Samuel Smiths Organic Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England

***review from Jan 23, 2008***
There is no heat in my basement. My nipples have cut through my Ben Sherman T. Funny thing to note: Quickly reading the label lead me to believe that this was going to be an organic version of The Taddy Porter - really threw my brain for a loop when it poured out amber...WTF?? Reading is over-rated. Rolling with Brave New World by Iron Maiden tonight...

Let this sucker warm considerably first! Poured out a nice clear and simple amber brew with an average sized white crown that survives as a film. Leaves some fading spotty lacing. The aroma is very yumish (is that a word?) with a large sweet fruity aroma hitting first followed quickly by a huge malt content...honey, mild caramel, once in a while I find something that might be smokey but I can’t nail that down at all so I’ll just note it as retardation, ample hops are present - the aroma just gets better and better and more complex as I sit considering my impending death by hypothermia... I do have to note that at first smell I though this stuff was total shit. The taste to me seems based around the large but mild fruity, slightly peppery hops and is rounded out with earthy and weak caramel malts. Leaves a chewy aftertaste of something that I’ve already forgotten to type, dammit. Close to medium bodied, very mild and fine carbonation. Fairly smooth...wow just hit by a large semi-herbal hop punch...definetly earthy....finishes with soft yet prominent bitterness and a fading effect from the malts.........nothing outrageous here but just all around goodness. More proof that Samuel Smith beers rule the earth. My fingers are blue...

Lame, filthy, unclean taste. But still sticky and sweet. There seems to be corn filler in here. Uncool.

A nice lager. Pours a golden color, and has a nice honey flavor. Not my favorite Sam Smith’s, I really prefer several of the others. Still, a thumbs up.

"Light pale copper body with a noisy inch cap floating on top the last quarter inch doesn’t want to leave. Slight metallic aroma some crisp hops, mild notes of smoke and some honey rounds off the smell. Falvour is grassy malts with toffee, lemon hops and a coconut marshmallow after taste. Brew has a nice refreshing hop character with a light malt presence making this very easy drinking. I love Samuel Smith."

Bottle. Pours a golden body with a white head. Fruity esters with hints of peach and orange peel and a floral hoppiness. Biter finish whit a light spicy finish.

Bottle: pours golden amber, no head to speak of. Sweet malt aromas dominate, with a floral hint and some hop note. Flavor has some bitterness, which fades into a grainy sweetness. Light in the mouth, cool n’ refreshing. A simple beer, good with burgers.

355ml bottle. Clear golden amber with a fine, lasting white head and plenty of initial carbonation. Toffee, oranges and boiled sweet aromas on the nose. Slight hints of citrus flavours with sweet, biscuity malts, grassy hops and a long bitter finish. Medium body, warming yet refreshing.

bottle from Darts Farm, Exeter. Hazy golden yellow, mid-sized creamy head. Fruity nose. Medium-bodied, malty background, slightly fruity with shy but pleasant aromatic hops in the finish, which adds a citrusy character.