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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 
8283.35/5.03.35/5.05%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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 illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Crystal clear amber color with a big thick head. Retention is insane, with a half-inch cap lasting the duration. Leaves lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is a bit typical, with sweet maltiness and mild fruitiness. Flavor is mostly toffee and caramel, maybe some diacetyl. Hops are all but undetectable. A little tannic bitterness comes out in the finish. Dry, and smooth with a medium-light body. Really easy to drink, but not really as robust as I like my pales.


MtStateBeer (74), Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/510/20
Mar 15, 2008    Updated: Mar 27, 2008
355 ml. bottle. Pours amber with small off-white head. Initial smell was not very good. Taste was a little better, bitter, malty, a little hoppy. Medium body and a slight metallic finish.


SoBloHero (56), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Darker than most beers that deem themselves pale ales, but a good amber color. It wasnt as hoppy as I like a pale ale to be. But a good smooth finish that was enjoyable.


hoeg0015 (11), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/511/20
Mar 13, 2008  
pours straight amber, small head. typical nose of english bitters; some caramel, nothing out of the ordinary. i guess i’m not as in love with this beer as some. seriously, i had my wife double check this, but i smelled a sweetness--not fruity, but more of a ketchup or barbeque smell. turned me off a bit. generally i love sam smith, but i think i’ll stick to IPAs over this one.


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 23, 2008  
pours an amber with off-white head that is typical of a bitter. nose of caramel and toffee. great level of balance achieved in the flavor. nothing too complex, just good easy drinking beer. very smooth as it goes down. a bit of those wonderful English hops in the finish. well made and very enjoyable.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Nice copper pour with one finger head. Nice balance, The malts win slightly. Perfect carbonation. Very slight bitter hop finish. Enjoyable English Pale Ale. Would drink more often except price is $3.79 US per 550 ml. Recommended.


 brew4fun (167), West Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/105/512/20
Feb 19, 2008  
Pours reddish/copper; creamy, longlasting head produces nice lacing. Aroma mild, caramel malt with faint hops. Taste is excellent example of an English pale ale - malty, medium-to-full bodied, earthy hops. Very smooth and most enjoyable.


 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some weak hints of hops. Sweet malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a malty caramel finish.



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