AleSmith Decadence 2006 (Dead By Dawn)
big thanks go out to tayner for this bottle from a long while back. Pours a deep glowing red/amber color with moderate haze and a light tan head that rises easily and retains fairly well leaving decent lacing. Nose is full of american barleywinesque malt sweetness. Smells as if there used to be a significant amount of hops roamin around in here, but they might have faded. Wow! I was expecting alot of old IPA type of flavor but this has actually matured quite well! Thick sweet caramely malt begins the flavor. A nice toastiness, without being roasty is apparent, along with deep candy-like sugary malt. There are some hops still alive in here, but really not alot. The finish is moderately bitter, but the sugary malt profile, as it lingers on for quite some time. Mouthfeel is right about where it should be for a malty beer of this size. Nice and viscous, carbonation is a tiny tad low, but good overall. Drinkability is a little tough on this one, but that was to be expected with a bigass malty ass brew like this one. Abv is actually well hidden by this time though. Overall an enjoyable drinking experience, but i probably should have got to this one a few months ago, or maybe more. Still a fine beer, but nothing terribly incredible, as it is now. Another good one from Alesmith, a great brewery.