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Decadence 2007 Imperial Porter
AleSmith Brewing Company
- From:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 8.63%
- Reviews:
- 111
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 09, 2015
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2008
- Wants:
- 61
- Gots:
- 10
No description / notes.
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Ratings by FosterJM:
Reviewed by FosterJM from California
4.1/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
731st Review on BA
Bottle to snifter
Clusterfork7
Not sure which BA brought this
App- Big dark browns mixed with a nice off khaki head and left just a touch of cling.
Smell- Still retained a bit of the porter notes with a lot of the malts dominating. **EDIT** I had stated this was the barrel aged, but still picked up a lot of the barrel notes. Had a nice vanilla note to me.
Taste- Again a bit soft. A nice porter with a bit of roast and some malt. Toffee, chocolate and some cream round out the taste on this one. A little, little bit of booze on the taste.
Mouth- Right down the middle as I say a lot with a medium body and a medium carbonation level on this one. Left a creamy roast with a little chocolate
Drink- Damn, this was very tasty. Another old bottle that came out on CF7 and was super appreciated. This was a beer that showed some age but still held together very nicely.
Serving type: bottle
Aug 23, 2011Bottle to snifter
Clusterfork7
Not sure which BA brought this
App- Big dark browns mixed with a nice off khaki head and left just a touch of cling.
Smell- Still retained a bit of the porter notes with a lot of the malts dominating. **EDIT** I had stated this was the barrel aged, but still picked up a lot of the barrel notes. Had a nice vanilla note to me.
Taste- Again a bit soft. A nice porter with a bit of roast and some malt. Toffee, chocolate and some cream round out the taste on this one. A little, little bit of booze on the taste.
Mouth- Right down the middle as I say a lot with a medium body and a medium carbonation level on this one. Left a creamy roast with a little chocolate
Drink- Damn, this was very tasty. Another old bottle that came out on CF7 and was super appreciated. This was a beer that showed some age but still held together very nicely.
Serving type: bottle
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.53/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cost was $26.00. 750ml brown glass bottle with foiled over standard pressure cap served into a Guinness stem-goblet in me gaff in high altitude Castle Rock, Colorado. Reviewed live. Expectations are high given the brewery, style, and aging. 10% ABV confirmed.
Served straight from the refrigerator and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.
Not paired with food.
Yields a satisfying 'tsk' of carbonation upon opening.
A: Pours a one finger rich khaki colour head of nice cream and thickness, and decent retention. Body colour is a solid nontransparent jet black. Opaque. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Lacing is fair. Looks pretty standard for an imperial porter.
Sm: Hints of oxidation, caramel, dark malts, and cream. A limited aroma in terms of being evocative, but generally appealing. A moderate strength aroma. Hints of toffee and oak.
T: Toffee, caramel, oak, traces of vanilla, dark malts, traces of pleasant slight oxidation (which strangely complements the oak), and lightly toasted malt. Nicely balanced and tasty. Well layered and enjoyable. I quite like it.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Nicely thick. Good carbonation. Good palate presence.
Dr: Drinkable and enjoyable, but not worth its hefty pricetag. A very solid imperial porter, and one that's held up well. Hides its ABV well. I wouldn't get it again. It'd be a great offering at one third the price if it were regularly brewed. Another solid offering from Alesmith.
Low B
Dec 31, 2012Served straight from the refrigerator and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.
Not paired with food.
Yields a satisfying 'tsk' of carbonation upon opening.
A: Pours a one finger rich khaki colour head of nice cream and thickness, and decent retention. Body colour is a solid nontransparent jet black. Opaque. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Lacing is fair. Looks pretty standard for an imperial porter.
Sm: Hints of oxidation, caramel, dark malts, and cream. A limited aroma in terms of being evocative, but generally appealing. A moderate strength aroma. Hints of toffee and oak.
T: Toffee, caramel, oak, traces of vanilla, dark malts, traces of pleasant slight oxidation (which strangely complements the oak), and lightly toasted malt. Nicely balanced and tasty. Well layered and enjoyable. I quite like it.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Nicely thick. Good carbonation. Good palate presence.
Dr: Drinkable and enjoyable, but not worth its hefty pricetag. A very solid imperial porter, and one that's held up well. Hides its ABV well. I wouldn't get it again. It'd be a great offering at one third the price if it were regularly brewed. Another solid offering from Alesmith.
Low B
Reviewed by Gobzilla from California
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: poured very dark brown almost black with brown highlights and a half finger of head that left some good frothy lacing sticking to the glass.
S: plenty of chocolatey goodness present in the aroma with caramel vanilla sweetness, signs kf booze lingering in the backgroun with some roastiness and hints of dark fruits as well.
T: like the nose suggested the chocolate component was there upfront on the palate alongside caramel, vanilla, toffee sweetness, mild coffee coming through, good roasted malts, well balanced booze and a touch of dark fruits.
M: the brew was medium to full in body with a good amount of carbonation which had a roasty, semi boozy, sweet, mild dark fruity and creamy finish.
I: I was really impressed on how it has held up. It's still tasty and would definitely have another.
Dec 01, 2012S: plenty of chocolatey goodness present in the aroma with caramel vanilla sweetness, signs kf booze lingering in the backgroun with some roastiness and hints of dark fruits as well.
T: like the nose suggested the chocolate component was there upfront on the palate alongside caramel, vanilla, toffee sweetness, mild coffee coming through, good roasted malts, well balanced booze and a touch of dark fruits.
M: the brew was medium to full in body with a good amount of carbonation which had a roasty, semi boozy, sweet, mild dark fruity and creamy finish.
I: I was really impressed on how it has held up. It's still tasty and would definitely have another.
Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania
3.93/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a dark chestnut brown color with a one finger beige head that slowly settles into lasting ring. Sporadic spots of lace left behind.
Slightly boozy aroma with subtle smokiness. Nice toasted character with sweet and roasted malt notes. Lots of chocolate malt sweetness along with caramel and toffee countered by earthy hops.
Slight viscous, medium body with a good balance of roasted and sweet malt notes along with some earthy hops and sweet booze. Lots of chocolate with hints of toast, dark chocolate, toffee, caramel and hazelnut. Velvety and well masked ABV make this deceptively drinkable Subtle heat toward the finish but not as strong as the nose suggests. This beer held up really well.
May 17, 2012Slightly boozy aroma with subtle smokiness. Nice toasted character with sweet and roasted malt notes. Lots of chocolate malt sweetness along with caramel and toffee countered by earthy hops.
Slight viscous, medium body with a good balance of roasted and sweet malt notes along with some earthy hops and sweet booze. Lots of chocolate with hints of toast, dark chocolate, toffee, caramel and hazelnut. Velvety and well masked ABV make this deceptively drinkable Subtle heat toward the finish but not as strong as the nose suggests. This beer held up really well.
Decadence 2007 Imperial Porter from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
135 ratings
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