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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6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A bit cloudy yellow colour, small white head. Pine, grapefruity aroma. Light-bodied. Piney, fruity flavour, pale malts. Old school vibes. Decent.
Tried from Can from Alko (Webshop) on 04 Oct 2025 at 19:02

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Canned 06/10/2025. Hazy yellow colour, steady white head and lace. Aroma has peach and papaya and is a bit bready too. Medium-bodied. Sweetish fruity peach-papaya flavour with dill, low bitterness. Can claims mango and pineapple but I get some other fruits.
Tried from Can from Alko (Webshop) on 03 Oct 2025 at 19:46

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
A golden and slightly hazy beer, a head is quite big and blond. Aroma has fruitness of grapefruit, some wood. Taste has grapefruit, wood, some bitterness. Medium bodied. This is not fresh :(
Tried from Can from Alko (Turku Kupittaa) on 03 Oct 2025 at 12:48

7.5/10
Tried on 02 Oct 2025 at 00:35

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
A golden beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has grain and grass. Taste has grass and grain, also bitterness. Medium bodied. Simple, but good.
Tried from Can from Alko (Turku Kupittaa) on 28 Sep 2025 at 19:05

7/10
Magus, mõru, šokolaadine, kuiv, nats alksi, vanilje. Ok.
Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2025 at 20:05

9.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
A solid, well-laced white head on an unfiltered orange-amber body. The nose pops with fresh elements - rich caramel, citrus fruit and zest, and tropical fruit notes. A beautifully balanced DIPA. Tropical notes of kiwi, melon, and passion fruit; grapes, tangerine, and lemon are backed up by sweet caramel malt. All elements are very fresh. A solid DIPA richness and depth, but no overpowering alcohol burn. Top shelf!
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:16

9.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
On tap at Torst, Brooklyn. Just that little extra to put the Speedway Stout over the top. The nose has the regular elements of chocolate, fresh coffee and touch of vanilla, augmented by coriander and a splash of sweet chili. The taste blends all these with discernible notes of coconut, ginger, fennel and a touch of cream. A real treat.
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:12

9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Adding a spike of fresh ground coffee and cocao to the Speedway really puts this classic over the top. A beautiful, dense, deep tan head on a dead black body. The nose leads with the African coffee beans, followed by chocolate, vanilla and berries. Never did taste the sweet potatoes, but otherwise was as advertised and more. The Coffee and berries are fresh and pungent. Chocolate, a touch of vanilla and toffee round out the taste. Not too sweet, dense and creamy. A cut above.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:09

9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9
Golden amber hue with a soft off-white head with ample lacing. The nose features sweet berries, some caramel malt and a hint of alcohol. This barley wine is the real deal. A nice rich texture features a solid soft roasted malt backbone, caramel richness with rich berry sweetness, rich chocolate, cherries, nuts and a slight booziness, balanced out by an orange tinged hoppiness. Is there a more balanced, complex and rich barley wine on the market? Mmmmmmmm.
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 19:59