Guinness (St. James's Gate) Smithwick's Red Ale (4.5%)

Smithwick's Red Ale (4.5%)

 

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

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.21
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 45
The distinctive Ruby Red colour makes it unmistakably Smithwick’s. With a refreshingly balanced taste, this is a blend of mild hops, sweet malt, and roasted barley. The gentle bitterness of the hops is perfectly complemented by the sweet, malty notes.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 50cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Clear deep amber/copper colour, tall creamy off-white head, slowly dissipating. Aroma light roasted malt, caramel, biscuit, light nutty notes, grassy hops. Taste medium sweet and light to medium bitter, malty, light roasty, caramel, toffee, nutty notes. Light to medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, mild sweetbitter aftertaste, solid bitter, better than expected, nice.

Tried from Bottle from Le Comptoir Irlandais on 16 Oct 2025 at 17:28


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap @ Thomas Moore, Dublin. Marrón translucida, de tinte rojizo. Buena espuma duradera. Aroma escaso ligeramente malteado. Suave en boca, ligera un tanto aguada. Sabor tirando a dulce, malta, notas de caramelo. Bastante bebible. Pero peor que otras muchas red ale.

Tried from Draft on 04 Oct 2025 at 22:08


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Tried on 10 Sep 2025 at 01:57


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5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Nice red with creamy foam. Really mild malty aroma. Mild taste, malt, with burned sugar aftertaste, that grows. Soupy texture.

Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2025 at 17:47


6

Magus, linnaseline, karamelline, vesine. Okish.

Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2025 at 18:59


7.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Caravan's Pub, Galway. Clear amber, small to medium off-white head. Aroma is soft caramel and bready note, soft earthy hop note. Flavour is sweet caramel, rye bread, hints of herbal and earthy hops. Not too sweet, not too creamy, drinkable, soft texture, light body, moderate carbonation. Dry finish. Old school traditional style.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2025 at 20:14


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

Can 0,5 ltr: Clear dark amber coloured brew with an lighty sweet bitter taste with hints of caramel, roasted malts and some nuts. It's the 3,8% version

Tried from Can on 02 Jun 2025 at 07:13



6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From tap ar Temple Bar, Dublin, 23.03.25, after seeing The Flying Dutchman at the opera. Clear pale mahogany amber. Dense and fairly persistent beige head and lacing. Decent aroma and taste of slightly roasted sweet malt, dried apricot and hints of pine. Creamy mouthfeel, but also a slightly metallic. .

Tried from Draft at The Temple Bar on 23 Mar 2025 at 20:39