ruddy copper with a creamy beige head. Aroma is light smoke with indications of hop. Full bodied. Flavor is brown sugar, smoke and hints of maple. Some hop bitter, but not able to discern details. Arguably there’s some dark fruit, but given the feel I doubt it. It’s a pretty good sipper, and tho there’s heat, it’s not all that disturbing. Overall it’s easier to drink than to pick out the pieces. It finishes more towards dry than sweet. Just the slightest bit sticky - so make that more towards sweet than dry. This stuff keeps changing around.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2012
at 18:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
750mL bottle pours rutty red amber with full tan head. The aroma offers up smooth smoky near bacon notes followed by mild prunes, raisins and brown sugar covered plums. The taste is equally smooth with prunes, brown sugar and raisins rolling into silky smoky rauch malts as well as some dry smoked bacon. Around the edges I get modest notes of booziness right into the finish and after taste. Floating above these notes are some floral hops and vague sort of spicy hops. Note sure how the smoke will age but this one is pretty smooth and blended right now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2012
at 21:57