Ayingerbrau Lager

Formerly brewed at Samuel Smith
Style: Pale Lager
Tadcaster, England

Keg Handpump at the Boot Inn, Chester 17/04/2004 Golden coloured and crisp with some sour fruit flavour. Slightly dry lasting malt hop finish.

On tap at The Champion, London Xmas Pub Crawl. Pale gold with thin white head. No aroma to speak of, dead malts in the mouth and a bit of zing on the end. Instantly forgettable

(Keg, King Arms, York, England) An average tasting lager from Samuel Smiths’ new brand name. Amber colored lager pours with a thin head.

Didn't really think of KB when i tried it, but now that you mention it Spiesy, you're probably not far off. They're both pale gold in colour. Both metallic and astringent, dishwashy concoctions. Both are shit.

As we continue to plumb the depths of the Sam Smiths lager portfolio at the end of the RB London Christmas pub crawl, we move on to the "standard" Ayingerbrau. Much like any other mass produced UK keg lager really, but it does have more alcohol than the likes of Carling. There is virtually no aroma whatsoever which, in this context, is an improvement on the other Sam Smiths lagers. There’s even a touch of grassy hop in the flavour, but that’s soon enveloped by a metallic tang, which persists long after the swallow. Poor, thin, stuff. Keg at the Brewery Tap (that is, the old Courage Brewery tap, not Sam Smiths brewery tap).

Tap, Cittie of Yorke, London. Chemical tasting, metallic and foul. No aroma. What is the point?

Draught, at the Cittie of Yorke, London.
Thin, anaemic looking, golden body with a really thin ringlet for a head. Tastes like Aussie KB for those that have had the privilege. Metallic bitterness, void, then sharp and dry.

Really lager, but it has a nice fruit flavor at the back, it’s a little thick, and sweet.