Decadence 2007
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.71
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The third offering in our series of Decadence Anniversary Ales, is a big, rich Imperial Porter. Brewed to the parameters of a classic Porter, Decadence 2007 has the intense aromas of dark malt and chocolate complimented by a lusciously smooth mouthfeel. The flavor is rich and malty, and balanced with just the right amount of English East Kent Goldings hops. The aftertaste will leave you pining for more, so don’t miss out on this release of Decadence 2007. Once it’s gone, it’s gone!
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75cl bottle. Trade. Thanks Chris. Pours pitch black with a small creamy brown head. Nose is roasted malts - toffee, caramel, chocolate & coffee. Silky smooth palate. Bitter long roasted aftertaste. Pleasant warmth from alcohol. A heavy Imp. Porter. Yummi!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2008
at 03:09
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Scored this bottle in a trade with hellomynameis. Many thanks Zac! Wine bottle pours a opaque black with a lacing, creamy beige head and a slightly watery consistency. Aroma is very inviting, chocolate, coffee, toffee, nuts, toast and cookies. Flavor is sweet, chocolaty, with black licorice, dark chocolate, toast, light rum, some light smoke, plums, figs, and some very light citrus on the tail end. Finish is like a sweet, malty chocolate milk shake and just a little chalky. Delicious, very drinkable, a real winner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2008
at 20:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home with Doppelganger... Big thanks to WeeHeavySD for this ... Very deep brown with a hint of red ... deep soft smooth roast and chocolate ... rich toffe and a bit over vanilla. (most of the Dark alesmith seem to have a fair bit of vanilla) ... little smokey peaty whisky ....
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2008
at 12:50
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours with a large, foamy, light brown head, very dark brown body. Aroma of plums, rum soaked raisins, chocolate, and cocoa powder. Extremely mouth coating feeling...very, very syrupy. Very sweet and chocolatey up front with some sticky toffee too. A bit of bitter coffee rounds out the finish. Amazingly good desert drink (goes well with vanilla ice cream, and tastes amazing as a float). As a side note, I am going to go buy a bottle tomorrow and age it for about 4.5 years, to make a killer winter desert treat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 02:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle@Hoboken#1-pours a dissipating tan head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-sweet, lactose, acidic. Taste is big, alcohol, dark malt-sweet, lactose, acidic, some coffee. Not my taste. 2.7. *110806 thanks mosf3t
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 14:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Grain flavor and aroma. Malt in the flavor and aroma, a little chocolate, raisins and alcohol. The grain and bitter hops make this bitter overall. A well made beer but I’m not really into the flavor.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2008
at 21:57
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Should have drank it last night; rating #5 750 ml bottle I got from the BA Release party! Nose is rich roasty coffee, chocolate, and some grassy hay and a bit of floral! Black with rusty edges and a big tan head that laced heavily on receding; flavor was hoppy bitterness and a pepperiness at the back of my throat, along with the coffee, roast, and chocolate; finish is nice and bitter chcolate and a bit of alcohol warmth! Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2008
at 22:24