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Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Bitter (Cask)

Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Bitter (Cask) - Bitter

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A Bitter brewed by
Samuel Smith

Tadcaster, England

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792.98/5.02.98/5.04%52.6English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
Sam Smith's only cask ale. Usually served through a "sparkler".
Was 3.8%
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 Magicdave6 (4708), London, Greater London, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 20, 2009  
Cask at the princess louise. Alround rating: Possibly my first ever bitter direct from a wooden cask. Earthy english malts and fleafy bitter hop, a bit unexciting and just like a sessionable chap that i may have had a few thousand of by now.


 kempicus (350), Wellington, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/104/513/20
Mar 18, 2009  
Tried on cask at the cittie of yorke. Dispensed via sparkler of course! One of the cheapest pints in london i reckon at 1.88 a pint! bloody good drinking for the price, Light fruity aroma on the nose, nice mouth feel with a dry bitter finish, great lunchtime pint!


 fiulijn (6720), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Jan 10, 2009  
<i>Cask Conditioned at Duke of Argyll, London</i>
Amber color, persistent creamy head. Light toffee aroma and toffee flavor. Balanced Bitter, refreshing but unassertive.


 bobinlondon (668), Harrow, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/57/104/513/20
Oct 29, 2008    Updated: Mar 22, 2009
Handpulled cask at THe Princess Louise, London. Orange with creamy white head. Good balance of malt and fruit with a very slightly lactic yeastiness. Dry bitter finish. Not a great beer but an excellent session drink which still tastes much as it did 30 years ago, Brilliant value at £1.88 a pint in central London!


 maeib (4418), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Cask conditioned - handpump - Tiger Inn, Haxby North Yorkshire. A copper coloured beer with a Yorkshire white head. A dry aroma with a hint of sulphur. The taste is similar with some fruity notes. An old fashioned beer but perfectly drinkable and always dirt cheap.


 EFC1878 (250), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Cask at various locations and times - certainly not the beer it was 10 years ago. Seems these days to have a permanent haze to it. Usual bitter colour with decent white head. Nothing special in the aroma; mainly malt with slight fruit. Decent body but lacks anything noteworthy with regard to hop or malt. Undistinguished finish and at its worst can leave an unpleasant tang. Higher rating as it’s cheap as chips.


 Jukkabro (2782), Tampere, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 21, 2008  
(Cittie of York) Dark coppery colored, medium sized yellow head. Soft aroma with sweet fruits and mild bitterness, lemon also present. Thin to medium bodied. Flavor starts with fruits and apple, ending turns to slightly bitter and fruity. Good beer, still could have richer flavor.


 Ethereal (1458), London, Greater London, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/59/20
Feb 11, 2008  
On tap at the John Snow, Soho, 4th Feb 2008. Medium amber appearance. Aroma is sweet malt with a bit of hops. Stale, uninteresting flavour however and a thin, watery palate rounds off an unsatisfactory pint.



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