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Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

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RATINGS: 478   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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2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bygers (279) - Oslo, NORWAY - DEC 23, 2012
Can 0,5l. Pours an amber color with creamy big white head that stays. Sweet nose, malty and slight grain of wheat or corn. Flavor of sweet malt and mild grain. Creamy body, no carbonation. From a nitro can. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
wimpyjoe (1676) - Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - DEC 17, 2012
Widely available bitter that is smooth, crisp and cold if from a chilled tap, but has little character either way.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Ughsmash (6669) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - DEC 16, 2012
Canned. Poured clear, medium golden with a short white head. The aroma picked up toasted nutty and bready notes surrounded by herbal notes and an odd hit of lemon. The flavor found honey and bready notes at the core, with light herbal bitterness, prickly carbonation, and a kiss of medicinal notes around.. tacky, mostly adjuncty sugars stuck around after the swallow. Light-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. watery and whatever-the-opposite-of-engaging is.. drinkable, but not really worth the time.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Cunningham (2973) - Halden, NORWAY - DEC 14, 2012
Amberish colour with a thick creamy head. Toffee and light fruity aroma. Creamy texture. Light carbonation. Toffee, caramel malt and light fruity flavour.
[Can from Spar Supermarket at Stansted Airport in London, England]

1.3
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
DandyLion (224) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - DEC 10, 2012
Keg. Really cold. Looks really creamy in only the way added nitro will make it look. Extra smooth it may be but it tastes of watery nothingness. Not very good really is it? ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
zimbo (328) - SCOTLAND - DEC 6, 2012
Russet brown colour. Tinny nose. Empty hollow taste with a trace of the metallic. Bit fizzy. Can I stop now?

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
BillKismet (3000) - Seattle, Washington, USA - DEC 5, 2012
Nitrogenated can with a nice pour of a bronzed body and creamy, perfect head. Clean crisp 2-row and cereal grain nose.Smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Light to medium bodied with a crisp bitterness. Gentle, watery bitter hop and quite minerally. A feint touch of smoke.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tricyclist (444) - Spring Hill, Florida, USA - NOV 27, 2012
Nice amber pour with fluffed full finger white head. Sweet nose, malty and slight grain of wheat or corn. Flavor is super smooth, sweet malt and mild grain. Medium body, but from a nitro can. Overall, quite drinkable.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 13/20
cheap (3376) - Cheap Lager in Western, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 26, 2012
Alarming sizzling sound when I popped open this can. The pour is fabulous into my harley mug.Lots of fine foam with no co2 on the palate. Fer sure this is smooth, but I think a little co2 would do it justice, but then that might change the style. Yes, a smooth watery ale that has very gentleman like attitude. I think this is great that I finally haad a chance to taste this. I really don’t care for the fact that it is flat but its not a bad beer overall. Reminds me a bit of that nitro guinness but lighter.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 10/20
wlajwl (2905) - Quad Cities, Iowa, USA - NOV 13, 2012
Nitro can, ugh. Aroma is fruit and mildly nutty malts. The flavor is fruit, mildly nutty malts, nitrogen texture and a gritty/earthy finish.


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