 Strangebrewer (214), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 21, 2009 bottle. Poured clear dark copper with off-white ceamy head. Hoppy caramel aroma. Moderate carbonation. Hints of toffee and pecan. Dry, light metallic finish.
Bullit (1334), Glasgow, Scotland
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma has malts and fruits. Flavour has caramel malts and fruits. Bitter finish.
JaBier (1182), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 13, 2009 Sampled at the Sam Smith tasting at Blacklick Wine and Spirits on 2.5.09. Pours a deep amber with a medium off-white head. Malty aroma with some caramel influence and hops. Caramelly semi-sweet flavor up front with hops in the finish. Not bad.
djd07 (733), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy amber color with a medium creamy off white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a strong fruit malt with raisin and prunes. Decent spotty lacing on the glass. The taste is a sweet malt with a bitter quicky finish. Easy to drink a good ESB from Samuel Smith.
mcsquint (93), , Missouri, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 Poured from 550ml bottle into dimpled mug.
Aroma - Amber malt with some dried fruit and caramel faint grassy hops.
Appearance - Copper-red in color. Large, creamy, off-white head with excellent retension.
Flavor - Predominant malt taste with dried light fruit. Just the right amount of hop bitterness.
Palate - A bit slick at first but cleans up well on the finish.
Overall - This, like all the other Samuel Smith products, is spot on. Nothing big or adventurous, but true to the original style and reasonably priced.
KnN (716), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 Pours a really nice looking copper color with a decent tan head. Aroma is malt and nail polish remover. Maybe some biter hops. Flavor is more nail polish remover. This one sits on the back of your tongue for awhile and dries your whole mouth out. Ok, but not great.
Monkeypower (84), Odense C, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 Clear copper with a nice, tanned head. Bitter hoppy aroma with caramel and a slightly bitter flavor with notes of iodine, caramel and nuts.
PaulHegedus (464), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 3, 2009 550ml bottle, served at cellar temperature. This beer is amber with a relatively thick one inch head and low carbonation, though not low for the style. I smell biscuit, caramel and brown bread. The flavour has plenty of molasses and a strong, wonderful amount of black licorice. Wow. I could come back to this for the licorice alone. There is some subtle pine in the slightly distant hops, and I taste what can only be described as square soft caramel chews. There’s some orange zest, grass and raisin in there too. Cold temperatures would spoil this.
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