Original
(has 3 batches)
John Smiths in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.27
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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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4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Wainwright Pub. Pours a clear amber with a gold hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has lots of straw and musty bread with a hint of hay. Flavor is thin with a combination of bread straw notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2017
at 14:58
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
0.44l can. Clear copper body with a creamy yolk head that lasts forever thanks to the nitro. The aroma is quite bland. There is a bit of grains and toast to it, but not much else. The taste is a bit better. Grains and toast again with a bit of metal and tiny amount of floral hops. Drinkable, but really not that flavorful.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2017
at 13:32
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
John smith extra smooth 50 cl nitro can in malta. Contains glucose and caramel. Amber color with a wonderful white cream on top. Aroma is light citrus, some glucose stuff, thin, very thin, some hops/grass. Taste light tart, light bitter. Thin body, no carbonation, short bitter finish. Very smooth and Extremely easy to drink but nothing great going on.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2017
at 12:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg in a mobile pub at the New Haw & Woodham Midsummer Event. Not much aroma - vaguely wet cardboard. To be fair it looks good. Opaque chestnut. Thick off-white head. It slips down well - soft and creamy, but abrupt. However it tastes of very little - a sour tinged light bitter. Completely inoffensive. If there’s nothing else available I’ll settle for it, unless I decided to go for something other than beer.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2017
at 15:09
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear, copper, strong off white creamy head, nice lacing. Aroma is of some malt, bit biscuit, some fruity notes. Taste is medium- sweet malt and biscuit, fruity, some grassy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, bit creamy. Nice looking but...
Tried
on 01 May 2017
at 08:24