Decadence 2006
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.73
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Imperial Evil Dead Red Ale (also known as Dead by Dawn)
Alesmith's Decadence Anniversary Ale was originally brewed in 2005 to celebrate our first decade in business. The brewers at Alesmith had such a great time concocting Decadence that they decided to make it an annual event, and brew a new style each year to commemorate our Anniversary. The second release in the Decadence series, Dead by Dawn, was inspired by our own seasonal specialty ale, Evil Dead Red. What if we made it bigger, bolder and even more evil?
The result is Decadence 2006 Dead by Dawn, a devilicious auburn-colored ale with a complex sweet caramel maltiness balanced by the just the right amount of hop bitterness. Dead by Dawn showcases an enticing hop flavor and intense hop aroma that rounds out this rich, full-bodied ale.
Join our Anniversary Celebration with Decadence. You'll soon discover why Alesmith is known around the world as the place to find Legendary Craftsmanship.
Alesmith's Decadence Anniversary Ale was originally brewed in 2005 to celebrate our first decade in business. The brewers at Alesmith had such a great time concocting Decadence that they decided to make it an annual event, and brew a new style each year to commemorate our Anniversary. The second release in the Decadence series, Dead by Dawn, was inspired by our own seasonal specialty ale, Evil Dead Red. What if we made it bigger, bolder and even more evil?
The result is Decadence 2006 Dead by Dawn, a devilicious auburn-colored ale with a complex sweet caramel maltiness balanced by the just the right amount of hop bitterness. Dead by Dawn showcases an enticing hop flavor and intense hop aroma that rounds out this rich, full-bodied ale.
Join our Anniversary Celebration with Decadence. You'll soon discover why Alesmith is known around the world as the place to find Legendary Craftsmanship.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
3rd LCRBM. Malt, loads of malt in fact and red berries in the abundant aroma. Well hopped, flowery with red berries. Grapefruit. Thick and malty. Long hopbitter aftertaste. Great beer!
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Mikey’s holiday party 2012, thanks to who shared this
Appearance: Hazy brown with a small tan head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and dark fruit
Taste: Toated malts, dark fruits, caramel, spices and brown suger
Very nice, glad I got a chance to try this.
Appearance: Hazy brown with a small tan head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and dark fruit
Taste: Toated malts, dark fruits, caramel, spices and brown suger
Very nice, glad I got a chance to try this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2012
at 14:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot Dany!), pours a beautiful dark mahogany with a large foamy beige head. Divine aroma of plums, raisins, brown sugar, heaps of caramel malt / toffee, and even a faint trace of hops still roaming around. Flavour brings out huge grapes, some plum and maybe raisins, toffee, and brown sugar - hops have all but died, but doesn't matter, this is exceedingly well-balanced and sort of reminiscent of a barley wine. Absolutely no signs of oxidation or anything going off about this. Finishes quite dry and semi-sweet, with everything working in perfect harmony. Sticky, viscous palate and uber-decadent in all aspects.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2012
at 20:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Churchills, San Marcos. It pours very deep ruby, with a thick off-white head. The nose is pine, resin, raisin, currant, plum, caramel and brown sugar. The taste is caramel, varnish, dark fruit - cherry, prune, plum ,raisin, earth and toast, with alcohol warmth in the finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and slightly sticky mouth-feel. Great balance. All-round it’s very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2012
at 06:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
4th October 2008. Imperial Evil Dead Red edition! Cloudy dark brown beer with a frothy tan head. Thick chocolatey malt start leading in to a sweet and sour mid with more chocolate and some fruit. Lingering sour brandy tones in the aftertaste. Complex and tasty.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2010
at 08:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Brown with a lasting light brown head. Aroma of biscuit malt, lots of hops and a little alcohol. Malty and hoppy flavour, though a little too sweet and a hint of hot alcohol.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2009
at 09:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
’09-750ml bottle @Noogfest High5–pours an off white ring for a head and cloudy amber color. Aroma is earthy, medium malt. Taste is very earthy/spicy, sweet medium malt. *’11-750 bottle-Natifest courtesy Craig-pours a tan head and hazy copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary spice. Taste is alcohol, sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary spice. 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2009
at 13:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 75cl. @ TFODRBSG 2008, Ulfborg, DenmarkLight unclear medium to dark red amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, grass, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavey sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice ;0)) (230808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2008
at 03:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, thx to Dedollewaitor. It pours an unclear, amber body under a dense beige head. Sugary-sweet on the nose, with beefstock and piney, resiny and tropical-fruity hops. The flavor is sweet and malty too, with beefstock, some spicyness and piney hops giving decent bitterness. Full-bodied, almost sticky, slightly warming and effervescent. Bitter end. A lovely and demanding beer combining sweetness, warmth and bitterness nicely. (080823)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2008
at 05:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of Quake1028 ’06 botle. Pours dark, brownish head. Aroma is caramle and malty, sugary and hoppy. Taste is roasted, light coffee/caramel (scotch). Thick mouthfeel. Overall a good and drinkable brew.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2008
at 22:19