Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

Copper beer with a small white head. Malt, toffee and grassy hops in the aroma. Dry flavour with with toffee maltiness.

An excellent beer. The epitomy of a session, English-style pale ale/ESB. Pours with a big head, coppery. Very easy on the palate. More malt than I usually like, but this beer went down quick and smooth and I wanted another. Not filling. Great. Wish I had another. Thanks to Dad for bringing this to Panama.

Amber of color with a beige head. A bitter aroma with notes of peanuts. A flavor of weak notes of hops, caramel and a bitter finish.

bottle. pours hazy red-orange, thin head dissipates quickly. resinous aroma, some grass. flavor is moderate bitter hop over solid malt backbone, light caramel, slight sour end. very brief on the palate - flavor is full but washes away quickly. moderate carbonation. a great, well rounded pale.

Dark amber colored, little light brown head. Mildly roasted and sweet caramelly-toffee aroma, still some bready tone dominating with raisins. Interesting aroma, not very ESB-one though... Medium bodied. Flavor is also bready with this more bitterness than in aroma, some sweet caramel and this raisin-plum tone here. Aftertaste dries slightly. Good one, though not very bitter.

Light copper, with a thick, loose tan head that slowly laces down the glass. Modest hop aroma. A little nutty flavor. A bit thin, with a sharp hop bite.

550ml bottle via Roth’s. Pours a semi-clear copper with a huge beige head. Nose is malt-driven with some subtle fruity esters. Taste starts with the malt, then a little nuttiness, and some floral hops in the end. Dry finish. Body is medium, carbonation is high.

Bottle @ Chandos, London. Pours golden with reddish tinge. Hops / caramel aroma. Very smooth / creamy taste. A decent, drinkable beer.