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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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 harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 26, 2005  
Bottle. Chestnut colour with biscuity aroma, some fruity malt, some flowery hop. Good balance, well made and very drinkable. Not as good as the organic best ale or the oatmeal stout I had tried earlier, perhaps I did these the wrong way round


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2005  
this was a very smooth beer. nice color and flavor. A good amount of carbonation. can’t wait to try more of this brand


 HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 10, 2005    Updated: Aug 18, 2005
Bottle (550ml) - in a Samuel Smith’s pint glass. I love all their ales - and I’ve had this on one tap in the UK (many at one sitting/falling down) and it’s very drinkable. Pours somewhat cloudy reddish orange (a lively pour) with a rocky off-white head. Aroma of yeast, mid-malts, a hint of hoppiness, fruits (apple, apricot), a bit of heather and a whisp of sea air. Mouthfeel is oily, acidic, grabs the attention. Taste is strongly bitter (my bottle is almost a year old), mild burned malts, avacado, bit of coriander, plum, appleseed A slightly harsh metallic tang on the linger, with the orange-pith bitterness the last note to ring. Contemplative - on draught it’s lighter and breezier, not as "bitter" a bitter. The weakest of the four (Imperial Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Nutbrown) but still a very good one.


 TaktikMTL (2745), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 8, 2005  
Bouteille claire de 550 ml achetée à la LCBO. Arôme: Odeur de fruits. Apparence: Couleur ambrée. Large col mousseux. Aucune bulle. Large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel et de prunes. Court arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture minérale. Arrière goût de caramel. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. (Rating #202)


orimo (19), tokyo, Japan
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/515/20
Jul 6, 2005  
this beer has peaceful pleasant aroma. this beer is good any dishes especially chips. in winter, it may suit hot stew.


 puzzl (2579), New York, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 3, 2005  
Totally dug this beer. Herbal aroma over a nice, opaque, brown body. Oh, I’ll stop hesitating and say this: this beer tastes very much like a super-premium iced green tea. Totally awesome. The hops just gives off that perfect, refreshing, "green" finish, to go along with a delicately sweet, slighty sour body. Snapple should buy this one up.


 TheDean (785), MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/512/20
Jul 2, 2005  
Not sure if it’s the fact this beer is imported or what, but I’ve never had very good luck with the Samuel Smith beers. Kinda blah, but with potential to be good. if that makes sence.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 27, 2005  
Bottle; Pours with an average size, off-white head that diminishes fairly quick. An orange colored body that is slighly hazed. Both the aroma and flavor have a moderate butterscoth/toffee flavor. Creamy, medium body with soft carbonation. Nice!



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