Samuel Smiths Alpine Lager (4.5%)

[at the Cardinal, London] -Pale yellow color, not a huge nose of any sort I can discern. Rather thin on the palate. Great session beer.

[Keg at the Shoulder of Mutton, Bradford.] Starw with a thick white head, heavily carbonated; damp hay aroma; corn syrup sweetness; reasonable grassy hops.

Keg, Anchor Tap, London. Pale gold, white head with some good stick. Light grassy/herbal hop aroma, touch of sour lager malt. Pleasant grassy hop flavor, soft bready malt. Crisp carbonation. If Samuel Smith is going to persist with not serve their beers from the cask, then keg is sooo much better than nitro. This was actually pretty pleasant. Vastly better than the nitro Brewery Bitter I also tried.

Enjoyed the décor and interior at the great Cittie of Yorke in Holborn much more than this half pint of pale lager. Sparkling and fizzy stuff with little taste. Clear, amber body. More like a soft drink than a beer (09.08.2008).

As virtually all the other ratings say this is "rank stuff". A sort of buy now pay later larger. Tastes of cat, metallic taste, no good for hair of dog either. I had four points of this over 2 hours on a Saturday night, it made me feel quite rough for 2 days after. The only good thing is it is cheap, but saving £1 per pint to feel rough is certyainly not worth it. Avoid.

Kag as a 4.5 vertion of the taddy lager in the 78. Aroma is biscuity and pale malts, slightly metallic edge. Taste is similar not much goiung on but inoffensive.

I’ve been drinking this on off for years at Sam Smiths pubs in london. Up until now it didn’t occur to me that I should rate it as it is fairly rank stuff. Flat, orange and smelling faintly of chemicals it alwys tastes slightly watered down. The Man In A Box pump top seems to have dissappeared which is a shame as it was the best thing about this dish water.

A Mes rate: Tap at the Princess Louise.
Pale gold with a thin white head. Very metallic, slight hops, papery and a nasty finish. Bland and crap.

Keg at The Cardinal London SW1 5 Feb 08. Pale golden colored. A lasting white head. Aroma? Disgusting flavor of cardboard.

Keg @ York Arms, november 07. Shinny golden color with a medium white head and a very sparky carbonatation. Skunky aroma with some grainy notes and very slight hay notes. Light mouthfeel, uncomfortable filthy feeling with a sick sweet aftertaste. Skunky/ grassy aroma on the verge of offensiveness. Sad, poorly brewed pale lager.