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Old Brewery Bitter
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
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- From:
- Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
Ranked #42 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,144 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 13.4%
- Reviews:
- 35
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 18, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2002
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Notes:
None
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.96/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on cask. Lighter brown pour with a kahki head, spotted lacing. Faint stilton cheese underneath toffee malt, stone fruit and brown bread, odd but pleasant. Taste has great toffee malt, herbal hops, apricot, brown bread, and a hint of wood root. Feel is mark by how light and pleasant it is, smooth and warm too. The wife loved it
Oct 15, 2022
Rated by cebsch from Michigan
5/5 rDev +34%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +34%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My absolute favorite cask ale in the UK!
Jun 04, 2022
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.51/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Cask conditioned ("drawn from an oak cask") at The Golden Ball, Scarborough (a Samuel Smith’s pub). Deep golden colour, creamy head. Pleasant aroma of fruity hops. Tolerable hops in the flavour - smooth and easy drinking. Okay.
Jun 02, 2021
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.81/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
a classic and wonderful example of the style, so cool to drink this at one of their pubs in london, felt like a real special experience and interaction with english brewing history. this has a beautiful light amber color to it with immaculate clarity and a rich creamy white head. im waxing nostalgic here, but this is exactly what i want a beer like this to taste like, malty and lightly metallic, well aged it seems, mature in a cool way for an ale, and with all the english malt you could really pack into a beer this light in alcohol, and not overly sweet to drink, its a classic old world session beer, the sam smith yeast is obvious in it, and its balanced in a wonderful way, with just a little bit of english bittering hops to close it out. hearty and satisfying for its mild strength, and a cool beer for a chilly rainy windy day, of which there are apparently a lot of in london. its smooth in feel, has a honey and nutty character to the grain, bready and earthy, simple but not one dimensional, i love that. soft carbonation is all it needs, and this ends up being a real enjoyable and classic english bitter, a model for others to follow.
May 19, 2019
Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas
4.27/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
pint on cask at Earl of Lonsdale, London, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018
L: copper brown, clear as water, little bitty cap for a head, no major lacing/sticking
S: malty fruity ... loads of bread, bread dough, buttery bread ... apricot ... so fruity then sweeter as it warms, almost cherry cheesecake then a super sweet cherry pie
T: a bit stale, light bread malt, pinch of peach and firm layer of dirt-hop bitterness that's so far from medicinal it's not even funny, just that perfect bit of bitter that's tantalizingly tasty
F: unbelievable ... my first cask ale in England and it's everything it's reported to be and more; so little carbonation yet it bites and tickles so much, just that little prickle that eases each swallow down the gullet
O: for a first cask ale/Real Ale experience, fantastic! I could drink this everyday and need nothing more; an ultimate session beer
May 22, 2018L: copper brown, clear as water, little bitty cap for a head, no major lacing/sticking
S: malty fruity ... loads of bread, bread dough, buttery bread ... apricot ... so fruity then sweeter as it warms, almost cherry cheesecake then a super sweet cherry pie
T: a bit stale, light bread malt, pinch of peach and firm layer of dirt-hop bitterness that's so far from medicinal it's not even funny, just that perfect bit of bitter that's tantalizingly tasty
F: unbelievable ... my first cask ale in England and it's everything it's reported to be and more; so little carbonation yet it bites and tickles so much, just that little prickle that eases each swallow down the gullet
O: for a first cask ale/Real Ale experience, fantastic! I could drink this everyday and need nothing more; an ultimate session beer
Rated by justme from Massachusetts
3.29/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
At the olde Cheshire Cheese in London. Great experience. Still not sold on English bitters...
Jun 20, 2015
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.69/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours two fingers of head on a hazy dark straw body.
The aroma is wood and vinegar (not as bad as it sounds).
The taste is mild sweetness with a stronger wood flavor.
The texture is smooth with low carbonation.
Pretty enjoyable.
May 09, 2015The aroma is wood and vinegar (not as bad as it sounds).
The taste is mild sweetness with a stronger wood flavor.
The texture is smooth with low carbonation.
Pretty enjoyable.
Rated by deebo from Michigan
4/5 rDev +7.2%
4/5 rDev +7.2%
On cask in Stamford. Very smooth. Distinct fruity taste. Hints of oak. Very pleasing
Sep 11, 2014
Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
2.89/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.89/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Amber golden color with a thin head with short retention.
Predominant flowery aroma.
Sweet malty taste with light notes of oxidized apple, toffee and vanilla. Hints of minerals. Dry and mild bitter aftertaste.
Medium body with very low carbonation.
A malty juice. Not really that fun, an average real ale.
Nov 22, 2013Predominant flowery aroma.
Sweet malty taste with light notes of oxidized apple, toffee and vanilla. Hints of minerals. Dry and mild bitter aftertaste.
Medium body with very low carbonation.
A malty juice. Not really that fun, an average real ale.
Old Brewery Bitter from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
83 ratings
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