John Smiths Bitter / Extra Smooth

Brewed by John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England

can at the globe theater: not as bad as the nitro keg we had later in the trip. the only beer offered. so sometimes ya gotta drink the beer if its the only beer. very cafferyish. couldnt even see the nito rush since we drank it straight from the can. Earlier Rating: 8/9/2004 Total Score: 2.2 nitro keg market porter pub: the wife ordered this before i could throw something at her....she now knows only cask beers in england will be drank. this is your typical nitro. all the same trying to hide the nothingness with a nice creamy head.

Draught. Bland, creamy and smooth. These type of nitro beers are typically rather watery tasting, and this is no exception.

Perhaps the worst bitter I’ve ever had. This beer is often found on nitro-taps and this just makes it even more difficult to stomach. Drink this if you want to fit in with the dockworkers who can’t taste anything anymore anyway. Chances are, I hope, the pub has a better bitter on tap.

Very boring - id question anyone who gave this 50% and really suggest they drink lager or cider

Amber Coloring. Kind of bland tasting / watery. A little bitter there. Creamy...a pinch above da swill

On tap at Oddfellows Arms, Kegworth, Derbyshire - Smooth, bland aroma - not much malt or hops. Medium amber clear with off-white lacing head. Watery body, low carbonation. Smooth overall flavor, not remarkable. Light bitterness, not very sweet, no acidity. After is mild bitter. OK but not spectacular.

I don’t mind this nitro can, I have much more found memories of drinking this on tap in London, but I’m afraid they are much too old other than for a nostalgia rating. In the can in Canada though, it pours thick and creamy as you would expect, with a more assertive body than Boddingtons. And there actually is a slight malt character to the taste and very slight hint of hop bitterness. But the nitro bubbles take care of most of the flavours; what you are left with is a very easy drinking low alcohol beer that you could do far worse than if this is your style.

A nut brown beer with a very white and dense head. The aroma is sweet with notes of nuts and caramel. The flavor is of nuts, hops, and roasted malt with a very dry end. The mouthfeel is very soft.