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John Smiths in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.26
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3.6% ABV in Can & Keg, 3.8% ABV in Cask
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Alengrin (11561) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Macro pale ale (or bitter) and one of the most popular in the U.K., yet one I oddly never had before – so glad I ticked one at last, at Slains in Aberdeen, a pub housed in an old church (formerly goth- and vampire-themed apparently, but this charming aspect of it has meanwhile been wiped away by new ownership). Very densely creamy ‘nitro’ head, membrane-like lacing, ecru-coloured and very long-lived; chill-hazed but actually clear, deep amber robe with even deeper bronze-ish glow. Aroma of soggy toast, peanuts, dry cookies, dried prune somehow, even fig jam, (over)ripe apple, clove and unexpected ‘Christmassy’ notes of vanilla, clove and gingerbread playing at the back. Cleanly fruity onset, a bit sweet with hints of apple, vague medlar and faint apricot, very ‘finely’ carbonated with utterly creamy body thanks to the nitro tap; slick peanutty, toasty, cookie-ish amber maltiness combining neatly with a soft floral hoppiness and a bitterness-enhancing minerality in an otherwise smooth, primarily malt sweet finish. Those subtle Christmassy notes I mentioned above did not really return in the flavour (luckily perhaps), but this one does feel smoother, simpler and, above all, sweeter than the average ‘real ale’ equivalent in the same segment. Hugely drinkable and quenching, though, so I do not even care that this product is now (since 2008) under Heineken: I absolutely enjoyed it. The setting and the company of my girlfriend may have helped, though.
CBarley (1403) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can, thanks Dave! Clear chestnut brown. Caramel toffee, woods, sweet cough syrup mint. Creamy but rather flat, buttery sweet, malty, syrup, pines. Not totally undrinkable.
one51 (2421) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
3.4%, drunk in Tenerife. Very smooth. Mild bitterness, a bit thin but flavorful enough for this kind of climate. Light grain notes but more complex than the local lagers.
Cthulhu (1556) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
50 cl can- Extra smooth
Aroma- (...)
App- Clear copper with medium creamy head.
Taste- Caramel.
Palate-Low carbonation and light body.
reidyboy (3512) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Amber with a chill haze and a creamy white head. No major aroma, just a hint of floral hops and yeast. Smooth and creamy but somehow light bodied, taste is a blend of sweet caramel and floral bitterness which somehow balances out to an almost meh tastelessness
caribou43 (1904) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
It is a light ale, nice copper color when you pour it into the glass, creamy foam, watery, small side of bitterness, refreshing. 21.07.2016, drinking it in Geneva with Alex, at the lake, Pâquis, area on the grass, not great but it was refreshing.
gave a cheers!
Beerfest5 (1974) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
What to say. Creamy smooth pint of bitter. Beautiful beer anytime. Nothing exciting or particularly interesting but what it does it does well.
jerseyislandbeer (5817) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2014 - Pint from the cask, pours amber with a off white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, biscuit, earth, grains & malt. Medium body. Smooth creamy finish
midovark (6754) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Can. Pours hazy brown with thin but long lasting head. It has the usual biscuity bitter notes in aroma and taste but is painfully, terribly watery and thin. Meh.
stevoj (18137) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 9 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pint at The Plough - Rotherham. Clear amber pour with a creamy off-white head. Faint malty aroma, barely there. Taste is malty, nutty, sweet. Seems a bit then with an abrupt finish.