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Extra Stout
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
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- From:
- Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Stout
Ranked #11 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #6,067 - Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 9.69%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2002
- Wants:
- 27
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Notes:
Formerly Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Extra Stout
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.47/5 rDev -16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Keg at The 78, Glasgow. Black colour, mahogany in the highlights. Creamy head. Moderate aroma, roasty and a hint of vinegar. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Roasty flavour, slightly fruity. Better than Guinness.
Jun 02, 2021
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.93/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Half pour at the Waterguard. Black and creamy, silky beige head. Not cask, but sure looks like it. Roasty aroma, as expected. Taste is more roast and a lot of dryness. Light bitterness. Pretty solid stout, from the old school.
Jan 06, 2020
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On nitro draft
Black in color, thick cream colored head. Great lacing. Mild roasty aroma. Similar flavor, dry, bitter. Thinner bodied, smooth feel
Apr 21, 2019Black in color, thick cream colored head. Great lacing. Mild roasty aroma. Similar flavor, dry, bitter. Thinner bodied, smooth feel
Reviewed by maxarvo from England
4.88/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.88/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Perhaps the best beer we've had, probably the best stout we've had. We crave it unlike any beer we've had before. Pretty cheap for how exceptional it is. On tap in Sam Smith's bars in the UK. Creamy, easy to drink, easier than their imperial stout, just effing sublime.
Jan 06, 2018
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled & it is a cute bottle
Pours a jet black body with splattered tan head
Aroma is tiriamasu
Boozy chocolate and coffeee
Slight liquorice gummy flavour
Dec 02, 2016Pours a jet black body with splattered tan head
Aroma is tiriamasu
Boozy chocolate and coffeee
Slight liquorice gummy flavour
Reviewed by Chris_Burton from England
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured on draft to give a solid black body with a finger of thick, creamy head. There's only a faint aroma of chocolate that doesn't quite prepare you for the taste. The flavour is quite strong given the modest ABV, with roasted chocolate and coffee notes. The mouthfeel is thick and dry, as one would expect from the style.
This is definitely one of my favourite stouts; a solid offering from Samuel Smith's that makes a visit to one of their pubs well worth it (I believe it's only available on draft). It's the beer that other dry stouts wish they could be!
Oct 28, 2014This is definitely one of my favourite stouts; a solid offering from Samuel Smith's that makes a visit to one of their pubs well worth it (I believe it's only available on draft). It's the beer that other dry stouts wish they could be!
Extra Stout from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
74 ratings
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