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John Smiths Bitter / Extra Smooth

John Smiths Bitter / Extra Smooth

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A Bitter brewed by
John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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2732.5/5.02.5/5.04%5English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised Keg and Can. Extra Smooth is served with nitrogen. There's also an Extra Cold - the same beer, but at a lower temperature.
"John Smiths is Britains biggest-selling bitter with more than 15% of the total UK standard bitter market."
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 gary07734 (166), Tyne & Wear, England
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/104/54/20

Jun 30, 2008  
Mid brown creamy pint with no carbonation. A smell and taste of burnt toast, not terribly pleasant. Other flavours malt, some bitter and a little metallic (possibly from the can). Not good.

 Palidor19 (1325), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Smooth is exactly hte word I would use for this beer, almost as thin as water but very tasty, medium malts with a touch of caramel, drink away.


 Bullit (589), Glasgow, Scotland
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Dark amber colour, foamy-offwhite head. Aroma has some fruity hops and malts. Flavour has caramel malts, some bitter hops. Forgettable.


 Bart (1401), Vosselaar, Belgium
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/59/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Brown coloured beer with no carbonation and a creamy off white head. Slightly hoppy fruity roasted aroma. Medium to full creamy caramel palate. Finish is bitter caramel smooth. Not too bad.


 larsga (2319), Oslo, Norway
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Medium largely creamy lasting head settles slowly out of the body, like Guinness. Red-brown body. Light nutty caramelly aroma with roasty notes. Dry-sweet roasty nutty caramelly taste with metallic minty notes. Mild mouthfeel. Slightly artificial perfumy tinge to it. Dry papery caramelly aftertaste. Decent. (0.5l can bought in the shop on the Oslo-Copenhagen ferry.)


cgreb (57), Marburg, Germany
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 18, 2008  
can - dark amber beer with thick white head. Weak malt aroma. Little bit of caramel flavour.



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