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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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 wcampbell (572), Central, South Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 21, 2007  
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.


 hopslovin (180), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/510/20
Jul 19, 2007  
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.


 badlizard (2324), Berkeley, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2007  
550 mL bottle. Reddish brown with fizzy white head. Malty and earthy aroma. Taste of malt and a grainy slightly bitter finish.


 demitriustown (689), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Clear bottle: Caramel malts, an oxidized scent, almost nutty in aroma with some, smoke, Appearance is a reddish/brown semi translucent with a off white head that lingers. Taste definately got some good smooth caramel maltiness to this brew. Goes down really smooth. slightly bitter with a nice smokey and nutty finish. Overall, hey it’s drinkable, the nose is a little off, but the taste pulls through to actually make it a solid brew. I like it.


 glkaiser (1150), Seattle, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 12, 2007  
Only the 2nd Sammy’s I’ve rated....funny. Nice malt first pale ale with just a bit of hops to remind you they exist. A bit floral with some honey sweetness. Good session ale.


 biggenius29 (155), Hamilton, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/510/103/517/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours amber with a average size fizzy white head. The aroma is of toasted and caramel malts with a slight piny hop aroma. The flavor is quite complex, toasted caramel malts, piny hops with some banana and a slight hint of nutmeg. The body is light to medium with watery and oily texture and lively carbonation. Overall it is pretty good, nice and malty and finished off by a nice bitterness.


 robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2007  
very very similar to their india ale. actually i cant tell much of a difference, but still very very good, and very drinkable. goiod session ale.


 Glazed9884 (207), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Jun 30, 2007  
xxx what can you say about samuel smith except its great. this isnt their best, but still very drinkable.



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