Smithwick's Ale

Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular

Score

5.87

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 141

Smithwick’s is Ireland’s number one ale. Its exceptional taste, distinctive colour and purity of ingredients make it unique. Its rich, satisfying taste has earned it five gold medals in the famous Monde Selection Beer Tasting Competition.

Smithwick’s is produced using the finest hops and special roasted, malted barley. In 1998 a new enhanced draught product with improved head retention was launched along with redesigned glassware.

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Maverick (5074) reviewed Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 9 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours dark dark brown/red with lots of head. A little nutty, hoppy, and malty with a clean finnish. Not bad.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 00:43

6.9

tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 11 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Loved this beer. Nice reddish-brown color. Not much head. Smells of malt, slightly sweet. Flavor, good balance, leaning a bit to the malt side. Have to have another.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:13

5.8

Robinvboyer (8037) reviewed Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle. nice amber pour, aroma is malt, with notes of caramell. Flavour is slightly sweet, and with a slight caramel nuttiness. mouthfeel is smooth, but thin. a very drinkable beer, nothing spectacular, but nice.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2025 at 12:10

5.9

Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried on 03 Jan 2025 at 01:40

6.5

Goozen (5556) reviewed Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at several pubs in Dublin: Clear amber coloured brew with an slightly taste of roasted malts and caramel.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:37

7.1

TedE (2767) reviewed Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pint on tap at McMullans, Las Vegas. Ruby red beer with tight foamy white head. Caramel malt nose. Smooth texture, nice lacing. Bitter hoppy finish. Nice quaffing ale. My type of sessioner.

Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2024 at 21:58

6.2

MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5

Old-school malt bomb, not a bad import, one I used to drink fairly regularly a couple decades ago. Caramel, toast, and apple lead to a mild floral bitterness on the finish. Decent.

Tried on 24 Nov 2022 at 01:09

4.2

mcm1 (3805) ticked Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

Tried on 17 Apr 2022 at 01:22

7.4

theplanck (7492) ticked Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 5 years ago

Great red ale. Malty clean. Flavourful crisp and ester forward and very well balanced. Sk sobeys

Tried on 28 Dec 2020 at 05:04

cellio (387) ticked Smithwick's Ale from Guinness (St. James's Gate) 5 years ago

Tried on 25 Feb 2020 at 02:20