John Smiths Original Bitter / Extra Smooth

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

Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 477 WEIGHTED AVG: 2.53 IBU: 23 EST. CALORIES: 114 ABV: 3.8%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Pasteurised Keg and Can. Extra Smooth is served with nitrogen. There’s also an Extra Cold - the same beer, but at a lower temperature.
Previously 4.0%
"John Smiths is Britains biggest-selling bitter with more than 15% of the total UK standard bitter market."

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2.5

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

danlo (337) - Durham, ENGLAND - MAY 17, 2013

440ml can. Brown amber colour, frothy off-white head and aroma of malt mash, caramel. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit, fruity with an earthy metallic bitterness. Creamy mouth feel, light to medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry finish. OK.

2.4

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20

scouseassassin (5) - - MAY 15, 2013 does not count

Not a bad bitter, reanonably priced in cans, although I find the smooth way too smooth.

2.2

AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20

GandGKevin (840) - Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA - MAY 8, 2013

Creamy English bitter with a bitter caramel flavor. Nice poundable English pub ale.

2.7

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

Marc18 (28) - NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 6, 2013

A soft bitter with quite a light taste, cheap as chips and it shows in the lack of complexity of flavour. Drinkable but not a connoisseur’s dream by any means.

2.8

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

Itzjerm (578) - Taft, Tennessee, USA - APR 29, 2013

Pretty watered down brew. Cheap though. Slight hop taste. No aroma but nice creamy head not bad not great ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.4

AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20

Pizd (60) - Merseyside, ENGLAND - APR 29, 2013

(Keg): Dark brown with a creamy white head. Barely any aroma but caught a bit of malt, that’s it. Taste was moderately malty, tiny bit of hops with not much else going on. Bland - but it’s drinkable in a pinch.

2.3

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20

Kavu (1565) - Helsinki, FINLAND - APR 19, 2013

1 pint on tap @ George and Dragon. Pours clear amber with a medium creamy head. Aroma is weak malts. Flavor is malts with a hoppy finish. A bit too "smooth" for me.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

Hurracasurf (56) - Montevideo, URUGUAY - APR 17, 2013

Muy buena cerveza, casi que un postre, muy cremosa y facil de tomar, le pediría un poco más de alcohol para darle fuerza.

1.6

AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20

Cinctus (106) - - APR 15, 2013

Metallic flavoured, mildy bitter, light on alcohol and goes down pretty smoothly. Not great, but an easy drink.

2.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20

OllieBBommel (673) - NETHERLANDS - APR 15, 2013

Can@ship, 500ml. Head: off-white. Colour: clear, orange. Aroma: hops. Taste: malt, medium bitter. Palate: dry, medium bitter finish. Overall: nice.

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