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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. An enjoyable, tasty session beer. Clear amber color with a small, but persistent head. The nose is malty with hints of grass and a slight earthiness. The flavor starts sweet with mild caramel with a touch of bitterness. Smooth and drinkable. I thought this was more flavorful than several of the cask ales I sampled.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2006
at 19:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle - pours up a frothy, moderate, long lasting head, dark amber color body. I only detect some slight bitterness. If anything it could use a little more, but it’s pleasant enough and a good session beer. I admit a soft spot for Smity’s because it was my most frequent session beer on a vacation to Ireland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2005
at 21:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft, at Reilly’s Daughter, Midway Airport. Deep amber color. In a proper Irish pint glass it raises a thin, stoutlike head, just a little more bubbly. Maybe it’s just because it’s 8 a.m. in an airport bar with the odd scent of pine boughs, but this is as flavorful an amber as I’ve found. Malts are caramel roasty. There’s a well developed hop that just puts a nice bitter pucker in your mouth. Everything else I’ve had from the Isle has been a stout, so it’s a nice discovery to find a hoppy Irish beer. I thought this would have been somehow diluted as this seems to be getting the same push as Pilsner Urquell did last year, but it’s a really rich brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2005
at 08:33
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
on tap-Pours a clear amber-copper with a big, off white head. Smells creamy-malty and lightly sweet. Taste has a crisp maltiness and a bit of hops, although I didn’t care for the taste that much, not quite up to my expectations from comments most of my buddies have made that enjoy it.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2005
at 19:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a dark amber with a musty, grassy aroma that is a bit weak. Flavor is a bit disappointing, caramel and slight hops come through as does musty/grassy flavor from aroma. I was hoping for a bit more umpf from this one, but it is still a nice beer, albiet a bit bland.
Tried
on 18 May 2005
at 23:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Not very attractive, a watered down looking brown, a little like creme soda - but with a huge fluffy head and heavy lacing. Aroma is mild, some caramel malt, some herbal almost spicy hops, probably kent golding. Flavor quite similar, mildish. Carbonation surprisingly low for such a huge head producer, but that’s OK, the mouthfeel tended towards being almost pleasingly soft. Tending towards unbalanced bittering hops in the finish.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2005
at 16:01
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Clear orange-red body, thick puffy off-white head. Dry, toasty aroma with just a slight hint of fruit. Bitter. Flavor reminds me a bit of Guinness with a roasted, somewhat metallic astringency damaging the palate. Relatively bitter and grainy, very dry. Just a touch of caramel/fruit at the end of the bottle when the beer had warmed significantly. Definitely not one of the best Irish Ales out there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2005
at 16:49