India Ale
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.59
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Brewed with well water (the original well at the Old Brewery, sunk in 1758, is still in use, with the hard well water being drawn from 85 feet underground); best malted barley and a generous amount of choicest aroma hops; fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ to create an exceptionally full-flavoured complex ale with an abundance of maltiness and fruity hop character. The label on the bottle is based on Samuel Smith’s Victorian letterhead when the brewery was a contractor to Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s forces.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle online from Beersniffers. Pours an almost clear copper/orange colour with a thinnish throthy off-white head. Aromas of citrus fruits, marmalade, tea, caramel and floral hops.Taste has the same notes again with some added citrus pith. Medium to full body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2020
at 14:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 12C). Bottle 35.5 cl - Batch L20210 (BBF JAN22). AROMA: medium-low grassy-like hop aroma. medium-low malt background with a caramelly character. medim diacetyl presence. APPEARANCE: amber color and cristal clear. medium-low beige head with medium retention. TASTE: initial medium-low hop notes (orange-like, some pine and grassy). medium-low malty background with a caramelly character. medium-low diacetyl. medium-high to high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium to medium-light body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: a somewhat average english IPA with a distracting diacetyl presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2020
at 17:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at pizzeria da stecca brendola. Copper color thick fine offwhite head. Flavor of roasted pale malts and grassy hops, black tea, light citrus. Light to medium body, watery texture, average carbonation. Taste ia crisp, clean, fresh, relatively rich and intensely bitter. Finish dry, clean, bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2020
at 19:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Surprised it's not rated. Nose is floral, hints of sweet pear drops, herbal hop, butter scotch. Taste is herbal, lightly bitter hop, malty, caramel, hints of bitter lemon (perhaps anise as suggested below), spice, hint of marmalade, slight sour tone. Solid,
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2020
at 19:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours to a nice slightly hazy amber with a slight red tint. Strong nose, floral, pear, banana, floral. Nice mouth, hoppy malt up front, with a nice lingering citrusy hop flavour. Very balanced and not such a hop bomb, but good for it. Like it.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2020
at 18:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hmm. This was on keg and I'm sure it said India Pale Ale. Angel, Holborn. Pressed a random button and somehow deletes my whole raying. Cannot be bothered to type it up again. Attractive amber with a big creamy foamy white head. There's malts and a hint of citrus but overall it's a quinine bomb. With an odd 'off' sour edge. Did not finish it.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2020
at 20:43