Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Porter
Tadcaster, England

Bottle, pours a dark red-brown body with a generous light brown head. Aroma of sweet and roasted malts along with cocoa and a hint of bread. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel; medium-bodied and not too heavy on the palate. Roasted malt flavor with hints of chocolate and coffee. Slight bitter coffee finish with a nutty aftertaste. A solid and drinkable porter.

From a 355 ml. bottle marked SH16C1. Another top notch brew from the Tadcaster Bewery. Pours an extremely dark almost black color with a beige/tan frothy head. Aroma of barley, malts, and maybe some chocloate or cocoa. But the latter is more subtle. Good mouthfeel and very creamy. Flavor is hard to define but it is most definitely smooth. Everyone already knows that when you pick up a Samuel Smith, you are picking up quality.

Bottle. Pours dark black with a thick tan head. Has a mildly sweet roasted aroma, flavor follows suit, sweet molasses with a nice burnt finish. Very good overall.

Another Sammy Smith brew in which I am not overly impressed with. I typically look beyond this line of bottles, but I was able to find a single 12 ouncer for under two bucks. Dark, opaque amber/brown pour with a 1/2" tan head and spotty lacing. Light malty aroma with some roasted notes and a bit of sweet caramel, not very powerful. Nice on the palate, very creamy with a faint richness that makes this drink good and easy. Sweet along with a touch of calm bitterness. The body is on the thin side, but it’s still filling and creamy. Good taste, mostly malts with some balancing noble hop flavors. Nutty and roasted along with a bit of toffee and mild chocolate. Standard English fare, I ended up liking this more that expected.

[Bottle] Pours black with a light tan head. I’m going to have to try this one again, because in both the taste and the aroma I noticed a hint of something that reminded me of the grapes from cheap red grape juice. Odd. Other than that there was a stronger maple syrup character and a toasted malt finish. Pretty good mouthfeel. I had to have been off with the grape thing, but I actually liked it, and I’ll rerate soon when I get another bottle.

Bottle... Poured near black, opaque with slight amber highlights and a thick beige head. Aroma of toasted barley and Irish Cream alcohol. Palate is sharp with a definite carbonation presence. Flavors of cocoa and coffee with sweet, milky barley-malt. Finished with chocolate and coffee bean flavors.

Pour was dark with full long lasting tan head. Nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is of cocoa. Flavor is well blended with cocoa, light malt, and a very slight burntness. Cocoa is very sweet but still pretty blended. Good. May buy again.

Pours a dark black with a small white head. Sweet, licorice aroma, with a roasted malt background. Medium bodied, quite dry with sweet licorice and maybe a lactic taste... smooth roasted finish. A bit under Fullers, but still a quality brew.