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Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter

Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter - Porter

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Porter

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
13353.71/5.03.71/5.05%97.5English pint, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
Available filtered and pasteurised in 550ml clear glass bottles.
"Very dark, fairly full in body and packed with flavor. Intense, dry tangy character of roasted barley."
Ingredients: Malt, cane sugar, roasted barley, hops, carbon dioxide.
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 tagz (334), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Nov 21, 2007    Updated: Jun 24, 2008
bottle. pours dark brown with big tan head, leaves considerable lacing. light aroma of roasted malts (has that characteristic ss smell. tastes is coffee, brown sugar, molasses, mild/mod bitter. just a perfect balance of flavors. the sugars are not too sweet and the hops provide a nice bitter without being grassy or acidic. palate holds up through the end - creamy mouthfeel does not thin. carbonation is subtle and compliments the flavors nicely. a fantastic beer.


 Cruzan59 (197), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 18, 2007  
550ml single from Bayville Package Store, Selbyville, DE...pours dark brown with minimal head...smell of roasted malts, mild coffee...taste is much of the same with a bit of sweetness...not an overwhelming flavor...a characteristic I like about this SS Porter...goes down smooth and is very easy to drink...thoroughly enjoyable.


 markas101 (541), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Nov 17, 2007  
50 cl bottle, Fargo. Deep brown colour, sweet malt aroma with a faint spice. Fairly straightforward and unmemorable flavor, decent but for the price I’d go with others.


 BeerloverEJ21 (131), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 17, 2007  
Pours pitch black. Smells of wood, malt, burnt carmel. Flavors of coffee, almonds, roasted malts. Sort of bland and uninteresting. Its not that I didnt like this beer, I just think that as far as Porters go, it was ok. I’d really like to try this on tap, I bet it would be a lot better. The bottle I had tasted old and to be honest, stale. It didnt have that refreshing brisk taste that a lot of porters have. Oh well, to each his own.


Allie (40), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Nov 10, 2007  
This was part of a birthday batch that I treated myself to. The large black bottle has an old-fashioned looking label that simply says "England" to you. I didn’t care for the gold wrapper on the neck and cap, whch seemed a little pretentious. The beer looked wonderful in the glass, with a foamy, light brown head that lingered well. The body beneath was a solid black to my eye. Aroma was sweet (not sugary) and quite rich. The flavor was smoky and bittersweet, with some light coffee and licorice traces. The balance between the bitter and the sweet was just about perfect. The palate was fine and carbonation adequate, with neither bloatiness nor wateriness. It was surprisingly smooth for such a strong beer, and I got no nastiness in the tail. The kick was substantial, of course, though not overwhelming. This is simply an excellent beer in every way. It isn’t cheap--$4.20 for the pint-plus bottle-but it is worth every penny and more. If you see it--get it.


Allthatisevil (48), alabaster, Alabama, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/517/20
Nov 2, 2007  
nice roasted smell. The flavour is like a lite porter. The colour is a reddish black. another good brew by sam smith!


 TBone (6678), Pori, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2007  
Bottled (BB 03/2009)
Very dark ruby color, good creamy beige head. Dark roasted malts and fruits, tar, kind of barley wine-cellary nose. Dark malts and tar in the flavor. Medium-bodied. Short roasted finish.


latneyblunk (40), Kentucky, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/519/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Smells of roasted barley and chocolate. Pours deep brown with red highlights. Brilliant tan head. Full flavor, roasted tones, coffee, chocolate, sweet caramel finish. Runs through the mouth like candy. Overall highly complex and spot on. My favorite porter.



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