John Smith’s Cask

Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England

Serve in English pint

UPDATED: JAN 26, 2012 cask in Manchester - brownish colour with a creamy white head - toffe and hoppy nose - caramel and hoppy flavour - a bit flat

A - Fruity with smokey undertones A - brown and hazy T - Slight sweet and full controlled bitter P - Medium to full and creamy O - It seems wrong that I enjoy this beer

Cask @ Harkers, York. 180611. Light brown, clear ale with rich white head. Aroma of faint malt and cereal. Taste - initial sweetness of malt then a rough metallic bitterness which gets more intense with drinking (I could only finish half as pint). The awful metallic finish (tastes of copper coins) overwhelms the initial bland malt taste. Unpleasant to drink. The keg version is actually better - it tastes of very little but the finish is no way so harsh. One of the worst cask beers I’ve tasted.

Handpump at the Nag’s Head, Heworth, caramel and a little hop aroma, more caramel and a little bitterness on the palate, some lasting bitterness but also a metallic aftertaste. Smooth and mostly.drinkable but a bit bland.

UPDATED: OCT 11, 2011 Cask. The White Swan, Middleham. Thin white head, clear copper brown body. Chocolate, caramel, toffee, weak hops, bread and yeast. Bitter. Dry finish, silky and smooth. Very drinkable. Underrated as a session beer. Rerate: Three cask pints at Walnut Tree, Heworth, York. Medium white head, copper body. Hints of chocolate, caramel, nutty, fruity. Bitter. Dry finish. Lovely silky and creamy mouthfeel. Ar6 Ap4 Ta6 Pa4 12

Cask at the oak, brighton. Dark amber ale, bitter with a full taste. Not bad at all. Caramel, roasted malts. NIce finish.

from cask near fort augustus, brown/reddish colour. Smell: roasted malts. Taste: malty, watery, roasted malts. Easy ale and a bit monotone.

Cask handpull at The Crown Hotel, Liverpool. Some yeast on aroma, some malt in mouth, but this is a very uninteresting bitter with an odd yeast to it.