San Diego Pale Ale .394
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.27
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In early 2014, Tony Gwynn’s team approached AleSmith to create a distinctive beer for the baseball legend. A meeting was called at the Gwynn household, which included a sampling of AleSmith beers to identify Tony’s preferences. He wanted the beer to be “light with a kick” which he elaborated further to mean full of hop character and light in body and color. The result of the Gwynn family’s feedback on test batches rendered a golden pale ale full of American hop flavor and aroma, with a subdued bitterness and a malty sweet finish. AleSmith San Diego Pale Ale .394 pays tribute to the city that Tony loved and the career-high batting average that he achieved in ‘94. Discover what happens when a Hall of Fame perfectionist crafts a beer with a world-class brewery. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation (TAG).
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6/10
Klar gylden med hvitt skum som legger som ett slør. Aroma fersken humle malt gress. Smak gress malt tropisk frukt humle gjær. Fin fylde, lett fruktig, moderat bitter. Boks fra DjOeye
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2024
at 20:19
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
1$ can on bargain shelf. Pour is hazy pale gold. Slight pine nose. First taste is some caramel, sweeter than expected; almost like a helles or a vienna, weird. My taste buds must be off. In the middle I'm getting more bitter hops, its building a slightly cloying effect. A little carbonation helps this to me more palatable but its starting to rub me the wrong way. Yea, a helles or a vienna with some bitter cloying ale attitude. What esle can be said? There, you have it. A little worse than I was expecting. Borders on the lighter end of a sweet IPA. Long syrupy bitter rude mouth coating treacly finish. Needs more zesty carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2024
at 20:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
355ml can, bought from djoeye. Pours an huge white head over a misty golden body, crocheted lacing. Inviting smell of ripe orange and bread-like malts. Fine blended taste of biscuit, dried fruits, and soft citrus. Bittersweet ending. Fine depth to it. Likeable. (Tromsø, 26.01.2024).
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2024
at 13:42
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2024
at 18:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at BBT 12/2023. Pretty classic American pale ale. Rather thin body, med-high carbonation. Medium bitterness, low sweetness. Light caramelly maltiness, a bit of oxidation, moderate piney resiny citrusy hops character. A bit candyish. Classic, not very exciting, but well made. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2023
at 17:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can @ BBT 12/2023 F: medium, off-white, average retention. C: gold, light hazy. A: malty, toast, orange, biscuits, caramel, mellow fruity. T: medium malty base, orange, toast, caramel, tangerine, decent bitterness, medium carbonation, good, enjoyed
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2023
at 17:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
BBT 12/2023. Golden color with white head. Aroma of citrus hops with oranges, zest, tangerines. Nice.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2023
at 17:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at BBT. Hoppy aroma and taste, citrus fruit, medium bitter. Medium body, hoppy fruity bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2023
at 16:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can 35,5 cl. Clear, deep golden with a white head. Piney, citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, very smooth on the palate, a dry fruitiness with a solid, finishing bitterness. A very well made APA. 071223
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2023
at 11:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Gourmet Haus. Clear olde gold with off white head. Triple C hop aroma and flavor. Citrus with solid malt support. Slight crystal malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2023
at 20:48