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Decadence 2006 Dead By Dawn
AleSmith Brewing Company
- From:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.9%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.18 | pDev: 11.24%
- Reviews:
- 106
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 09, 2007
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 10
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.89/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Thanks to drewone for sharing this one at jmgrub's birthday tasting.
Pours a murky crimson-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, and herbal hop aromas. Taste is much the same with caramel and toffee flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and still holding up well in my opinion.
Feb 26, 2013Pours a murky crimson-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, and herbal hop aromas. Taste is much the same with caramel and toffee flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and still holding up well in my opinion.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
4.2/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottle generously shared by dyan. Came in with pretty low expectations for six-year-old Imperial Red Ale. Served in a tulip.
A - Generous off-white foam settles to a thick collar, wispy patches, and splotchy lace. Transparent dark ruby-colored body. Carbonation has held up quite well.
S - There's a definite aged character, with some complementary port-like oxidation. However, the predominant flavors are a mix of red ale flavors like treacle and red licorice, and barleywine-esque milled brown sugar, maple, caramel, and perhaps a hint of chocolate.
T - The taste hasn't held up quite as well, as there's a bit more hollow and oxidized character, particularly late in the profile. There's also a bit of residual hop bitterness that came as a bit of a surprise. Still - shockingly good consider the original flavor profile and age.
M - Medium-full sticky body, lower carbonation, extremely mellow, with minimal alcohol, and a nice lingering, sticky finish.
D - Surprisingly enjoyable stuff - I was supposed to drink this with Dyan years ago and thankfully it appears to have aged gracefully. I'd certainly drink another properly cellared bottle, and I'm intrigued by the barrel-aged (and sour?) version.
Apr 06, 2012A - Generous off-white foam settles to a thick collar, wispy patches, and splotchy lace. Transparent dark ruby-colored body. Carbonation has held up quite well.
S - There's a definite aged character, with some complementary port-like oxidation. However, the predominant flavors are a mix of red ale flavors like treacle and red licorice, and barleywine-esque milled brown sugar, maple, caramel, and perhaps a hint of chocolate.
T - The taste hasn't held up quite as well, as there's a bit more hollow and oxidized character, particularly late in the profile. There's also a bit of residual hop bitterness that came as a bit of a surprise. Still - shockingly good consider the original flavor profile and age.
M - Medium-full sticky body, lower carbonation, extremely mellow, with minimal alcohol, and a nice lingering, sticky finish.
D - Surprisingly enjoyable stuff - I was supposed to drink this with Dyan years ago and thankfully it appears to have aged gracefully. I'd certainly drink another properly cellared bottle, and I'm intrigued by the barrel-aged (and sour?) version.
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.17/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottle received as an extra from largadeer in our second trade many moons ago, split with Alex earlier today. Thanks, Chris!
Clear dark brown with mahogany highlights, there's a dense, brown head with excellent retention and lacing. While this beer was reportedly hoppy early on in its life, it isn't any more. Smelling like a nicely aged imperial red/barleywine, there's nice blend of brown sugar, red licorice, a little nutty malt, a touch of burnt sugar and some hop bitterness too. A little leather and wet tobacco are also present.
The palate has brown sugar, plums, raisins and a very nice fruitiness. While this beer clearly isn't fresh, it definitely isn't worse for the wear IMO.Moderately sweet with brown sugar, some vanilla , maple sugar, toffee and more burnt sugar than the nose would suggest. Bitterness is low, mostly from the mild wet tobacco-like flavors. Medium-full in body with smooth carbonation, this is wonderful on the palate. The flavors that linger on the finish are great too - dark fruit, tobacco, brown sugar and vanilla. Quite excellent, I'm glad I got to try it, this is very enjoyable
Apr 02, 2012Clear dark brown with mahogany highlights, there's a dense, brown head with excellent retention and lacing. While this beer was reportedly hoppy early on in its life, it isn't any more. Smelling like a nicely aged imperial red/barleywine, there's nice blend of brown sugar, red licorice, a little nutty malt, a touch of burnt sugar and some hop bitterness too. A little leather and wet tobacco are also present.
The palate has brown sugar, plums, raisins and a very nice fruitiness. While this beer clearly isn't fresh, it definitely isn't worse for the wear IMO.Moderately sweet with brown sugar, some vanilla , maple sugar, toffee and more burnt sugar than the nose would suggest. Bitterness is low, mostly from the mild wet tobacco-like flavors. Medium-full in body with smooth carbonation, this is wonderful on the palate. The flavors that linger on the finish are great too - dark fruit, tobacco, brown sugar and vanilla. Quite excellent, I'm glad I got to try it, this is very enjoyable
Decadence 2006 Dead By Dawn from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
123 ratings
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