Original
(has 3 batches)
John Smiths in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.28
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John Smith’s Original is a malty, bitter sweet ale with a slight fruitiness and a bitter aftertaste.
3.6% ABV in Can & Keg, 3.8% ABV in Cask
3.6% ABV in Can & Keg, 3.8% ABV in Cask
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Dark orange amber. Artificial looking dense and persistent head and lacing. Taste of pale malt, crystal malt and a hint of succade and hops. Waterish and slightly metallic mouthfeel. From keg at Moloney’s London in Willesden London NW10 after travelling to a nearby shop to buy a price-reduced hairdrier and having to stop at the bar on the way back to the metro station because I desperately needed a pee. A proper working man’s pub. I guess I only could understand about one third of the sosiolect of the other punters. There was only keg beer in the bar. Unfortunately they were out of the Moloney’s Bitter.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2022
at 17:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very nice looking beer, deep amber brown with a lovely, creamy off-white head and a nutty, malty aroma. Smooth and creamy with that same nutty, malty flavour, and an old-school bitterness
Tried
on 30 Dec 2021
at 17:05
6/10
Eigentlich Wasser
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2021
at 19:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pint on cask at the Yorkshire Grey on a sunny bank holiday Monday
medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness.
medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2021
at 17:50
6/10
Lci
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2020
at 14:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(can 0,5l from Levné potraviny) (as Extra Smooth, with nitro widget) Overall: Average bitter, some harsh. Aroma: Light toasty/caramel, sweet. Appearance: Clear dark amber. All time, creamy, off-white head. Taste: Light sweet, light toasty/caramel, light bitter, some harsh. Palate: Light-medium body. Long sharp bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2020
at 11:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5
Half pint. Dark amber with lasting creamy head. Aroma of roasted malts. Very smooth texture which is the best part. Almost no carbonation. Taste is very weak of toasted malts. Deliberately flavourless but perfectly drinkable beer.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2020
at 00:37
7/10
Mmm, god men kanskje litt ubalansert enn jeg forventet. Det var femtevalget etter at alle håndpumpe er viste seg å være tomme. Men god og autentisk øl, selv om det var litt mye humle NB som skar igjennom.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2019
at 23:57
4/10
Tried
on 17 Jun 2019
at 12:10
4/10
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2019
at 18:16