Decadence 2013
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Special Out of Production|
Score
7.19
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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.
German-Style Doppelbock Lager
German-Style Doppelbock Lager
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark ruddy copper with a foamy/fizzy beige head. Aroma of toasty malt with chocolate hints. Full bodied. Flavor is rather light stone fruits with some nutty, toasty malt. Chocolate notes on the edges. Heat is not a problem, but there is a little burn down the gullet. With time the light stone fruit seems to get more towards raisin/date. The malt is nicely toasty/bready. Maybe a hint of toffee. There seems to be a tendency for the flavors to mutate. My taster is now suggesting coffee notes, but my brain says no way. Pretty good beer! Like this a lot.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2014
at 20:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out stoned fruit, toasted nuts, and some bready caramel. Flavour brings out similar notes, with bready caramel upfront, along with stone fruits and some light candied sugar. ABV is no where to be detected at all - drinks like a 7% beer. Very well-balanced and light on the palate. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2014
at 20:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear reddish amber, medium tan head, nice lacing. Aroma is malty, caramel, toffee, smoke. Flavor is about the same, bit of anise, medium sweet, light bitter, a bit acidic.medium body, creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2013
at 13:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark mahogany beer with a dark tan head. malt and yeast aroma with light banana, spice, and light fruitiness. Caramel and light banana flavor with yeast, light spice, and light red fruit. Medium bodied. Caramel and spice linger with banana, yeast, and light fruitiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2013
at 17:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle from Beermongers. Pours a dark copper/mahogany color with a small white head. A nice sweet banana, toffee and brown sugar nose. The flavor is more toffee, molasses, dark fruit, sweet banana bread, some chocolate, nutty, prunes. Very light bitterness in the finish. Metallic. Quite good. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2013
at 21:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 75 cl bottle shared at home. Pours a clear amber with an off white head. Nutty nose. Sweet caramel and raisin flavors. Smooth mouthfeel with medium body and light carbonation. Smooth and mellow finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 16:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours with a clear deep bronze hue with a medium sized off white head that lasts. Good lace. Big malty and toasty aromas: grainy, nutty, light hop, molasses, melanoidins, marzipan, sawdust. Very clean. Flavors are rich, nutty, toasty, melanoidins, maple. Dry and boozy finish, with a perceived sweet malt character. Some salinity. Neutral to slightly malty balance. Clean. Creamy carbonation and warming. Well made as always
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2013
at 19:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Armin’s place, courtesy of arminjewell. Thanks! Pours a reddish brown appearance with a tan head. Caramel, lightly nutty, chocolate, herbal, grassy aroma. Actually pretty dry and not overly boozy flavor with caramel, toasted malty, herbal flavor. Well done lager even if it’s higher in boost than expected for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2013
at 21:47