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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6.8/10
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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
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl Oz can at The Westin, in San Diego, CA, USA. Pours amber gold, with fine white foam. Aroma is citrus and floral. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium-high bitter. Final is still rather bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2023
at 05:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Recht dunkles Gold für ein pale ale. In der Nase schöne Noten von Pinien, Frucht, Beeren. Im Trunk angenehm dunkle Fruchtnoten, Trauben, Pinien, waldig, sehr lecker.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2023
at 14:16
6/10
Sweet, sugary, caramel, alcohol
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2023
at 23:35
7/10
Magus, linnaseline, tsitrus. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2023
at 23:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Deep golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is floral, grapefruits, mild herbal and malty tones. Flavour is floral, grapefruits, mild herbs and some slight earthy tones. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2023
at 20:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Clear golden, three fingers frothy white head, lots of lacings. Aroma dominated by grapefruit. Dry with medium body, gentle, almost pilsner like hoppiness, bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2023
at 21:29
5/10
Tried
on 26 Aug 2023
at 18:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear surprisingly yellow, white head. crisp malty aroma, beautiful bitterhoppy balance, not super hop juicy, but very well balanced. Nice bitter flavor, malts and hop balance well as in aroma, however, the hops are a bit flavorless, a bit too just-bitter-herbal, a bit too little hop-juicy. The hopping almost reminds me of the more bitter types of pilsener and lagers you might find in europe. Tastes pretty good though, just don't expect something sweet or juicy.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2023
at 15:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Ljust gyllengul vätska med tjockt skumtäcke. Aromer av tall, grape, citrus och aningen tobak. Maltig stabil bas med fruktighet i smaken som balanseras mot en lagom kraftig citrusbeska.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2023
at 16:36