Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England

Poured with a nice head and a bit of lace. Clear dark amber color. Malty hoppy aroma. Great flavor with very interesting English hops going on. Plenty of malt to balance. Excellent beer. Decent finish. Easy session beer.

550ml bottle, gold foil. Red amber color. creamy off-white head. Classic aroma of an English Pale Ale. It just smells like beer. Aromas of caramel and bread. Slight wood hop aroma. Flavor is a huge caramel malt, bread and some light hop bitterness. Medium bodied. This bottle has the slightest metallic flavors in the finish, might be from some of the beer coming in contact with the foil. Perfect balance. great representation of style. Cheers!

Bottle. Poured a clear amber into a pint glass. Two finger tan head. Aroma of malt and sugar. Flavor was of caramel malt and a slight hop note. Medium body with good carbonation.

Bottle-light brown color w/a moderate head. Slight malt aroma. Flavors of malt & biscuit dough, w/a touch of cane sugar, toffee, & caramel. Smooth easy drinking sesson brew, nothing too complicated, just knock it back & enjoy it. Seems to be what Sam Smith does best, Another solid effort from this brewer.

bottle, clear amber gold color, head is large and lasting, nose of malts and sugar, verynnice flavor of malty caramel and dry fruits, bitter hoppy finish, solid beer

Woody brown with red hints. Cream head, Cakey malt aroma with marzipan. Sweetish malty. some dried fruit but a little thin. earthy hops. Ok. The dirty hops linger quite nicely.

Nose in the bottle leads to a really odd, funky smell at first- like stinky feet. After the pour it opens up and smells a bit more of sour hops. Still not a great smell... reminds me of sour dog piss, no kidding. Nice bronze color to it, though. As long as I keep my nose away I can easily handle it- some good bitter, a bit sour hops. Sam Smith loves their ESB, and they do them well. This is an enjoyable beer but not a pale ale in the least. A bit tart, very malty. Average mouthfeel- what I expected. Another good brew from Samuel Smiths. I’m becoming an enormous Samuel Smiths fan, these are some high quality brews for no more than $3. Thumbs up.

(Bottle). Very malty and earthy aroma. Copper amber color with off-white head. Caramel malt flavor, with a hint of bitterness. Excellent balance. Enjoyable brew.