troopie (848), USA Mar 11, 2009 Bottle. Poured pale orange with foamy white head. Malty aroma with a fresh river note. Malty flavour with a hop edge. Rather thin finish. Good with fish and chips. Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England Mar 5, 2009 A more oridnary brew than other beerz in Sam smith’s catologue. God damn ,like a boiled tea bag texture.Stale sock liquid.But not in a good Lambic kinda way.Skunky vibez.chocolate ..stale hops Snojerk321 (1917), San Diego, California, USA Feb 28, 2009 Sample from BevMo! Mission Valley beer tasting. Dark, muddy amber in color. Aromas are mostly malty. Some fruitiness and earthy undertones with the slightest hint of hops. Medium bodied with a rather unpleasant sour bitterness to it. Strangebrewer (208), Chatham, Ontario, Canada Feb 21, 2009 bottle. Poured clear dark copper with off-white ceamy head. Hoppy caramel aroma. Moderate carbonation. Hints of toffee and pecan. Dry, light metallic finish. Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland Feb 16, 2009 Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma has malts and fruits. Flavour has caramel malts and fruits. Bitter finish. JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA Feb 13, 2009 Sampled at the Sam Smith tasting at Blacklick Wine and Spirits on 2.5.09. Pours a deep amber with a medium off-white head. Malty aroma with some caramel influence and hops. Caramelly semi-sweet flavor up front with hops in the finish. Not bad. djd07 (721), Houston, Texas, USA Feb 12, 2009 Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy amber color with a medium creamy off white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a strong fruit malt with raisin and prunes. Decent spotty lacing on the glass. The taste is a sweet malt with a bitter quicky finish. Easy to drink a good ESB from Samuel Smith. mcsquint (93), , Missouri, USA Feb 8, 2009 Poured from 550ml bottle into dimpled mug.
Aroma - Amber malt with some dried fruit and caramel faint grassy hops.
Appearance - Copper-red in color. Large, creamy, off-white head with excellent retension.
Flavor - Predominant malt taste with dried light fruit. Just the right amount of hop bitterness.
Palate - A bit slick at first but cleans up well on the finish.
Overall - This, like all the other Samuel Smith products, is spot on. Nothing big or adventurous, but true to the original style and reasonably priced.
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