Lil' Devil | AleSmith Brewing Company
Brewed by:
AleSmith Brewing Company
California, United States
alesmith.com
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.95%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 02-17-2004
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Ratings: 309 | Reviews: 104
3.96/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle poured into a tulip
A: Pours a golden orange color with a bright white head, no head retention, lots of carbonation, no lacing, , beer is clear.
A: Very aromatic, lots of spice, coriander comes through pretty strong, orange peel not as much yeast as other Belgian beers I've tried, pick up some banana and clove.
T: Taste follows the nose, hit of spice and clove, banana, touch of yeast, finish is dry with spice, citrus peel and yeast lingering in the aftertaste, complex.
M: Light bodied with a good amount of carbonation, dry finish.
O: Solid Belgian pale ale, beer balances as it warms allowing the Belgian yeast to have a greater presence. I will most likely reach for this when I want a more accessible Belgian pale ale that tastes great.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle poured into a tulip
A: Pours a golden orange color with a bright white head, no head retention, lots of carbonation, no lacing, , beer is clear.
A: Very aromatic, lots of spice, coriander comes through pretty strong, orange peel not as much yeast as other Belgian beers I've tried, pick up some banana and clove.
T: Taste follows the nose, hit of spice and clove, banana, touch of yeast, finish is dry with spice, citrus peel and yeast lingering in the aftertaste, complex.
M: Light bodied with a good amount of carbonation, dry finish.
O: Solid Belgian pale ale, beer balances as it warms allowing the Belgian yeast to have a greater presence. I will most likely reach for this when I want a more accessible Belgian pale ale that tastes great.
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4.25/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.7/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Hazy golden with white head. Aroma has nice yeast esters with bubblegum and banana. Taste starts slightly sweet with banana flavor but overall it's really balanced with floral notes. Medium body and carbonation. A quite nice, easy drinking belgian style ale.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Hazy golden with white head. Aroma has nice yeast esters with bubblegum and banana. Taste starts slightly sweet with banana flavor but overall it's really balanced with floral notes. Medium body and carbonation. A quite nice, easy drinking belgian style ale.
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3.74/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.94/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On draft at Ron's Corner Tavern
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On draft at Ron's Corner Tavern
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3.51/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Light pale yellow with a fluffy white head, but low retention.
Aroma and flavor carryover well into each other, with banana, pear, some grassy pilsner qualities, and a peppery spice that is nice and light. There is also a honey element, but it is not too sweet.
Feels nice and balanced, a little fluffy but also crisp, carbonated, and fluid.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Light pale yellow with a fluffy white head, but low retention.
Aroma and flavor carryover well into each other, with banana, pear, some grassy pilsner qualities, and a peppery spice that is nice and light. There is also a honey element, but it is not too sweet.
Feels nice and balanced, a little fluffy but also crisp, carbonated, and fluid.
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4.12/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: It pours pale gold with a white head.
Smell: It has aromas of coriander, orange, banana, and yeast.
Taste: It has flavors of orange, coriander, yeast, and grassy hops.
Feel: It has a moderate feel that is on the light side with a moderately dry finish.
Overall: It is a pleasant fruity beer with a decent balance to it.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: It pours pale gold with a white head.
Smell: It has aromas of coriander, orange, banana, and yeast.
Taste: It has flavors of orange, coriander, yeast, and grassy hops.
Feel: It has a moderate feel that is on the light side with a moderately dry finish.
Overall: It is a pleasant fruity beer with a decent balance to it.
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3.84/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours yellos, hazy with a mild white foam head, medium retention. Aroma is spicy and lots of yeast, no hops, almost no citric from the orange. Taste is refreshing, malty and spicy, lots of yeast too, no hops, low bitterness. Good beer.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours yellos, hazy with a mild white foam head, medium retention. Aroma is spicy and lots of yeast, no hops, almost no citric from the orange. Taste is refreshing, malty and spicy, lots of yeast too, no hops, low bitterness. Good beer.
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3.31/5 rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
LOOK: Golden orange color with a white, pillowy head.
SMELL: Banana, bubblegum, orange marmalade.
TASTE: Banana and wheat notes, bubblegum, slight tropical, a bit of stale hops.
FEEL: Full bodiued with a slightly cloying finish.
OVERALL: An average example of an American made belgian pale wheat ale. Nothing to write home about.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
LOOK: Golden orange color with a white, pillowy head.
SMELL: Banana, bubblegum, orange marmalade.
TASTE: Banana and wheat notes, bubblegum, slight tropical, a bit of stale hops.
FEEL: Full bodiued with a slightly cloying finish.
OVERALL: An average example of an American made belgian pale wheat ale. Nothing to write home about.
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3.33/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.83/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.69/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 12 oz bottle on March 7, 2016. Look is hazy yellow gold with a one finger off-white head and little lacing. Smell is pepper, citrus zest, coriander, yeast, earth, floral hops and sweet grain and malt aromas. Taste is pepper, bitter lemon zest, coriander, yeast, orange peel, clove, rock candy with sweet grain and bread malt flavors. Feel is medium light in body that is smooth and creamy in the finish.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 12 oz bottle on March 7, 2016. Look is hazy yellow gold with a one finger off-white head and little lacing. Smell is pepper, citrus zest, coriander, yeast, earth, floral hops and sweet grain and malt aromas. Taste is pepper, bitter lemon zest, coriander, yeast, orange peel, clove, rock candy with sweet grain and bread malt flavors. Feel is medium light in body that is smooth and creamy in the finish.
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3.87/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Lil' Devil from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating:
3.76 out of
5 with
309 ratings
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