AleSmith Brewing Company
Regional Brewery
in
San Diego,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1995
Contact
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.
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated May 29, 2025.
Aroma is full of caramel and brown sugar with quite a bit of cinnamon as well. Lighter notes of vanilla, coffee and chocolate. A bit of a fruity notes as well with a banana-like note. Medium light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with a medium small, thick, dark mocha head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and long legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of caramel and brown sugar. Lighter roast and chocolate notes with some toffee as well. Moderately strong bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Quite a bit of cinnamon with hints of vanilla. A bit of a fruitiness with some banana and cherry. Moderate bitterness coffee notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low, but present astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, not the best Speedway stout. Way too much cinnamon and the brown sugar and caramel lightens the base beer and adds a weird fruitiness. The coffee is overly bitter as well.
Aroma is full of caramel and brown sugar with quite a bit of cinnamon as well. Lighter notes of vanilla, coffee and chocolate. A bit of a fruity notes as well with a banana-like note. Medium light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with a medium small, thick, dark mocha head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and long legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of caramel and brown sugar. Lighter roast and chocolate notes with some toffee as well. Moderately strong bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Quite a bit of cinnamon with hints of vanilla. A bit of a fruitiness with some banana and cherry. Moderate bitterness coffee notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low, but present astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, not the best Speedway stout. Way too much cinnamon and the brown sugar and caramel lightens the base beer and adds a weird fruitiness. The coffee is overly bitter as well.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2026
at 05:01
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated March 18, 2025.
Aroma is coffee and roast forward with lots of nice espresso notes that have a touch of dark fruit, berries and green pepper. Fairly strong notes of dark chocolate and cacao nibs. Lighter notes of dark caramel and toffee. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Moderate alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with a moderately large, thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it disappears. Light lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate, roast, dark caramel and toffee. Medium high bitterness and moderate alcohol warmth. Moderate notes of cacao nibs. A ton of coffee flavor with light notes of berries and dark fruit. Medium light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, a really nice BA imperial stout. The coffee comes through really nicely and works well with the cacao nibs and malt profile. Moderately strong alcohol notes with some lighter bourbon notes. Good body and malt profile.
Aroma is coffee and roast forward with lots of nice espresso notes that have a touch of dark fruit, berries and green pepper. Fairly strong notes of dark chocolate and cacao nibs. Lighter notes of dark caramel and toffee. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Moderate alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with a moderately large, thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it disappears. Light lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate, roast, dark caramel and toffee. Medium high bitterness and moderate alcohol warmth. Moderate notes of cacao nibs. A ton of coffee flavor with light notes of berries and dark fruit. Medium light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, a really nice BA imperial stout. The coffee comes through really nicely and works well with the cacao nibs and malt profile. Moderately strong alcohol notes with some lighter bourbon notes. Good body and malt profile.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2026
at 04:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Color: Clear copper, beige head. Aroma: Sweetish, malty, toffee, dark fruit. Taste: Dark fruit, malty, some toffee and some sweetish Rum and hints of wood. Sweetish but not too sweet. Some hop in the background. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Over moderate sweet, light to moderate bitterness. Boozy hints. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
from
Hoptimaal
on 01 May 2026
at 19:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
355ml can. Vaasa May tasting.
Poured clear and golden in color.
Grains, malts, light hops, some bitterness. Ok.
Poured clear and golden in color.
Grains, malts, light hops, some bitterness. Ok.
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 13:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Yellowish golden colour, mediumsized creamy white head. Aroma is grainy, grassy, herbal and some mild earthy tones. Flavour is grassy, herbal, some mild earthy tones with some sweet malty tones.
Tried
from Can
from Alko (Webshop)
on 01 May 2026
at 13:44
9.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
A lovely imperial stout, delightful, powerful of aromas with coffee firstly, roasted malt, dark chocolate, vanilla, a classic of the tzars, 28.01.18, at Prélaz.
Tried
from Can
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 30 Apr 2026
at 20:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz. can, pours jet black with a small dark brown head. Aroma reveals a nice bourbon barrel expression, lots of peanuts, chocolate, and lots of vanilla. Flavour reveals lots of vanilla and peanut butter upfront, accentuated by the bourbon barrels, with attenuated out dark sugars, and milk chocolate. The adjuncts are situated tastefully and in a balanced way, with the barrels still shining, and the sugars reigned in well. Excellent, as all beers with this base have been.
Tried
from Can
at
AleSmith Brewing Company
on 29 Apr 2026
at 03:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
473mL can. Pours black with a fast-fading brown head. Great roasty malts, peanuts, vanilla, and loads of bourbon barrel on the nose. Flavour has a great roasted malt base, salted peanuts, toffee, vanilla, and a great bourbon barrel expression. Moderate sweetness, plenty of dark sugars. The adjuncts and barrels are very well integrated with the base beer. This is excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2026
at 23:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Øltanken Aabyhøj @ Home. Pours black with a fairly fast fading brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, rich coffee, peanuts. Flavor is light sweet light bitter, roast malt, rich coffee, caramel, dark chocolate, peanut butter, some alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet light bitter finish with some warming alcohol. 270426
Tried
from Can
from
Øltanken.dk
on 27 Apr 2026
at 20:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Blik 35,5cl thuis. Grapefruit, juicy, bittertonen, flink fruitig, citrus, sinaasappel, hoppig, licht harsig, licht piney. (27-4-2026).
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 27 Apr 2026
at 15:38