Guinness (St. James's Gate) Smithwick's Ale

Smithwick's Ale

 

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

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
5.88
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 143
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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5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Caña en el sperteyu el 10-01-2015. color cobrizo oscuro con espuma beige. Aromas y sabores ligeramente ahumados y dulces. Cuerpo ligero fácil de beber. Normal
Tried on 11 Jan 2015 at 22:53

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fra fat på Bishops Arms, Kiruna 13 Des 14. Dyp gyldenbrun. OK tett skum som varer en stund. Tett teppelacing. Smaken er beskjeden. Antydning til karamell.
Tried on 16 Dec 2014 at 13:42

4.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Keg at Oneill’s Euston Road; clear chestnut brown pour with a creamy beige head, feint malt aroma, taste has malts, caramel and some autumn berries.
Tried on 19 Oct 2014 at 04:41

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tasted several times. It has not intense aroma or taste but the combination and the balance between the components is really good and made a nice and refreshing beer. Next one please!
Tried on 11 Sep 2014 at 02:43

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap@ Bishop’s arms, Norrköping. Red/brown, thick white head. Mild bready, caramelly aroma, toffee as well. Flavor is mild with mostly some toffee and white bread. Smooth. Very thin.

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Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2014 at 12:27

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass. The
appearance was a nice looking hazy amber to orange to red color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some super light lacing all around.
The smell had a light toffee to chocolate to caramel nuttiness but all combined and pretty subdued.
The taste was mainly malty sweet with a decent sessionability about it.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent carbonation running about it.
Overall, Irish Red ale? Uhh...sure, not bad just not great.
Tried on 05 Aug 2014 at 23:39

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
On tap @ O’Learys, Finspång, Sweden
Eye: Red-ish amber. Creamy head.
Nose: Caramell, grass, a little bit of hops.
Mouth: Thin and watery.
Tongue: Caramel, sour malt, water, grassy hops.
Brain: Just as boring I thought it would be.
Tried from Draft on 10 May 2014 at 10:27

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Draft with a meal. Dark amber with a too large foaming head running all over the table (what the hell?). Sweet, malty, slight hoppiness. Okay, but just okay.
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2014 at 17:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from the state store
Pours clear cola color with a small beige head and some lacing. Aroma and flavors of toasted malts, bready, toffee, nutty and fruity
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2014 at 19:43

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Tapwerks. Pours a clear deep amber with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has an earthy grain with notes of bread and a touch of sweetness. Flavor has lots of bread and earthy grain with a hint of toffee.
Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2014 at 13:08