John Smith’s Cask

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

Serve in English pint

UPDATED: FEB 1, 2006 It is ok, but I think many confused this with the special smooth, which is in a red can.

Boring, not a pitiful representation of a classic english cask. Has a metallic taste to it. Nothing special, not much reason to give it a whirl!

Simply dreadful. Over 1 million pints of,this, astringent, nasty, gaseous, harsh, tart, putrid, malodourous, offensive, mephitic shit are sold each day in the UK. With over £20 million pounds spent on advertising each year it only goes to show how gullible the general public are. I know it’s a close run thing between Tetley’s cask and this but I would have to be tourtured before I drank this. The bosses at Scottish Courage should be ashamed of themselves! There is more to life than making money and if it were in my power I would close this brewery tommorow. Nobody in ther right mind should touch this, I have tasted better ditch water.

if i could give 0 i would, just a shocking representative of an english bitter.

Not bad - I once had the pleasure of visiting Tadcaster. A pint or three outside a pub on a hot spring afternoon made for a wonderful drinking experience. The magic doesn’t travel across an ocean in a can however. Nice bitterness, easy drinking, malty but ultimately no big deal. If you’re ever in Tadcaster however...

Take it away before I crown you. This is to beer as Amy Turtle is to pin ups. A sorry excuse, but its there when your deperate.

Drank a lot of this while in England with the USAF, excellent drinking beer, low on the alcohol, looks great in a crystal mug by the fire in any pub in East Anglia.

Recently had this beer at a pub in Edmonton. Very dark color goes down rather good but had a bit of a nasty aftertaste. has a little bite.