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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
9783.4/5.03.39/5.05%91.8English 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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 dkoonce (884), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 29, 2007  
355ml bottle. Clear copper/gold, with a modest off-white head. The aroma is a good mix of malt and hops, it has some fruity notes, bananas being the best descriptor. Medium/heavy body, with an oily smoothness. I expected closer to an IPA and this is very much an English Bitter.


stretchfest (46), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2007    Updated: Dec 3, 2007
550 mL. Dark amber color with small head. Bitter taste, but not so much on the aftertaste. Not much to say about this one.


 puggy211 (591), cordova, Tennessee, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 25, 2007  
copper color white head,slight hop aroma,slight bitter finish,ok but not there best.


 douglas88 (1605), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Aug 18, 2007  
Pours dark amber with a brownish small head. The taste is quite strong for 5% alcohol, and is not very bitter for a ESB. The strongest flavor is a sweet malt and perhaps a hint of fruit. Good drink.


 rugbydude05 (298), Kew Gardens, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 18, 2007  
355 ml bottle. Brown appearance, minimal head. subtle aroma and a good palate- somewhat harsh but no bitter aftertaste. The taste is very strong and bold.


 Beer2000 (1814), Kristiansand, Norway
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 16, 2007  
550 ml bottle. Dark golden body with a nice beige head. Aroma is malt and some kind of moderate metallic hoppyness. Flavor is malty, some caramel and the same metallic hop impression. Nice, but a bit anonymous.


 alafito (334), tijuana, Mexico
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 13, 2007  
India Ale... IPA? Yeah i wondered why this didnt taste much like and IPA, i guess its and english style IPA with that bitterness upfront, hay and horse saddle ranch taste to it from the old wood i guess. Tasty malts with a variety of tastes, well carbonated with an acidic and sweet finish.


 Skinnyviking (4157), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 9, 2007  
Bottle. Small and quickly disappearing off-white head. Hazy golden body. Hops is evident in the aroma which is otherwise of burned malt. Flavor relaviely mild barley malt with a good deal of carbonation and a fair amount of hops bitterness. Long aftertaste.



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