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Horny Devil
AleSmith Brewing Company
- From:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #20 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,251 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 12.1%
- Reviews:
- 417
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2001
- Wants:
- 128
- Gots:
- 229
Horny Devil is our interpretation of a Belgian-style Golden Ale. Brewed with authentic Belgian ingredients including candi sugar and a Trappist yeast strain, its fruity and spicy aromas include notes of orange, banana, and peppercorns. Coriander seeds add refreshing citrus notes which meld seamlessly with the beer’s delicate malt. Horny Devil finishes with a lively carbonation and a refreshingly dry finish.
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Ratings by cdkrenz:
Reviewed by cdkrenz from Wisconsin
4.71/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.71/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Champagne bottle cellared above 45 degrees for a full year. Served at precisely 55 degrees.
A - Golden body with a great amount of carbonated action. The head is massive from the get-go in a pure white cloak. The stamina is extraordinary as it slowly fades leaving a meringue looking top... minus the toasty brown edges.
S - Pale malt, sweet alcohol, subtle SweetTarts and divinely hidden hops.
T - Thick malt flavor with a sweet finish. There's a certain Belgian yeast quality that doesn't overwhelm but is rather accented by the malts. There is no alcohol taste here even though the beer is 11% abv, which is rather amazing when you consider there are no roasted or heavy caramel malts evident in the beer. This is truly a world class bevy.
M - Coarse and abrasive in the beginning. As the bottle gets more and more shallow that abrasiveness wears out. This leads into a softer, easier drinking, medium bodied, thicker beer. It's nice and warm in the mouth, chest, stomach and eventually head. Even the finish drys nicely.
~ This is a fantastic beer. I don't for a minute regret holding on to it in my cellar for a year. When I purchased the brew I paid $11.99 at a super place in Orange, California called Hollingshead's Delicatessen. I look forward to going back, and when I do, I will pick up another bottle of this fine Belgian from Southern California.
Jan 27, 2012A - Golden body with a great amount of carbonated action. The head is massive from the get-go in a pure white cloak. The stamina is extraordinary as it slowly fades leaving a meringue looking top... minus the toasty brown edges.
S - Pale malt, sweet alcohol, subtle SweetTarts and divinely hidden hops.
T - Thick malt flavor with a sweet finish. There's a certain Belgian yeast quality that doesn't overwhelm but is rather accented by the malts. There is no alcohol taste here even though the beer is 11% abv, which is rather amazing when you consider there are no roasted or heavy caramel malts evident in the beer. This is truly a world class bevy.
M - Coarse and abrasive in the beginning. As the bottle gets more and more shallow that abrasiveness wears out. This leads into a softer, easier drinking, medium bodied, thicker beer. It's nice and warm in the mouth, chest, stomach and eventually head. Even the finish drys nicely.
~ This is a fantastic beer. I don't for a minute regret holding on to it in my cellar for a year. When I purchased the brew I paid $11.99 at a super place in Orange, California called Hollingshead's Delicatessen. I look forward to going back, and when I do, I will pick up another bottle of this fine Belgian from Southern California.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.5/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Crystal clear, light gold body; dense, small-bubble carbonation, lively; thick, white head, dense and frothy. Soft, mellow fruity esters greet the nose; pear; very light biscuit malt. Fantastic flavor; floral sweetness; light honey; ; subtle spiciness; delicate phenol add contrast; mild bitterness. Medium body; soft with a light velvety feel overall; sublime residual sugar cushion; semi-sweet overall.
This is a very impressive Belgian ale with coriander added. Soft, balanced, very flavorful.
Pouring temperature: 54 °F; bottling info: n/a
Source: Tavour
Jan 29, 2024This is a very impressive Belgian ale with coriander added. Soft, balanced, very flavorful.
Pouring temperature: 54 °F; bottling info: n/a
Source: Tavour
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle from Tavour. Clear golden pour, initial bubbly head. Yeasty aroma, bready. Taste is bready, fruity, sweet, apple, floral. Slick, slippery feel.
Dec 26, 2023Reviewed by MattDecker from Texas
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: hazy light peach color
Smell: banana eaters, sweet, sugar, lemon, peach
Taste: sweet banana, fruity,
Feel: low carbonation, full body
Overall: really pleasant Belgian style beer that is fuller than typical!
Aug 25, 2023Smell: banana eaters, sweet, sugar, lemon, peach
Taste: sweet banana, fruity,
Feel: low carbonation, full body
Overall: really pleasant Belgian style beer that is fuller than typical!
Reviewed by AZgman from Arizona
3.97/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A bit of a Hoegaarden clone, but it does have it's own character. A bit heavier and sweeter than Hoegaarden. Not a bad brew. Pretty much no head at all and the can was about 5 weeks old. 10% ABV though!
Mar 25, 2023Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2013 bottle. White head. Clear golden color.
Tastes like a Belgian strong golden ale. Yeast, clove, coriander, spice, and malts. Caramel and toffee malts. Earthy and bitter hops. Some honey sweetness. Solid offering even after all these years.
Mar 06, 2021Tastes like a Belgian strong golden ale. Yeast, clove, coriander, spice, and malts. Caramel and toffee malts. Earthy and bitter hops. Some honey sweetness. Solid offering even after all these years.
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.87/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this from a bottle.
A: pours translucent golden body with a white head with some retention and minimal lacing.
S: sweet, orangey smell with testy esters.
T: sweet, orange peel taste with sweet, banana ester in the back of the palette.
M: medium bodied and retry crisp and smooth.
O: pretty solid Belgian; well balanced and flavorful
Nov 26, 2020A: pours translucent golden body with a white head with some retention and minimal lacing.
S: sweet, orangey smell with testy esters.
T: sweet, orange peel taste with sweet, banana ester in the back of the palette.
M: medium bodied and retry crisp and smooth.
O: pretty solid Belgian; well balanced and flavorful
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
3.94/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(11.2 oz bottle, no freshness dating; purchased single off shelf... decanted into a fat tulip)
L: mildly-yellow amber liquid, slight haze; foam fizzled out on pour, not even a collar left... haze clears, liquid goes bright; no lace
S: aromas reminiscent of La Fin or La Chouffe; coriander and spicy yeast bold out front... slight honey-sweet, syrupy pale malt nectar... nothing out of the ordinary for its build; points for intensity, expression; but clarity muddy
T: coriander pungency, gobs(?) of rather familiar bubblegum-banana-clove spice character; again, nothing out of the ordinary... aftertaste briefly sports a curiously pointed isoamyl acetate, which gradually pulls back, allowing a nutty yeast note to push forward; relatively dry in its lingering stage, slightly peppery, fragrantly spicy
F: sans head, begets flatitude... mildly liqueur-like, booze-attenuated, weightless silk power... unfortunately too smooth, heat elegantly tamed... how old is this bottle?!?
O: y'all are funny... this is basically a slightly-stronger version of Golden Monkey, no better no worse... not much to it; not much more to say (1702)
Sep 30, 2020L: mildly-yellow amber liquid, slight haze; foam fizzled out on pour, not even a collar left... haze clears, liquid goes bright; no lace
S: aromas reminiscent of La Fin or La Chouffe; coriander and spicy yeast bold out front... slight honey-sweet, syrupy pale malt nectar... nothing out of the ordinary for its build; points for intensity, expression; but clarity muddy
T: coriander pungency, gobs(?) of rather familiar bubblegum-banana-clove spice character; again, nothing out of the ordinary... aftertaste briefly sports a curiously pointed isoamyl acetate, which gradually pulls back, allowing a nutty yeast note to push forward; relatively dry in its lingering stage, slightly peppery, fragrantly spicy
F: sans head, begets flatitude... mildly liqueur-like, booze-attenuated, weightless silk power... unfortunately too smooth, heat elegantly tamed... how old is this bottle?!?
O: y'all are funny... this is basically a slightly-stronger version of Golden Monkey, no better no worse... not much to it; not much more to say (1702)
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Slightly cloudy golden amber pour with thick fluffy white head. Great lacing.
S: Sweet grains and spice. Coriander, banana, and yeast esters.
T.F: Sweet and spicy. Yeast character, bread, coriander, and clove. Lemongrass, honey, and fruit. Could use some bitterness/hops for balance. Medium bodied.... slightly boozy.
O: A solid Belgian Strong Pale. A bit sweeter than I'd like but lots of flavor. Glad I was able to snag a bottle.
Aug 29, 2020L: Slightly cloudy golden amber pour with thick fluffy white head. Great lacing.
S: Sweet grains and spice. Coriander, banana, and yeast esters.
T.F: Sweet and spicy. Yeast character, bread, coriander, and clove. Lemongrass, honey, and fruit. Could use some bitterness/hops for balance. Medium bodied.... slightly boozy.
O: A solid Belgian Strong Pale. A bit sweeter than I'd like but lots of flavor. Glad I was able to snag a bottle.
Horny Devil from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
1069 ratings
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