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Smiles Best

Smiles Best

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A Bitter brewed by
Highgate (Global Star)

Walsall, England

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132.92/5.02.9/5.04.1%38.6English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available filtered in 500ml bottle. Now contract brewed by Highgate following the closure of Smiles Brewery.
A traditionally brewed bitter using the best malt and Smiles pure cultured yeast, results in an amber colour with a malty taste and a slight fruity finish, cut by the gentle bitterness of Fuggles hops.

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guzzler (77), AE, Germany
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20

May 23, 2003  
Reddish amber color with a dissipating tan head. Somewhat of a sparkling/fruity aroma. Balanced malty/sweet flavor and nice finish. Not bad at all.

 Magic_dave6 (4012), London, Greater London, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/58/20
Nov 22, 2007  
Cask 3 Judges. Aroma is bursting with caramel and toffee malts, also som green king apple character. Taste is similarly over malty caramel and toffee, raw apple sweetness and no hop character at all. Total caramel = overvented.


 hughie (2284), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2006  
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Mid to dark amber with a small. off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt. Taste sweet and malty with a citric sourness and slight, grassy bitterness.


 Suttree (2336), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/512/20
May 16, 2005    Updated: May 17, 2005
From bottle - Nice looking - clear golden brown, with a nice sized white head. Sourish aroma. Bready, toasty flavor, with a mellow but persistant hop bite. Enjoyable, once you get past the aroma.


 rauchbier (2874), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 27, 2004  
Bottle, from Rythym & Booze in Brigg. Amber bronze with thin but lasting creamy white head and gentle condition. Pleasant caramel, digestive biscuits and good solid English hops in the nose, chalky sweet yeast and fuggles? In the mouth with the caramel more muted. Finish is dry and chalky with some sweetness coming through at the end. Typical English bitter


 jerohen (1479), Bussum, Netherlands
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Aug 23, 2004  
Bitter # 234,454 of this holiday. Bit fruity and hoppy. I don’t particularly like the style and this is no exception.



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