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My Bloody Valentine
AleSmith Brewing Company


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- From:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #19 - ABV:
- 6.66%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #13,024 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 9.09%
- Reviews:
- 172
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2006
- Wants:
- 48
- Gots:
- 93
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good


Notes:
Don’t spend this Single Awareness Day alone – grab a beer! This red-blooded cousin of Evil Dead Red Ale, our Halloween Brew, is a beautiful crimson color. Notes of caramel, toast, and bittersweet chocolate balance an intense bouquet of floral hop aromas that we know you’ll fall in love with. The finish leaves a pleasant, full-bodied sweetness on the palate that won’t spread angry rumors about you to all your friends like that one time when I was…ohh…uhh…Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Reviewed by iheartmyTHO from Georgia
4.16/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I don't really taste much chocolate or caramel. It's most just floral and some bitterness. I was hoping for more of the chocolate notes, as you don't see that much in ales. The floral aspect is nice. though.
Jan 12, 2019Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut
4.15/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance – One finger head on a hazy orange-red body.
Aroma – Grapes, apples, some floral hops, a little bit of citrus.
Taste – Caramel, fruity apples and pears, slightly sweet, pine and floral hops in the aftertaste. Somewhat bitter.
Mouthfeel – Good body, a little sticky, pretty decent.
Overall – Very good for an amber/red ale, one of the better ones.
Feb 20, 2018Aroma – Grapes, apples, some floral hops, a little bit of citrus.
Taste – Caramel, fruity apples and pears, slightly sweet, pine and floral hops in the aftertaste. Somewhat bitter.
Mouthfeel – Good body, a little sticky, pretty decent.
Overall – Very good for an amber/red ale, one of the better ones.
Rated by markjknowles from Oregon
4.37/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I did not share this with my wife(22oz bottle poured in a pint glass).
Feb 15, 2018Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4.04/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Deep brownish red color,medium body. Aroma is sweet malt,a little molasses,some pine and a little citrus. Taste is completely identical,very mild sweetness that's very well balanced with a slight floral bitter taste.
Feb 14, 2018Reviewed by Red5StandingBy from Maryland
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 22oz bottle into Founders 20th Anniversary Pint Glass. No date.
L: Rich ruby hued, finger and a half of light khaki colored head has superb retention.
S: Caramel malt aroma is bouqeted wih floral and citrus hop notes.
T: Lots of caramel again and the floral and citrus hops are present as well, very well balanced.
F: Medium body, crisp, drying malt.
O: Very nice beer.
Feb 11, 2018L: Rich ruby hued, finger and a half of light khaki colored head has superb retention.
S: Caramel malt aroma is bouqeted wih floral and citrus hop notes.
T: Lots of caramel again and the floral and citrus hops are present as well, very well balanced.
F: Medium body, crisp, drying malt.
O: Very nice beer.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.76/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
7/27...pours dark mahogany reddish brown. Heavy with a tick creamy head of off white foam. Amber caramel malty nose. Sweet,. Floral. Sweet woody open with a hard edged burnt bitter. Remarkably caustic bitter hits the sweetness like crazy. Maybe that's the metaphor.
Sep 04, 2017Reviewed by arizcards from North Carolina
4.01/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Picked up a bomber from TW Arrowhead 4-15-17 for $5.99. No bottling date but it has been stored in the beer fridge since purchase.
Beer poured a mahogany brown with a beautiful long lasting head that is leaving lacing behind.
Nose is rich with caramel malts and citrus.
Taste is very well balanced. Beer base is the classic sweet caramelized malt backbone that is not too sweet. Citrus and a very slight touch of pine round out the beer and meld very nicely.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and fairly smooth and refreshing.
Overall this is a very enjoyable brew in which the hoppy red amber style is nailed down quite well. Would love to try this on tap!
Jul 30, 2017Beer poured a mahogany brown with a beautiful long lasting head that is leaving lacing behind.
Nose is rich with caramel malts and citrus.
Taste is very well balanced. Beer base is the classic sweet caramelized malt backbone that is not too sweet. Citrus and a very slight touch of pine round out the beer and meld very nicely.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and fairly smooth and refreshing.
Overall this is a very enjoyable brew in which the hoppy red amber style is nailed down quite well. Would love to try this on tap!
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
AleSmith Brewing Co. "My Bloody Valentine"
22 fl. oz brown glass bottle without freshness dating
$5.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Look: Very hazy deep mahogany brown body beneath a finger thick head of rocky tan foam. The head retention and lacing are both quite good. Solid walls of lacing are left behind.
Smell: Malty and floral with notes of golden caramel, darker caramel, and almost burnt sugar.
Taste: The flavor follows the aroma with the addition of some crusty bread character to the malt and some yeasty fruitiness that includes soft sweet red berries, juicy red delicious apples, a hint of cherry, and dried dark fruits but also a subtle hint of pine and some orange from hops, and some tea-like character in the finish. It blends perfectly with the floral character from the hops and the rich caramel-laced maltiness. It's not "sweet", but there's a sweetness to that malt that's balanced only by a minimal bitterness - somehow it manages to finish mainly dry, and certainly without any lingering "sticky" malt that could become cloying. It's a pretty big beer with some heft it, and a fair amount of alcohol at 6.66% ABV, but it never shows - the alcohol remains cloaked and the malt never builds on the palate. That's impressive.
Feel: Medium leaning medium-full in body with a fine-bubbled median carbonation that's at first just lightly zesty and then warms to become creamy and smooth.
Overall: Really well balanced and very nicely rounded.
Jun 10, 201722 fl. oz brown glass bottle without freshness dating
$5.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Look: Very hazy deep mahogany brown body beneath a finger thick head of rocky tan foam. The head retention and lacing are both quite good. Solid walls of lacing are left behind.
Smell: Malty and floral with notes of golden caramel, darker caramel, and almost burnt sugar.
Taste: The flavor follows the aroma with the addition of some crusty bread character to the malt and some yeasty fruitiness that includes soft sweet red berries, juicy red delicious apples, a hint of cherry, and dried dark fruits but also a subtle hint of pine and some orange from hops, and some tea-like character in the finish. It blends perfectly with the floral character from the hops and the rich caramel-laced maltiness. It's not "sweet", but there's a sweetness to that malt that's balanced only by a minimal bitterness - somehow it manages to finish mainly dry, and certainly without any lingering "sticky" malt that could become cloying. It's a pretty big beer with some heft it, and a fair amount of alcohol at 6.66% ABV, but it never shows - the alcohol remains cloaked and the malt never builds on the palate. That's impressive.
Feel: Medium leaning medium-full in body with a fine-bubbled median carbonation that's at first just lightly zesty and then warms to become creamy and smooth.
Overall: Really well balanced and very nicely rounded.
My Bloody Valentine from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
708 ratings
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