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Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
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RATINGS: 702   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.16   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Sold as Organic Best Ale in the UK, and as Organically Produced Ale in USA.
Ingredients: Water; Organic malted barley; Yeast; Organic hops; Seaweed finings; Carbon dioxide.
A delicately flavoured golden ale in which subtle fruity esters from the Samuel Smith yeast strain interact with a background of maltiness and hops.


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2.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Nik925 (694) - California, USA - SEP 15, 2012
Very ordinary. A bit cloying. Very little to speak of. Aroma is notably lacking. Fake carbonation is thin and too light. Nothing to differentiate this from everything else.

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
brucebruce81 (233) - Wyoming, USA - AUG 23, 2012
This beer was good for being organic it has some weak flavors for an ale that really doesn’t keep up

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
reebtogi (3259) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - AUG 22, 2012
500ml bottle pours a pale golden amber color with a finger of white head that settles to leave some spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma is light fruits with mild caramel and cereal grains and a pleasing hop aroma. Taste is light fruit and caramel malty sweet with a good balance of citrusy and grassy hop bitterness. Medium bodied with generous carbonation. A fairly well crafted bitter that is quite enjoyable.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cantabrian (381) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - AUG 9, 2012
UPDATED: AUG 19, 2012 An organic experience, this ale does nothing that will disappoint. Blonde and slightly cloudy - but not opaque - she gives us a good head, white and frothy. The aroma is subtle, grassy and malty, much less prononounced than the perfectly balanced flavour, of malts, citrus and honey. Biscuits indeed. Medium bodied, with clever use of hops, to balance the sweetness and give it a long-lasting bitter finish, without ever being nasty. I couldn’t care less if this was organic or pure sylicone, but she is jolly delicious!

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
stevoj (915) - Ramstein-Miesenbach, GERMANY - AUG 1, 2012
Was expecting something more bitter from this one, and style is more akin to a lager or pilsener. Interesting flavor, mild bitterness on the palate, which lingers long afterwards. Big, fluffy, billowing head on rough pour, with lots of thick lacing. Very interesting beer.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
swoopjones (4200) - Buffalo, New York, USA - JUL 9, 2012
bottle, golden orange pour, fruity hops, light hops, malts stand out more. somewhat sweet over bitter, nice easy drinking sessionable ale

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Bricktop86 (398) - Moore, Oklahoma, USA - JUL 6, 2012
Pours clear golden with one finger of white head. Aroma of caramel, grass, and some earthy notes. Flavor follows aroma with a perfect balance of sweetness and bitterness.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
The_Bish (859) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUN 13, 2012
Malty golden ale with some hop flavours coming through. Very enjoyable with a curry.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mcmisko (347) - New York, USA - JUN 7, 2012
Pour golden yellow with decent white head. Smells like grain, dry hops and a little yeast. Taste is smooth and light with clean malts, dry hops, not and bitterness, just dryness. Light body. Dry malty after taste. Nice light and dry.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Shortstack (23) - Woodland Hills, California, USA - MAY 27, 2012
Hoppy and Metallic flavor. Has a bit of a kick. Golden color with hazy liquid. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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