Smithwick's Ale
Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
5.88
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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.
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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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Small offwhite creamy head. Darkish reddish brown body with some carbonation. Lightly acidic caramelly aroma with slight wooden notes. Bitterish nutty caramel taste with light oaken watery aftertaste, kind of dry. Easily drinkable, but a bit boring. (0.5l can. Thanks to KnutAlbert.)
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2007
at 01:26
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
After a hundred good beers, I have to admit that it is easy to develop a stereo type about a beer without even tasting it. For example; this is smithwicks imported Irish ale. The last Irish ale I had was carlow o’hares irish red. I was not too impressed with that style. This says from the makers of Guinness on a 12 oz brown bottle. Is that a benefit? After I pop the lid I get a whiff of a hint of mealy sweetness and perhaps even some pretty flowery soap way back there. Pours a darker brownish orange yellow (130K) that appears clear. Nice creamy head, alabaster, and it is remaining on the top of the beer without fading. I begin the tasting sequence without much offensiveness, better than o’hares. A unique blend of flavors and aromas leads to a pleasant experience. Behaves itself nicely, but I mustn’t forget I am very thirsty. The finish provides a hint of maltyness, the bitter linger is mild and short. Enjoyable, however, there is better tasting beer for less money. I have a;so had this on tap at the Trivia pub in Moon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2007
at 16:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Poured two bottles, one with a beautiful creamy head and the other one without any head at all (I think that is just the different angles that I poured the two bottles though). Nice smell, with a little hint of alcohol in it. Has a dark amber-red color to it... whichever way you want it. It seems like there is a little bit too much carbonation for my tastes. Nothing really special about this beer in terms of taste. I don’t really think that I would get it on my own volition again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2006
at 01:49
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Deep amber colour with an off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with some roasted hints and hints of caramel. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of caramel. A bit thin mouthfeel. Malty finish with some bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Sep 2006
at 14:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draught. Dark brown color, brown tan head. Crisp menthol-hoppy aroma with touch of brown sugar. Light to medium-bodied. Smooth mouthfeel, also very carbonated. Not very strong palate: some malts, light hoppy bitterness in the finish. Cross-over of Newcastle Brown Ale and Kilkenny.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2006
at 11:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A nut brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has light notes of nuts combined with hints of yeast. The flavor is rather sweet with a note of burnt caramel and toffee. An OK beer without being anything special.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2006
at 10:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On Tap at Uisce’s in Bellingham, Wa. Slightly hazy light brown with a thin off white head. Soft sweet fairly dark malty aroma. Flavor was a plain, woody, somewhat sweet malt flavor, somewhat cardboardy. Very littel bitterness and a rather thin feel. A session ale this is and as such, drinkable but not very interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2006
at 17:10