 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 7, 2007 Pours dark red, small white head. Taste is sweet malts, a touch of chocolate, roasted malts, butterscotch. Hops are there leaving a floral aftertatse. almost cinnamon like with the spice kick it actaully reminds me of christmas beers with nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon but in a malt form.
BigBang (213), Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 2, 2007 Updated: Oct 19, 2008This is such a nicely blended ale. As someone else said, no single flavor just jumps right out at you and it is repeatably drinkable. This is an ’ole standby beer for sure.
downender (2629), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 27, 2007 Amber with a decent off-white head. Aroma of caramel and red fruit. Flavour was malty with not much of a finish. Unremarkable and my least favourite Sam Smith’s beer.
mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 25, 2007 Pours copper with a small tan head; some lacing. Aroma is malt, yeast and a little hoppy. Flavor is largely bitter and dry hops with a caramel finish. Palate is medium and smooth, very drinkable.
cking (1041), North Canton, Ohio, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
May 10, 2007 Rated 1/14/06: My second experience with Samuel Smith and I promise I will not be suckered again. Paid $4 bucks for this average looking, smelling, and tasting ale. Decent beer but definately should not call itself a holiday brew. Nothing spectacular here just like their renowned oatmeal stout simply average but extremely overpriced. Good bye Mr. Smith.
dmac (1500), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
May 7, 2007 550 ml brown bottle. Poured a orangey amber color with an average head. Aroma is overwhelmingly sweet with notes of honey and candy and no hop prescence what so ever. Flavor again is sticky sweet with no hops. Not a bad beer but I was definitely hoping for more from this one.
rappunzeldmb (3), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
does not count  | 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
May 2, 2007 Very drinkable ale. It doesnt really have any flovors that really jump out at you.
KingofCastle (202), London, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 29, 2007 550 mL bottle: On the positive side, the alcohol content is not overwhelming (6.0%). On the down side, not really the malty, hopy, fruity drink I was hoping for. Still, this is quality beer from a quality brewery. I’d rather have bitter or ale with full flavour, than a drinkable strong ale which is what this is.
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