Samuel Smiths Strong Golden

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Barley Wine
Tadcaster, England

i have this impression that this is how a barley wine should actuially be. carbonation weak, but this compliment the alcohol and taste nice the apperance great, looks like cognec in a snifter. aroma is malty however as it warsm slightly turns slightly fruity hops, the malt is still dominant. taste is one for sipping, maybe not so complex but intence warming malt fruit and general goodness. everything i would want and an unexpected goodness coming out here, cant wait to have again..

Bottled. Deep golden coloured with almost no head. Nose of alcohol, plums yeast, malt and fruit. Very full bodied with a sweet fruity and sparkling flavor. It has note3s of caramel, alcohol, fruit and maybe some banana. Very smooth and soft with a slightly nice bitter finish. Very nice

Poured a mostly clear dark gold with a minimal off-white head. The aroma was sweet and fruity and had some age to it. I don’t know how old this was but it had a May 2006 best by date. Also big notes of vanilla sugar cookies and bubble gum. Some alcohol fumes. It smelled very yummy. Sweet malty flavor with some more age notes and a mild tartness. some fruitiness was present. Finished with a mild bitterness and woodiness. Dry with a nice warming sensation. Medium bodied with some silkiness in the mouth. It appears I liked this beer more than most.

[bottle from brewery] nose is sweet malts, lighter sweet fruits, peach, strawberry, apple, followed by darker and richer sweet fruits like raisin and plum. The sweetness is balanced by some sharper, hoppier fruit notes which give the beer edge and make is very drinkable. flavour is sweet but not cloying, excellently full bodied beer with a very warming finish.

(Bottle 18 cl) Clear, pale amber with a very small head. Sweetish with an incredibly full body. Lots of sweet malt, but the sweetness never gets cloying. Incredibly complex, the kind of beer that slowly grows in you mouth in a fantastic palette of flavour impressions. Big positive surprise. 220505

Tiny bottle. Bit hazy rusty colour. Tiny head. Strong flowery aroma, raisins, bread, dark cookie dough and peanuts. Taste very fulfilling, like a good whisky. Strong oaky tones, with a long lingering of cloudberries and perhaps some peach. Not bad at all as you see from the grades.

Courtesy of madmitch76. The 6oz bottle pours crystal clear copper with gold edges and thin off white head. The aroma is full bringing up a rich combination of sweet caramel candy and dark fruity esters like dates, prunes, boysenberries and figs. Each draw ends with a touch of alcohol heat. Smells yum! The taste is very similar with a medium body ushering in rich caramel goodness mixing with dark fruity esters. It dries out a bit to midway with a touch of roasted malts and fading caramel and sweet dark fruity esters. It ends with lingering sweet caramel, prunes, dates and ripe cherries. Nice stuff.

Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. Poured a clear amber colour with a thin off white head. Seriously floral and sweet aroma...honey, bubble gum, syrup and malt. Niice. Flavour was sweet malt with a hint of fruit and spices. Soothing and warming. Lingering and multi layered finish, that was once more sweet, fruity and slightly dry. Good things do sometimes come in small packages.