Original (Cask)
(Batch of Original)
John Smiths in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.70
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John Smith’s Original Cask is a malty, bitter sweet ale with a slight fruitiness and a bitter aftertaste.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 29 Jul 2012
at 07:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bardzo smaczny bitter. Wytrawny i gożki, tak jak powinien być właśnie bitter. Umiarkowany poziom alkocholu sprzyja delektowaniu się tą wytrawnością. Praktycznie brak nagazowania dwutlenkiem węgla co jest oczywiście zaletą.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2012
at 14:11
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draught in Liverpool. Medium amber with a solid white head. Aroma of nut and light chocolate. Flavour is watered down take on the flavour. Finish is smooth and slightly metallic
Tried
on 26 Mar 2012
at 12:37
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Cask @ Harkers, York. 180611. Light brown, clear ale with rich white head. Aroma of faint malt and cereal. Taste - initial sweetness of malt then a rough metallic bitterness which gets more intense with drinking (I could only finish half as pint). The awful metallic finish (tastes of copper coins) overwhelms the initial bland malt taste. Unpleasant to drink. The keg version is actually better - it tastes of very little but the finish is no way so harsh. One of the worst cask beers I’ve tasted.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jun 2011
at 12:46
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask handpull at The Crown Hotel, Liverpool. Some yeast on aroma, some malt in mouth, but this is a very uninteresting bitter with an odd yeast to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2010
at 06:47
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ Harlequin, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S3 8GG.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, sugar, sweet malt notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. Borring and very indusrial. [20090417]
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:03
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at a pub in London. Nutbrown color with a small head. Sweet malty tast and aroma with a slight bitterness. Uninspiring
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2008
at 10:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled at the Lord John Russell, London WC1 14/7/08. Deep amber coloured with a moderate white head. Malty throughout, with some sweetness but not cloyingly so. Pretty inoffensive all round.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2008
at 17:46
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Lord Russell in Bloomsbury. Light fruity, near cola, aroma. Dark amber with an off-white head. Medium body with light carbonation. Fresh fruit with darkish roasted malt. Slightly harsh like a brown can be. Somewhat watery - flavor washes over all. Pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2008
at 16:04
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at Cock and Bottle York 3 May 06. Brown colour. Creamy head. Difficult to spot any identity at all. Dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2006
at 12:24