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Cask Night: AleSmith Nautical Nut Brown @ Ritual Tavern

[ January 22, 2009; 5:00 pm; ] “AleSmith’s interpretation of this classic English-style ale is smooth, dark, and rich. A variety of specialty malts produce a brilliant dark brown color and a wonderful malt complexity. A light dose of East Kent Goldings and Styrian Goldings hops from England balance the malt sweetness without adding bitterness to the [...]

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AleSmith ‘08 Decadence

I’m mad at AleSmith.  They are evil, conniving people.  AleSmith has gone off and created a beer that will most likely ruin me for beer for weeks to come.  I will not be able to drink a pint of anything without comparing it to said beer, and thus all others will fall short.
I had [...]

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BOTW: AleSmith’s X

Beer of the Week!
Beer of the Week:  AleSmith Brewing Company - AleSmith X
Serving Type: 22oz. Bottle
Price: $3.99
ABV 5.0%
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
I recently had the pleasure of attending an AleSmith tasting, at the Holiday Wine Cellar In Escondido, and sampled many of the offerings of AleSmith including AleSmith X.  While this was not my favorite [...]

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Cask Night: AleSmith’s Winter Yulesmith @ Hamilton’s Tavern

[ December 31, 2008; 5:00 pm; ] Website: www.hamiltonstavern.com

Where: Hamilton’s Tavern (map)

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Field Report: AleSmith night at Holiday Wine cellar

 photo credit: nicmcc
Last night we had the privilege of attending the all-AleSmith tasting at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido last night.  This was probably the most well-catered and most crowded event we’ve seen at the Wine Cellar, and there was surely good reason. 
Before this event I had only sampled a few of AleSmith’s basic offerings, so [...]

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AleSmith Tasting @ Holiday Wine Cellar

[ December 18, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Website: http://www.holidaywinecellar.com/

Where: Holiday Wine Cellar, Escondido (map)

I’ve been to several tastings at this location and it’s always a great time.  For $25 you get to keep the glass, there’s always good food, and the crowd is small (15-20) and in good spirits.

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Cask Night: Alesmith Nautical Nut Brown @ PB Taproom

[ December 17, 2008; 4:00 pm; ] Website: http://www.pbtaproom.com/events.html

Where: PB Taproom (map)

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