Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

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

Poured from a bottle. A nice amber color with a huge dark white hair (may have been because of a too hard pour). The malt really comes through in the smell. Taste was heavy on the malt with some carmel in the background. Also a little bit of a biscuit taste.

550ml brown bottle from Lou’s in Augusta. Red-copper translucent body with around an inch of initial off-white head that dissipates rather quickly. Smells caramelly and fruity, with hints if a peaty quality. A roasty maltiness dominates the flavor with hints of fruit, diacetyl (coming through as a very pleasing butterscotch flavor). No one quality of the flavor overpowers another I would say. A nice balance and a medium-bodied mouthfeel make this extremely drinkable. Definitely glad I finally tried it, and I’m sure the brown bottle helped the flavor. A new favorite!

Pours a light amber with a momentary head which disappears without a trace in a few minutes. Wonderful fruity and floral aroma, strong and sweet. Peaty, sweet malt taste - definitely not just a pale ale, just barely enough hops to balance it. Tastes like a Scotch Ale, nice caramel and fruity notes. Alcohol detectable. Decent body, low carb but that’s expected. This was a very pleasant beer to drink, and reminded me of the fruity Fullers Vintage Ales. I wish it had a bit of a head, though.

Pours a straw to copper color with a big healthy offwhite head. Bubbles along the side of glass make this look over carbonated. The nose is strongly toasty. A faint floral hop or two in the background. There’s also a small about of sweetness. Balanced. Soemwhat earthy. Creamy on the palate. Not big and viscous, but certainly mouth-filling. Lightly sweet, toasty, a little bit of hazelnut. Some floral hops and more subdued malting set this apart from the nut brown, though I’d say it’s not nearly as good a beer. There’s some diacetyl, though less than the nut brown, but it’s more offputting here. A little bit lemony. A dry earthy toasty malt and bitter hop finish. Dry. A little bit of dark malt character.

light copper color. faint aroma of earth and carmel malt. body is a little watery thin. carmel biscuit flavor and light bitterness. i actually was a little unimpressed compared to their other beers. it was decent, but i expected more

Obviously not a pale ale. Yet another Brittish beer being deceptive about what type of beer it is. Very low bitterness. Decent caramel malt flavor, tastes more like a dark lager. Very smooth and drinkable with low carbonation.

Dark copper pour with diminishing off-white head. Strange aroma, a bit like leather and sour milk with a hint of hops. Tastes a bit chalky and musty. This beer should come in a green bottle.

550 mL bottle. Reddish brown with fizzy white head. Malty and earthy aroma. Taste of malt and a grainy slightly bitter finish.