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Samuel Smiths India Ale

Samuel Smiths India Ale

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Samuel Smith

England

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8533.42/5.03.42/5.05%87.1 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised bottles only.
"Samuel Smith's India Ale is characterized by the colour of a golden sunset, a refined maltiness and an emphasis on the aroma and flavour from Britain's best hop gardens."

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 Ungstrup (11136), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 27, 2002  
A light amber beer with a small head. It has a good malt aroma. The flavor is a bit flat with a little sweetness and a good bitterness. It is not as hoppy as I like an IPA.


 omhper (10456), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 16, 2002  
Bottled. Reddish amber with rich head. Flower aroma. Malty, dry and really hoppy. It also has that unmistakable Samuel Smith house character that I’ve loved since I first learned about British ales.


 Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 11, 2005  
(Bottle 55 cl) Amber golden with a decent head. Lovely hoppy aroma atop a malty, lightly caramelish malt background. Long hoppy and bitter finish. 270502


 Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 1, 2002  
Light bronze; minty, herbal, woody aroma; balanced palate with caramel and woody, rooty notes. Ingredients are quality, as is the construction, but it doesn’t grab you.


 yespr (6376), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/58/20
May 12, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with an off-white and creamy head. Sight sourish hops aroma, strange. Flavour is dry hoppy with a mild fruity touch. Ends quite dry. Lingering hoppy finish. Has a strange off-note in the hops I cannot stand.




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