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Samuel Smiths India Ale 3.39 979

Samuel Smiths India Ale

Percentile
82
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9793.4/5.03.39/5.05%91.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised bottles only.
"Samuel Smith's India Ale is characterized by the colour of a golden sunset, a refined maltiness and an emphasis on the aroma and flavour from Britain's best hop gardens."
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 BelgianBeerGal (1312), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/513/20
Aug 28, 2008  
355ml bottle. Really nice and drinkable ESB. The "India" on the label confused me at first though. Poured a bronze colour with a medium off-white head. Very gentla aroma of sweet malt and caramel. Great balance between the malt and just enough hops to hint at bitterness.


 haggis03a3 (138), Piedmont, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/515/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Copper with a good billowing white head. Sweet ESB malt and bitterness without much hop flavor. A bit too sweet and more of an ESB than an IPA.


 shanepardue (107), Raytown, Missouri, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 16, 2008  
A little weak on the hops with a sour sweetness. Not one of my favorites of this brewer, but not bad. I’m not big on the sour flavor and prefer more of a hoppy IPA.


 NomDeBeer (400), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Another mild IPA; low in hops and alcohol. Good beer, completely drinkable. It’s an entry-level IPA for people new to the style, but for a confirmed hop-head, this won’t do it.


 unclemike (833), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 7, 2008  
A nice brew. Has a sweet flavor and aroma while still having a deep hoppy texture. Appearance is cloudy and dark brown. Overall a nice beer with a solid base to it and a nice aftertaste


 timsilvia32 (447), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Cloudy copper pour, white head. Floral aroma, some caramel maltiness. Adequately carbonated, earthy, slight citrus and toffee/caramel. Some bitterness throughout and clean at the finish. Had 3 other beers before this and this one really seemed to increase the effects for being only 5% abv. A good example of the style, not the best however.


drfood (17), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/512/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Thoroughly pleasant but not very loveable. Mild hop bitterness, with an odd mouth-feel. The finish was something like orange flower water and this was oddly out of step with the cheddar cheeses on the board for this tasting. Not bad, but I’ll take a dogfish head anytime.


 Furseth (1333), Kungälv, Sweden
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/59/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Bottle: Clear red colour, with a thin white head. Aroma was sweet and sour(?),dusty,honny and flowery in the end. innterestining aroma here! Flavor was citric,thin mouth mouth feeling,with a thin citrus finish. A bit disepoitning...



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