Samuel Smiths Extra Stout

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Dry Stout
Tadcaster, England

I had this on tap in London (Cittie of York), served cool but not cold. Rich creamy roasted flavor, not much bitterness, very satisfying. The very best beer I’ve ever had in my young life.

A good beer. Feels rather heavy at first but tastes very smooth. Nice body to it, distinctive flavor. Very unique.

Draught in London: Thick, black and completely opaque. Creamy light brown head, small hoppy aroma with some burnt/roasted cherries and thick, wet malt. Liquid milk chocolate, with a slight bitterness and lots of wood. Wonderful roasted flavour, like a smore over the open fire. . .

On tap at Cittie of Yorke, Holborn, London. Reasonable head, rich dark colour. Some chocolate in the aroma, and similarly in the flavour, with added coffee, and roasted oats. Delicious tongue-coating brew. Smooth, full flavour, a hint of bitterness and a lingering coffee taste.

bottled (275ml): rich coffee like aroma, black in colour with a moderate off-white head, coffee, hints of Belgian chocolate and hazlenuts, full bodied with a strong malt finish.

Served in a brandy sniiffer. Jet black hue with a fast disappating head. Chocolate malt coffee and smoke nose. Great complex flavour chocolate tart, a hint of coffee and a toasted taste that just keeps going. A full bodied, full flavour stout that is a joy to drink. Not as Imperial.

I also had this one off tap in a pub in Hampstead(London). It had a big creamy head, very smooth body with hints of chocolate. A very nice stout.

Pint poured at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street (London), black with a think creamy head. A rich caramal malt aroma. Slightly burnt caramal flavour with hints of fruity hops. Very smooth with good bitterness in the aftertaste.