Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England

An amber beer with a beutiful head. The aroma is light with notes of the nice maltblend. The flavor is flat but of a good maltblend and slightly bitter - a fine flavor. Clearly above an average beer - but not a super beer.

(Bottle 55 cl) Beautiful amber beer with a dense head. Dominated by nutty, caramelish malt, but dry - never sweet. A very pleasant and quaffable brew. 290900

Bottled at Bishop’s Arms Vasagatn, Stockholm. Clear brownish amber, average head. Crisp cracker-like malt covered in a thin layer of syrup. There’s hay and caramel and ligh salty bitterness. It’s very drinkable, and I can still see why I liked this beer so much 15 years ago - although these days there are much better beers available.

55 cL bottle. Pours clear golden deep amber with a dense off-white head. Light hoppy to malty aroma. Flavour is light fruity and of malt. Medium dry and light herbal bitterness. Towards a mild mouldy note. Medium dry finish with a mild bitterness.

Bottle. Clear amber body with a creamy small off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, spiced apple, some herbal, light wood. Taste is medium sweet, earthy/herbal, apple, some caramel, with a bit of wood in the finish. Easy to drink.

Bottle, 5% at KØ09. Slightly hazy amber colour. Small frothy head. The flavour is mildly hoppy, slightly grassy.

Bottled (thanks sayravai). Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is plummy malty and a bit spicy. Flavour is spicy, plummy and wellbalanced. Very ’’’’vintage’’’’ feeling over it. Nice for it’s style though.

Bottled@Tuulensuu, Tampere. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is hops, wood and some vegetables. Flavour is the same along with some slight licoriceish notes. 6 3 7 3 13.

Bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2009. Clear amber coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel with notes of grass and hoips. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops and grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.