Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

Appearance: Brown, little bit of head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Bit of fruit. Taste: Malty, and some hops. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 550ml bottle, 22/4-2006, 106/300, 60/500

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich with malt. Some fruits, hops and caramel as well.

Bottle. Pours cloudy medium amber to small light beige head. Aroma is fruity, slightly burnt. Taste is sweet with molasses, honey, burnt sugar and tar. A breakfast beer perhaps with pancakes.

Bottle. Clear amber colour with large creamy off-white mostly lasting head. Malty aroma. Sweet flavor. Oily palate.

I really enjoy this beer. It pours beautifully, with a dark amber, clear color and a creamy off-white head. The taste is malty, with a slight toffee flavor. Finish is oily and a bit creamy, with some fizziness. Great beer to enjoy any time, but especially like it when warming up on a winter evening.

Bottled at Bishop’s Arms Vasagatn, Stockholm. Clear brownish amber, average head. Crisp cracker-like malt covered in a thin layer of syrup. There’s hay and caramel and ligh salty bitterness. It’s very drinkable, and I can still see why I liked this beer so much 15 years ago - although these days there are much better beers available.

Bottle @ YNWA, Kolding.
Pours dark amber with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is softly malty, light ryebread and a nice dose of flowery hoppiness. Fine, soft mouthfeel. Flavour is soft as well, good nuttiness and some toffee with a good, dry hoppiness. A subdued chocolate finish. Nice balance.

I enjoyed this smoky, sweet, nicely hopped ale. Carmel and malt, bread and earth with citrus and exotic spices. Really, a well balanced, interesting brew, with only a bit too much sour as a minor distraction.