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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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 MIBRomeo (1962), Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Nov 10, 2005  
off brownish color w/ a small tan head nice lacing. smells earthy hints of some carmel malts and hints of toffee & grains. Solid palate good coating and lightly creamy.light butter in the flavor some toffee and some grains... not much bitter in it at all.


tinydancer (52), Gibsonville, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 10, 2005  
Amber color and clear. Bitter. Soy sauce to the nose. Good/recommended. Rugged.


 OKBeer (1159), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 8, 2005  
550 ml clear bottle. Golden copper colour with a mostly diminishing creamy and frothy tan head. Light toffeeish and fruity aroma with metallic notes. Toasty and grainy malts with a nutty and fruity bitter finish. Medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel. I’m starting to see why some of the English raters aren’t so high on Mr. Smith...


 beervana (781), Libertyville, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/105/511/20
Oct 25, 2005  
Bottle from Whole foods. Clear amber ale having small white head with fair lacing. Light molasses aroma. Soft carbonation. Medium bodied that starts with moderate malt sweetness and finishes with moderate bitterness. A good beer that stands well against spicy foods.


 patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 20, 2005  
12 oz bottle. I love pale ales and Samuel Smith’s is a good quality, reliable choice for me. The aroma is light, but nice.. Pours with a thin head that sticks around awhile. Light bodied, average carbonation, malty with a pleasant hoppy finish. Well balanced, this beer is a fine choice.


 Evster64 (106), Kempner, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2005  
Aroma: slight hint of peaches, perhaps carmel. ... Appearance: Amber with diminishing head. ... Flavor, smooth up front, lightly sweet/fruity midway through with malt presence. ... Pleasingly dry on the palate, a bit woody, but not overdone. Overall, another very nice selection from ol’ Sammy. I still haven’t had a Smith beer which I didn’t enjoy.


 thegreenrooster (1811), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 14, 2005  
Pour was a dark copper with a white head. Aroma was a dark fruit, almost a port wine. Flavor is toffee malts with lots of plums and other dark fruits. Leaves a nice coating on the tounge as you swallow. Very nice and interisting brew.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 4, 2005  
550 ml bottle. Tasted a bit more like a brown ale to me. Still not a big Sam Smith fan. But then again it was an ESB/Bitter. Just an average beer.



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