Noble Empire

AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

Porter - Imperial Rotating

Score

7.65

ABV: 11.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 25

In our 20th year, we had the good fortune to grow, expand, and relocate to our new home on what was originally named Empire Street. The city soon recognized us by renaming that street to AleSmith Court, a rare honor. Now at our larger facility, we continue to explore our passion for complex beers and expand our barrel-aging program. We have thus created Noble Empire, a brawny, complex, imperial version of a traditional English-style porter as a tribute to craftsmanship of the highest quality. Rich with chocolaty flavors derived from a variety of specialty malts, this beer has patiently found the delicate balance between sweet notes of vanilla and toast from the bourbon barrels. Enjoy this tribute to the former Empire Street and its noble evolution for the sake of craft beer. Cheers!

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Douglas88 (7987) ticked Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Bottle from Seattle. Pours a pitch black hue with a small brown head. A big licorice and roast nose. Sweet, licorice, heavy roast. Lighter bourbon. Damn good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2022 at 03:56

Reubs (35480) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 - Sweet and roasted malty, big chocolate and caramel, toffee, brown sugar, big bourbon kicking in, full body, soft carb, lingering bourbon kissed malty close. Lovely on cask.

Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2022 at 21:23

7.4

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Light mahogany brown with a beige head. Nose is toffee, dark malts, nutty tones, dried fruit rind, earthy roast. Taste comprises fruit cake mix, roast malts, cocoa powder, toffee, charr, molasses, dried fruit rinds. Full bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Not bad for a cask affair at 11% but for me lacks depth for the high boost.

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 22:48

7.9

Convair880 (6926) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF 2022, Olympia, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium bubbly beige head on top. Rich, roasty, malty, chocolate, caramel taste & aroma. Nice big imperial porter from Alesmith.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2022 at 08:52

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Tried on 02 Aug 2022 at 17:19

Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask gravity at GBBF 2022. Black beer lasting tan head. Thick heavy aroma. Good chocolate. Big imperial stout. Good chocolate. a little heat .was expecting better. some sponge cake.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2022 at 13:34

7.6

Fergus (31329) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at gbbf 2022 day 1. A mid mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of mid tan head. Aroma is nutty brown malts, mellow roast, hazelnut,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nice layered malts, nutty, cakey malts, raisin loaf. Palate is medium sweet, medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Nice.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2022 at 11:52

7.6

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2nd August 2022
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear dark brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts. Smooth dark chocolate malteasers backed up with a decent smooth coffee. A floral something on the back end. Nice cask Impy.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2022 at 11:41

8.5

Meilby (14731) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 4 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle 750ml @ yngwie nyttår 2020
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol, vanilla, bourbon, coconut and oak. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla and oak finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2021 at 12:22

8.1

yngwie (24278) reviewed Noble Empire from AleSmith Brewing Company 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 75cl. A dark brown to black beer topped by a minimal sized beige head. Alcohol, roasted malts, toffee, raisin, brown sugar and generic dried fruits on the nose. Some woody vanilla too. It's full-bodied and sort of dryish on the nose, pleasantly carbonated and lightly warming. Coffee, roasted malts, alcohol, booze, dried fruits, toffee and a touch of soy sauce in the flavor. Everlasting finish with lots of pleasant flavor. Sure not an easy drinkable beer, but delicious indeed. Sharing recommended. 201231

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2021 at 17:33