Tetleys Smoothflow / Extra Cold (Keg)

Brewed by Leeds (Carlsberg UK)
Style: Bitter
Leeds, England

Draught at Kennedy’s. Dark amber with a smooth off white head, some lacings. Aroma moderate malty and hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet and bitter. Light body and carbonation.

Nitrokeg @ Millstone in Bolton. Not as flavourful as the non-nitro version. Bland really, magnified by being served too cold.

1. Keg Handpump at the Birch & Bottle, Antrobus 22/04/2001 (Tetleys Smoothflow) Smooth and slightly earthy. 2. Keg Handpump at the Original Wire, Warrington 07/05/2001 (Smoothflow) Smooth creamy and slightly malty. 3. Keg Handpump at the Cock O’ Witton, Northwich 18/05/2001 (Smoothflow) Smooth and malty. 4. Keg Handpump at the Mill Hill, Acton 30/05/2001 (Smoothflow) Smooth bitter and creamy. 5. Keg Handpump at the Cock O’ Witton, Northwich 13/07/2001 (Smoothflow) Mid brown smooth and malty. 6. Keg Handpump at the Wheatsheaf, Weaverham 08/01/2003 (As Tetleys Extra Cold) Amber golden and malty with a slightly dry bitter finish. 7. Keg Handpump at the Wheatsheaf, Weaverham 22/01/2003 (Extra Cold) Amber golden and malty. Slightly dry hop finish. 8. Keg Handpump at the Wheatsheaf, Weaverham 29/01/2003 (Extra Cold) Amber mid bown and malty with a slightly dry finish. 9. Keg Handpump at the Wheatsheaf, Weaverham 05/02/2003 (Extra Cold) Amber golden and malty with smooth slightly dry finish. 10. Keg Handpump at the Vaults, Middlewich 13/07/2006 8 Amber coloured slightly fruity and smooth with some bitterness in a crisp and dry malt finish.

Tetley bitter on tap at Beehive Liverpool. Basically this is brown water in a glass with the merest hint of hops. Eventually had to buy a bottle of Mann’s brown ale just to liven it up a bit

Can (original). (Jul 05) Excessive toffee malt, some vegetal hops. Minimal bitterness and thin bland body. (2 2 3 2 9)
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Keg (Oct 05). Worst beer of the night on a crawl in Exeter round non-real ale pubs. This was quite frankly rubbish overly sweet with husky notes and again too much caramel. These enticing aromas led into the soapy delights and tinny bitterness of the body that had been chilled into submission. (2 2 1 1 2)

Apparentley, only cranky whiny people drink this one, according to the bartender, a thick smooth beer, not too bad

Sad to think I used to down a few of these, at our local watering hole, every other Sunday. It has become another of Britain’s ales that have slowly evolved into the watery ’looks good in a pint’ drain pours, since the invention of the keg. Pours (Kegged & Can) a clear light copper, with an inch of off-white foam. Aroma, if any, of honey-malt and table sugar. Flat and lifeless mouth feel, cardboardy mid-palate, and a husky grain swallow. It’s ’very smooth’ head conceals anything else from paying a visit. By the end of the pint, a little tangy hops and sweet malt, finally made an entrance, but by then it was too late. Would love to taste this beer on cask, as it is ’Barely there’ on draught. Water!?!

Dark and redish, big nice white head. Fresh taste malty finish. Aroma also malty. Nice and smoothy. Disco in Bath.