Samuel Smiths Yorkshire Stingo

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: English Strong Ale
Tadcaster, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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I was very impressed with this, i detected strong notes of oak, caramel, toffee, sugars, and fruits, specifically apricots. Delicious brew!

550 ml for $10.99. Light brown color. Thin body. Vinegar aroma and flavor. Oaky aroma and taste is really disappointing for 1 year in the barrels! "Brewed in 2008" so I don’t think that it was spoiled. Overpriced!

550ml bottle. Poured a medium and cloudy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of woody/oakiness, caramel, and somewhat earthy. Tastes of woodiness, caramel, toffee, some dark fruitiness, and sugary. Lighter earthiness vs the aromas. I’m a sucker for Samuel Smiths beers...

22 oz. bottle, poured a cloudy amber with a small and lacing. Complex flavor most likely due to the oak aging. Strong after note of malt and alcohol which sit nicely on the tongue. One of Sam’s best and worthy of a place in the rotation, if infrequently.

550ml bottle - kinda pricey, but I had to see what this brewery could do with a beer like this - hazy copper with a frothy lace - lightly sour, earthy aroma, with notes of oak, vanilla, some mild treacle-ish sweetness underneath, raisin, some metallic/oxidized quality - moderately sweet at first, with some lightly sour, somewhat funky earthy character - oaky tannins - raisin, vanilla - it gets a bit sticky sweet in the finish, but not too much so - warming finish - quite an interesting beer from this brewer.

500ml Bottle: Aroma of oak, maple, malts, slight raisin, and hints of dried ripe fruits and alcohol. Poured deep orange/brown in color with a small to medium-sized, tan head that diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Slightly sparkling. Several medium and large-sized particles throughout. Flavor is medium sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of malts, oak, honey, raisins, light dried ripe fruits, slight alcohol, slight vanilla, light maple, and some brown sugar. Medium body. Oily, then slightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Oak, malt, honey, and slight vanilla finish is a tad dry. 8%ABV is pretty well hidden.

Bottle… Pours clear and caramel-colored with a small, creamy, khaki head. Fantastic retention. The aroma offers a blend of caramel and woodsy funk along with a black cherry note. Medium to full-bodied with a slick mouthfeel and laid-back carbonation. The flavor is a mélange of nutty caramel sweetness, woodsy, earthy tanginess and mineral bitterness. Warming finish.

Bottle from Ron’s. Pours caramel copper color with off-white head that goes away quickly. Nose is caramel malt, fruit, maple syrup. Tastes on the sweet side, with caramel malt, caramel apple, and brown sugary maple syrup notes. The oak is sibdued in this, and adds a bit to the overall palate, but I found this one a bit sweet. It is very curious to me that about half the people find it sweet and half find it sour. Interesting indeed.

bottle. murky caramel colored beer with a large creamy beige head. BIG vinegar, sour, cherry aroma. tons of caramel in the flavor with toffee and green apple sour. fizzy mouthfeel with a full body. lightly tart finish but not overly so. odd but enjoyable flavor. aroma....not so much.

Bottle from Binny’s Beverage Depot in Orland Park, Illinois: This pours a clear deep amber body with a pale manilla head that lingers none too long. The aroma is almost perfumey with alcohol, toffee, wood, light floral scents, and a bit of funk. Very creamy, if somewhat warm, mouthfeel. It tastes of toffee, crabapples (in a nice way), oak, sour dark stone fruit, and alcohol. The finish is tart/sour with a touch of caramel sweetness and a hit of alcohol. Very nice beer, and I wish I had the bucks to buy some more to lay down.