Smithwicks Ale

Pours a lovely cola brown with a reddish hue. Creamy beige head lasts the duration with some nice lacing. Aroma is disappointing with only a slight hint of fresh cookie dough. Burnt grain flavor with a watery finish and not much aftertaste. A good looker but not much else. Rather weak for an Irish ale, but not offensive.

Serving: Draft. Appearance: Deep amber color with a creamy, off-white head. Nice head retention and decent lacing. Aroma: Malty nose with notes of biscuit, caramel, and a bit of grain. Flavor: Sweet malt notes, a bit of caramel, toast, and a bit of an earthy metallic note. Palate: Medium-low carbonation with a medium mouthfeel and a medium-short, sweet finish. Overall: A solid go to if there is nothing better. It won’t wow you, but it rarely disappoints either. Take it or leave it.

Draft and bottle multiple times. Pours a deep amber brown body with an average size off white head. Flavor is malty with lots of bready grains, a slight touch sweetness mostly molassess. Solid sessionable beer that I still can’t believe I never rated even though I have been drinking this for years even had a shitload of them in Ireland.

Draft pint. Pours a clear dark amber body with a reddish hue under a small creamy off-white head. Pretty nice retention. The nose is lightly toasty malt, a little grainy with a touch of caramel. Sweet slightly grainy flavor, a little toasty, thin caramel up front. Finishes with some Ale fruitiness and a light bitterness. Watery texture with a bit of course graininess on the finish. Moderate fizzy carbonation. OK for the occasional pint when there’s not much else to choose from.

Bottle pours red-brown with an off-white head. Aroma is peanut brittle and molasses. Taste starts with sweet caramel, followed by roasted nuts, and finishes up on an earthy hop note. Good way to start off any Irish holiday.

Dark brown, semi-transparent beer with a medium off white head. Somewhat frothy head. Aroma is of nut and hops, with bits of yeast coming through. The flavor is sweet with hints of malt, and caramel. Interesting almond flavor on the back end. With a heavier body, this beer would be grade: A.

I poured this from a bottle into an English Pint. It poured a dark reddish brown with a thick off white head. The head was long lasting head that stuck to the top of the glass as I drank the beer. It was really a thing of beauty. It had a nice caramel flavor and a smooth finish.