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Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
79
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8293.35/5.03.35/5.05%89.1English pint
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Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pastuerised
Captures the soul of beer. It has a maltiness that reminds you that beer is a product of the soil. Balance of malt and hops.
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 blutt59 (2045), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Sep 12, 2008  
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


 evilsoc (191), Wales
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 12, 2008  
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.


 Underhook (162), Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 4, 2008  
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.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 4, 2008  
(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.


Jarrid (20), Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 3, 2008  
The Old Brewery Pale Ale was my first Samuel Smith beer. I was not let down at all, and I wanted to try more from their brewery. After pouring it into a pint glass, the color was tempting enough in itself to try, and the aroma was very nice as well. The overall taste of the pale ale was impressive. It is not my favorite pale ale, but I would never turn a bottle down. Great stuff, guys.


 carruthm (1112), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 3, 2008  
V - clearish amber with a touch of orange. Medium head with a light lace.
A - large amounts of biscuity yeast with a touch of malt.
T - slightly bitter with malts a plenty.
P - great balance


 Bragesnak (2225), Aarhus, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Voldby Gaardmarked, DK. Bottled, 300808. Amber with white head. Aroma of malt and toffee. Flavor is sweet caramel. Medium bitterness.


 FrankJohansen (3329), Sabro, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Bottle. Clear amber colour with a creamy white head.Sweet malty aroma and taste with a semi bitter finish.



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