Samuel Smith Strong Golden

Strong Golden

 

Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
Score
6.77
ABV: 10.2% IBU: - Ticks: 45
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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Small 2004 bottle from Neepsandtatties at share. Ruddy copper colored pour, a few bubbles. Aroma is malty, oxidized. Taste is malty, sweet, light fruity notes, woody. Past it's prime but drinks le.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2023 at 22:01


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

2004. Pours a dark golden hue with a small white head. A big malty oxidized nose. Sweet, toffee, caramel, fruity, though I suspect that has subsided. Quite nice.

Tried on 17 Dec 2023 at 08:32


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Small bottle at Doug's Christmas party. Pours clear brown with a small off-white head, no lacing. Toffee, raisins, leather. Ok, pay is prime though.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2023 at 04:59


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Small bottle. Amber color. malty aroma with raisin and seaweed. Malty sweet, slaty flavor with licorice and raisin. The sweetness hides the alcohol somewhat. Thick body and mouthfeel. In spite of its high ABV this is a fairly well balanced beer, brewed with top quality ingredients.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at GBBF 2015, day 2 - London. Thanks, Daniel. Vintage uncertain, perhaps from the 1980s. Pours clear golden-copper with a slight, bubbly white head. The nose holds dank ripe fruits, toffee, faint earth, leaves, damp wood. Medium sweet flavor with lots of musty old wood, caramel, figs and nips of alcohol. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with soft carbonation. Warming finish, with further notes of old fruits and caramel. Has aged relatively well. Still some interesting characteristics to be had here.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2015 at 09:09


6

Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 15:09


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle at GBBF 2015. Oloroso sherry aroma. Oxidised. And frankly terrible. Some toffee ugh.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2015 at 13:01


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle at GBBF 2015 day 2. Thanks! Aroma is minty, caramel, dried jammy fruits. Some age on the nose. Hazed golden copper brown coloured pour with no head. Flavour is composed if musty mouldy wood, mint, alcohol, caramel toffee. Bit age on the this.palate is syrupy. Sweet, low to Bo carbonation. Fun to try.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2015 at 12:51


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle big thanks to Dan. Age unknown... It pours clear brown with a small white head. The toasty, musty, meaty, wood, leather, oxo cubes, gravy and spice. The taste is rich, oily, leather, wood, so very drying, alcohol boost, dirt and dry leaves with a very dry finish. Medium body, low carbonation and oily mouth - feel. Smells very interesting but too dry and boosty. Fun to try.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:32


9

Tried on 18 Nov 2014 at 12:08