Samuel Smiths Organic Lager

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Pale Lager
Tadcaster, England

Pours golden with fizzy head that diminishes but leaves a high amount of co2. Good balance of malt and hops. Taste of straw, honey, mild citrus. Pretty average.

Ok so lager is not really an easy thing to rate. Smell is light, body is light, flavor is light. But this one does it right. Light crispness and pale yellow body. Enjoyed really going over the subtlety of hops on this english lager.

12 oz bottle. Fairly weak nose, but its got this light crisp, clean straw grass hop that makes the beer seem nice and fresh (maybe that’s the organic ingredients at work). Big and fizzy white head that went away mostly as expected, clear, blonde-yellow with a lot of carbonation. Nothing about of the way this lager tastes displeases me, which is a good, actually there is some good sweetness in the start/middle, almost an apple cider taste along with the grass hop and pale lager malt flavors, very dry finish. Not massive, but I’m also not complaining either.

Bottle. light malt notes of grain, light herbs or grass for the hops, very light note of earth for the yeast, with a hint of wood on the background. Head is average sized, frothy, white, with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is clear pale amber. Flavor starts lightly sweet and acidic, the finish is long, lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is light to medium, watery almost oily, and has a lively carbonation. Nothing outstandingbut a few quality aspects with nothing to detract from it’s Pale Lager characteristics

Bottled@Tuulensuu, Tampere. Pale golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is grass, some malts and a bit grainy. Flavour is malts, hops, mild grass as well as some fruityness. Mild sappyness in the finish.

Pours golden, white head. Good pale lager, citrusy bitterness. Finished crisp, clean. I enjoyed, but probably not worth the price.

(Bottled 355 ml). Clear golden color, decent white head. Lemony, dish cleanser aroma. A bit fizzy. Sligfhtly grainy malty backbone. Light citrusy hops. Oily. Above an average bulk lager.

OK, for the price, I was expecting something a little more than the attributes of any other good ubiquitous american pale lager. $4 a bottle. Fairly clean and sterile smelling and is absent of any detracting olfactory. Looks like any other pale lager except for the fact there is a slight layer of gunk on the bottom of the bottle which yeilds a little swirl when you get to the end of the pour, I like that. Mild vanilla citrus and flowery initial taste bud impact. A small amount of creamy carbonation on the on the palate. At first, the taste is a little laid back just like most pale lagers but as the session continues there is a mild to medium bitter personality which continues to build. It is especially noticable after you swallow each slug. Finish is a bitter pilsner bite that borders on acting like an APA. Pretty enjoyable, none the less. Nothing real offensive here.