Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England

wood malt aroma. Clear orange color with a small white head. Light bitter beginning that fades slightly while developing a mild sweetness.

12 oz. picked up at World Market - Starting with the aroma it had a wonderful floral scents of fresh hops. Light on taste but ok for the average pale flavor. Very clear dark gold to light amber with low head retention after a few minutes. Nice bittering on the palate but overall a little better then average.

I love the nutty malt emphasis of Sam Smith’s yeast. A bit of wheat character. Nice crystal malt. Underattenuation is the main problem with this beer. Nice bread

550 ml bottle given to me for Christmas by my wife. Served in my (new) Samuel Smith’s Imperial Pint glass. SG20I1 printed on the neck. Pour is mostly clear golden copper, with pretty swirling and settling building up a solid two inch off white head. Aroma of lightly toasted cereal grain along with some mild apple fruit sweetness. Clean, though faint. Taste is grainy toasty malt right up front, along with the mild sweet apple fruit of the nose and the the finish picks up with a nice straw earthiness. As it warms, get more of the malt, and less of the sweetness, which I preferred. After taste has some mild spice yeastiness. Nice character. Palate is soft, medium bodied with a flinty mineral finish and aftertaste. Nice quaffable beer.

Bottle from the Fort Worth Flying Saucer. Aroma is grain, citrus, and hops with a little cigarette. Tastes like Juicy Fruit and oranges.

Glass courteously nudged across the table by Fratto. Clear amber/copper pour. Smells of cherry with medicinal notes. Some sharp malts that have a woody edge also appear. Sweet smelling. Taste is dry clay. Heavy malts with a caramelized sensation fill the palate but no hops. Very odd that for a pale ale I get zero hops. Bitter tart finish. Not bad but no for the style.

Classic gold foil Bomber. I really enjoy the malt-hop balance and hint of caramel of this Pale Ale and its incredibly smooth finish. This one is a regular in my rotation.

Bottle. Pours crystal clear deep amber brown wiith a pure white head. Floral, pine hops and oak dominate the aroma, somewhat subtle hops with a lot of wood, oak in the flavor. Really enjoyable to drink.