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Tetleys Bitter / Original / Smoothflow (Can)

Score
209
OVERALLStyle
Carlsberg UK
Brewed at Tadcaster (MolsonCoors)

Style: Bitter
Northampton, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 200   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.64   EST. CALORIES: 108   ABV: 3.6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Canned. Nitro and non-nitro.
Tetley’s Smoothflow (3.8%)Widget Can
A beer in the same style as its draught counterpart, but with a higher alcohol content to meet the needs of the home-based drinker.
Tetley’s Original (3.8%) Non Widget Can
A traditional style canned ale with a full-bodied hoppy flavour and a refreshing crispness on the palate.


most recent ratings

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
douglas88 (4482) - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - MAY 24, 2013
Can. Pours a nice cascading copper hue with a large nitro head. A sweet dusty aroma. A nice ESB with floral hops, sweet marmalade, some earthy caramel malts. Easygoing.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
tgncc (2296) - Bellmore, New York, USA - MAY 21, 2013
Fairly sweet aroma, bread, caramel, flowers. The flavor follows exactly, a little more subdued. The appearance: the beer erupted into the glass, billowing white head, swirling clouds, settling into a red/copper color, white head. Obviously a nitro widget at work. Light in body, a bit watery. (again, obviously a nitro widget at work). The finish is slightly bitter, tea leaves, obscure hops, again watery. Interesting. I picked this up to increase my experience with this style. But on its own merits, I didn’t love it.

2.3
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
gsmitty80 (1593) - Washington DC, USA - MAY 17, 2013
This is a smooth bitter that has a small alcohol volume and is pretty creamy. No widget or any type of nitrous that i could find. Not particularly memorable.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Bif (1023) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Smootflow Widget can. Pours a dark copper color with a thick creamy head th at fades very slowly with ample lacing. Aroma is on the mild side with s ome caramel sweetness and bit of roasted malt. Taste follows the aroma being a bit bland with some caramel sweetness and bit of roasted malt. Mild bitterness with a fairly clean finish. Fairly light body, smooth and creamy. Decent balance but on the bland side. Decent beer for the style and quite sessionable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
womencantsail (6902) - Garbage Grove, California, USA - MAY 4, 2013
Nice orange pour with a thick off-white head. Nice nose of floral and spicy hops. Bread, toast, and some good sweetness. The flavor is lightly bitter and has a heavy butterscotch and toffee character. Bread, floral and spicy hops, and a light bitterness on the finish.

1.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
boozedude (1009) - Des Moines, Iowa, USA - APR 30, 2013
Can into pint glass, red clear pour with huge off white head. fruit, and malts, very flat, garbage, with i diddnt buy, i hate myself

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
hfmejias (358) - Dover, Delaware, USA - APR 4, 2013
14.9 Fl. Oz. Can. Pours clear copper, lots of head (creamy) and lots of lacing. Hardly any aroma, cereal and malts. Taste is also a bit watery, biscuit and barley flavor some hints malts; slightly bitter aftertaste. OK and drinkable.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
daniel0017 (327) - Yukon, CANADA - APR 4, 2013
has a sort of coppery smell on the surface but delving a little deeper she revealed her strong toasty malts and somewhat recessed hops (of the challenger variety??). Her appearance is that of a mature, distinguished lass: A nice off-white and well-groomed head of bubbly froth on a smooth, nearly flat clear amber body. Strong malts meet a well-balanced hop bitterness. The ABV being at 3.8% contributes to an exceptionally smooth flavor, practically free of alcohol flavor. the mouthfeel is very smooth with a great finish. Think of an exceptionally well rendered version of a simple tune you love... That’s what this beer is.

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 4/20
baggiesfan (9) - Worcestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 31, 2013 does not count
Nice enough beer if you want a nice drink at home without breaking the bank. Quite smooth and drinkable without being special

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
olio (4093) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 20, 2013
Draught.
Originally rated on 20110430.
Pours copper color with a small head. Aroma of mild hops, fruits and caramel. Flavor of fruits and grass.


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