Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Porter
Tadcaster, England

It poured a very dark brown almost black in color with a thin brown head that faded to a thin 1/8 inch. The beer had a nice aroma of licorice and a little alcohol. Strange for only a 5%. The taste was very mild and not very distinctive. I got a bit of a sour citrus finish with some subtle flavor of licorice. I wonder if I got a bad bottle. I’ll try another bottle to see for sure.

12 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Fort Lauderdale, FL at $2.29 Very good

Pours dark brown with a red tint and a tan head. Smells of chocolate, licorice, some roastiness. Tastes slightly tarte with some cherry touches, licorice, chocolate, caramel, hints of bitterness. Mouthfeel is thick with a nice malty finish.

bottle. pours dark brown with big tan head, leaves considerable lacing. light aroma of roasted malts (has that characteristic ss smell. tastes is coffee, brown sugar, molasses, mild/mod bitter. just a perfect balance of flavors. the sugars are not too sweet and the hops provide a nice bitter without being grassy or acidic. palate holds up through the end - creamy mouthfeel does not thin. carbonation is subtle and compliments the flavors nicely. a fantastic beer.

550ml single from Bayville Package Store, Selbyville, DE...pours dark brown with minimal head...smell of roasted malts, mild coffee...taste is much of the same with a bit of sweetness...not an overwhelming flavor...a characteristic I like about this SS Porter...goes down smooth and is very easy to drink...thoroughly enjoyable.

50 cl bottle, Fargo. Deep brown colour, sweet malt aroma with a faint spice. Fairly straightforward and unmemorable flavor, decent but for the price I’d go with others.

Pours pitch black. Smells of wood, malt, burnt carmel. Flavors of coffee, almonds, roasted malts. Sort of bland and uninteresting. Its not that I didnt like this beer, I just think that as far as Porters go, it was ok. I’d really like to try this on tap, I bet it would be a lot better. The bottle I had tasted old and to be honest, stale. It didnt have that refreshing brisk taste that a lot of porters have. Oh well, to each his own.

This was part of a birthday batch that I treated myself to. The large black bottle has an old-fashioned looking label that simply says "England" to you. I didn’t care for the gold wrapper on the neck and cap, whch seemed a little pretentious. The beer looked wonderful in the glass, with a foamy, light brown head that lingered well. The body beneath was a solid black to my eye. Aroma was sweet (not sugary) and quite rich. The flavor was smoky and bittersweet, with some light coffee and licorice traces. The balance between the bitter and the sweet was just about perfect. The palate was fine and carbonation adequate, with neither bloatiness nor wateriness. It was surprisingly smooth for such a strong beer, and I got no nastiness in the tail. The kick was substantial, of course, though not overwhelming. This is simply an excellent beer in every way. It isn’t cheap--$4.20 for the pint-plus bottle-but it is worth every penny and more. If you see it--get it.