X Extra Pale Ale
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.20
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AleSmith X is our refreshing Extra Pale Ale. Pale Yellow color, bright white head. Aroma of fresh hops with notes of citrus and pine.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Beer Temple. Pouts clear dark golden with a small of white head. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus, light floral and toasted. Flavour is light sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 10:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, flowers, grass, citrus, citrus peel, funky notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus peel, dry, hoppy, juniper notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120817]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 05:59
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating but this should be pretty fresh. Pours lightly hazy golden amber color with a nice 2 finger dense off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts the whole glass. Nice thick spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of orange zest, lemon zest, herbal, floral, caramel, biscuit, nuttiness, grass, and light pine. Very nice and well balanced aromas with good strength and complexity. Taste of orange zest, lemon, herbal, floral, biscuit, nuttiness, caramel, light pine, and grass. Fair amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus zest, herbal, floral, biscuit, pine, and grass on the finish for a bit. Great balance of flavors with good complexity. Very smooth bitterness/sweetness balance as well, with no cloying flavors after the finish at all. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an absolutely excellent pale ale! Very nicely balanced with good complexity; extremely smooth and crisp to drink. Highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2012
at 18:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 22oz, courtesy of Meilby. A clear, golden beer, topped by a finger-thick off-white head leaving some lacings. Quite hoppy nose, fruityness, pine cones and resins, leaving the maltyness in the far back. The flavor has pine cones and resins up front, a touch of maltyness in the back, and some bitterness all over the place. Soft, full to medium body, dry, and well carbonated. Bitter, citrus peel finish. An easy drinkable beer, quenching and pleasant. 120511
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2012
at 13:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 1 Beer tasting club - What a great way to start a new bottle club with an APA from this excellent brewer. Poured a hazy golden colour small head, just the right amount of hops for an APA with a complimentary sweet malt backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2012
at 05:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ The 5th Danish Summer Gathering Ulborg, 2012. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Nose is hops - red grape, berries and tropical fruit. Flavor is dry and bitter with notes of berries and grapefruit. Dry and crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2012
at 04:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ FOneFan, Pre-Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2012. Slightly hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, floral and citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, citrus, grapefruit, floral, medium carbonation and quite bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2012
at 16:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ pre-TFODRBSG, Ulfborg. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - fruity and grapefruit. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. High carbonation. 170812
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2012
at 16:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
75cl bottle. Pours golden with steady bubbles and big floating pieces of yeast and a nice layer of lace. The nose is of pine and yoghurt. The taste is savoury cheese and pine. The palate is medium bodied witha tangy middle section and a long drying finish. Overall, I’m disappointed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2012
at 11:19