Smiling Assassin
Falstaff Brewery in Derby, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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Deanso (15822) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Half pint on tap at the Doncaster Beer festival.
Medium white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tried on cask at the Pot Hole derby. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and citrus. Light sweet taste. Medium body.
Martinsh (3678) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Standing order, Derby Another one that I can’t believe I’ve not rated before. Pours a pale orange with an average white head, and good lacing. Nose has orange peel, which occurs again in the mouth along with lemon and nectarines. Sweet with malty undertones. Finish is hoppy with lemon and ginger. Very easy drinking for its strength. Seems to be sharper and orangey than I remember when drinking it at the brewery, so a rerate may be in order next time I go back there. RERATE - cask at brewery tap : nothing in the above description was wrong, except I would describe the colour as burnished copper. However, the balance seems a lot better than for the original rating, so I have upped the scores a bit.
Olut (22183) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Oldham Beer Festival 2017. Golden-blonde and strong pale ale with a bitterness.
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 9 years ago
jjsint (8701) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Handpull cask at the Falstaff, Derby. Mid gold with no obvious carbonation and a smidgen of a ring of white head. Mild aroma of grain and orange peel. Sweet, full and surprisingly boozy taste, with some hoppy bitterness in the taste. A very basic beer but still enjoyable.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2013. Clear copper coloured thin white head. Biscuit aroma. Bit of detergent in the flavour. Bit underwhelming
Scopey (25220) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Gravicask at the Bricklayers Arms Derby Beer Fest. It pours clear amber, with a thin off-white head. The nose is subtle golden syrup, hay, straw and yeast. The taste is wood, hay, straw, oily, peach, nectarine, golden syrup, wheat and alcohol warmth. Medium to full body, soft carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Interesting.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Gravity cask at The Bricklayers Arms Derby BF, London. Pours clear amber with a slight film. Bit of spice, light yeast, wheat in the aroma. Medium sweet flavor, some dough, light spiciness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Slight sugar finish, light wheat, spices. Not bad. Strikes me as some kind of wheat ale.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Smiling Assassin from Falstaff Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Falstaff, 74 Silver Hill Road, Derby, Derbyshire England DE23 6UJ.Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, berry, plum, light roasted. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, light licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100117]