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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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 Rciesla (3670), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours an amber body with a thin off white head. Bitter floral hop notes, caramel malt and some light damp woody notes. Alright, but not great for the style.


 WakeandBake (431), Greenville, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Bottle. A nice copper color body with a full fluffy off white head, medium carbonation, some slight lacing.Aroma of apple,yeast and bread dough . Flavor is fruity, yeasty, some apple,lemon,light caramel,biscut and floral hops , This IPA has a flavor all it’s own,a little different but good, a long crisp spicy hop finish,smooth mouthfeel, very sessionable and a fun try.


 Pinball (2863), Allerød, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/511/20
May 22, 2009  
bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2009 dark yellow, small white head. faint fruity aroma. bitter balanced flavor, flowery, slight caramelly.


 satan165 (592), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 20, 2009  
what an odd beer, neither IPA or ESB like. nose is pure malt, neither toffee nor sticky/sweet...somewhere inbetween i have rarely if ever experienced before. color is wonderful dark amber. flavor is mostly of malt, but in the end rather well balanced. the same lightly fruity malt profile comes through but hops die it down at the end. i was not expecting or even hoping for a hop bomb, but i have trouble believing this is a replica of the hop fortified beers that shipped from tadcaster to mumbai so long ago...


 Egon (397), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/513/20
May 20, 2009  
Bottle. Amber with white head. Fruity, nice aroma. The taste is surprisingly weak and thin after that aroma. Hops as expected, a bit dry.


 AndyReynolds (283), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/54/104/510/20
May 19, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a transparent amber with a small whit head. Aroma is strong of fruity malts and bread. Notes of citrus, caramel, hops, and pine come out too. The taste is a bit weak for an IPA, more fruity and malty than I expected. The finish is a bit dry with a slight hoppy bite. Not my favorite by any means, but worth a second try.


osb33 (16), Milwaukee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/512/20
May 19, 2009  
This was shockingly good. Not to be worshiped as the best beer I have ever tasted, but it is certainly better than most. However, the only qualm I have is that the beer was a little bitter for me.


 drseusszb200 (199), Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
May 18, 2009  
smells of caramel. tastes sweet with very little hop character. typical english beer. sam smith imperial stout and oatmeal stout are way better.



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