AleSmith Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1995

Contact
9990 AleSmith Ct., San Diego, CA, CA 92126, United States
Description
AleSmith is an American microbrewery that specializes in wide variety of handcrafted ales. AleSmith brewer was founded in 1995 by Skip Virgilio and Ted Newcomb in San Diego, California. AleSmith beers are known for their deep and complex quality of beers, high alcohol content and strong hoppy flavors. For this reason, AleSmith brewery has a wide appeal to microbrew and hoppy beers enthusiasts. Over the years, AleSmith brewery has won numerous medal awards from different national and international competitions. Currently, AleSmith brewing company is under the management of successful home brewer, Peter Zien. AleSmith brewery producers more than 15 types of beers nationally and internationally.

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9.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 10 Flavor 9.5 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Chestnut to mahogany colour, medium sized dense beige-ish head; aroma of raisins, prune, some dried cherry, cinnamon, clove, burnt sugary, rhum, oak barrel and slight cocoa notes; taste has the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; amazing beer! Thanks so much for sharing, Kapusil!
Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2026 at 15:57

9.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
0.44l can. Clear mahogany body with a thin white head. Bold oak, raisins and orange zest notes in the aroma with some cinnamon, cloves and dates. Taste of orange zest, sugar cane, oak, cinnamon, caramel, cloves and raisins. Sweet beer with a some spices.
Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2026 at 15:47

8.5/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Aus der Dose (canned 13.10.2025) im 2026-07 getrunken. Die Basisversion des Speedway Stout halte ich für eine der ausgewogensten IStout, die ich bisher im Glas hatte. Und hier in der Edition zeigt sich diese wunderbare Basis genauso. Nur das auch noch ein deutlicher Mokka- und dunkel Beeren-Anteil das Stout hier eine besondere Note verleihen. In der Nase zeigt der Mokka-Anteil eine feine typische grüne Paprika-Note, die aber nur fein im Hintergrund bleibt. Denn dazu gesellen sich leicht die Aromen der Dunklen Beeren, die dann am Gaumen umso deutlicher werden. Ein wunderbares Stout!
Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2026 at 20:39

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 oz draft. Decent. Aroma is rye whiskey, coffee, chocolate.
Flavor is the same. Decent mouthfeel. Mild warming after the sip. Better than in a can. But in all seriousness, something changed with the base stout. Thinner texture. Just not what it used to be.
Tried from Draft at AleSmith Brewing Company on 31 Jul 2026 at 05:31

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
8 oz draft. Deep copper appearance. Aroma‘s dominated by rum. Flavor follows with some raisins, prunes, mild sugar. Medium-ish body. It is alright.
Tried from Draft at AleSmith Brewing Company on 31 Jul 2026 at 05:26

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 oz draft. Smelled like melted caramel in a glass. Flavor follows, of course. The mild sea salt and mild warming booze does help the sweetness. Body is medium. Couldn’t drink more than 4 ounces.
Tried from Draft at AleSmith Brewing Company on 31 Jul 2026 at 05:23

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
a: dark brown coloured body | creamy tan nitrogenated head
a: brewed coffee | nutty | earthy malts
f: vanilla | walnuts | rustic end
t: creamy | burnt oatmeal | drying throughout
o: rich coffee flavours | soft sugars | velvety texture throughout - great to have!

16 ounce can | Westover Market (grocery): Arlington, Virginia | 04-May-2026 | US$4,99 | canned: 27-January-2026 | sampled: 25-July-2026 while watching the Warped Tour in Long Beach on my TV here in Washington after seeing the show last month in town, here.
Tried from Can from Westover Market on 26 Jul 2026 at 01:05

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
US Pint can at Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky almost black colour with a lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty and coffee. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter and sweet, with a silky smooth, rich, roasty, toffee, coffee, chocolate, light liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2026 at 14:38

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Another Brewver worldwide Top 50 (#13) for the style. 16 ounce can from Tavour. Mahogany brown color is topped by a creamy beige cap. Aromas of dark dried fruits, caramel, vanilla and oak. First sip is sweet dark malt, toffee, figs, port wine and bourbon. Soft mouthfeel. Smooth, despite the high ABV. Some vinous notes on backend.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 24 Jul 2026 at 04:40

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
US Pint can at Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a slightly hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light toffee caramel, light boozy. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, rich, herbal, sweet toffee caramel, warm boozy alcohol palate and a bubbly mouthfeel. Over medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2026 at 16:33