Samuel Smiths Sovereign Best Bitter

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England

Served on nitro. An orange beer with a thick white head. The aroma is very lightly fruity and malty - due to the nitrogen head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry bitter end. The mouthfeel is very smooth. I’m not a fan of nitro.

Pint in the Waterguard, Cardiff. Fresh aroma of scents. Clear light copper colour, maybe more on the golden side with a thin white head. fruity taste with floral notes. Crisp tangy bitter. Just felt fresh and great to drink.

Three Goat’s Heads, Oxford. Tap, maybe nitro by the look and feel of it. Copper with a dense layer of fine white head. Leafy hops, a bit of honeysuckle, faintly citrus. A little farmy. Hop flavor runs on the farmy side as well. Very mild bitterness, a touch of bread. Clean, sort of abrupt finish. Light body, but not too thin. Pleasant, but not particularly noteworthy.

aroma was def lacking, can’t really say I picked up on anythign in particular. tawny colored bitter with a white probablly nitro head. Was surprised by the flavor with the lack of aroma. actually a nice pleasently fruity taste. nothing to brag about but it was worth £1.44. medium palate. would drink again

Mildly hoppy aroma with a very low carbonation. Taste is also mildly hoppy but kind of bland.

Cask (handpump) @ Sea Horse, York. Copper in colour, nice frothy head with good lacing, hoppy fruity (apples?) taste, nice but short aftertaste.

Cask at Princess Louise, London. Copper body with off-white head. The aroma is hoppy and grainy with a hint of unpleasant tartness. The flavor is slightly tart and displays some floral hops. The finish is short and moderately bitter. Smooth palate and low carbonation. Nothing moves this bitter beyond average.

Good quallity, not very bitter, in that matter the beer was not obsessive. The colour is golden but not too dark.