Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
330 ml bottle. Clear nut-brown body with a small and diminishing off-white head. Nice aroma of caramel malt. Flavor is malt, caramel and moderate bitter. It has a rather one-dimensional flavor with a thin and watery body. Refreshing, but boring after one bottle. This was actually the first non-pilsner beer I fall in low with almost 30 years ago.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed John Courage from John Smiths 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Location: Originally discovered this one a few years back at the Total Wine in Richmond, VA. 12 oz bottle
Overall Impression: One of my favorite/go-to beers. Wonderfully drinkable smooth, amber beer. It really just works, and holds additional value for me, as one of my first favorite beers, hence the probably bloated rating, especially when compared to most others.
saxo (29721) reviewed Extra Smooth from John Smiths 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can. Nice microfoam head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, caramel, hops and notes of honey. Very smooth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle - Brown in colour. Sterile and slightly metallic malty aroma with some very faint fruity hints. Sterile tasting with malt and a moderate bitterness. Bland.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Coca cola color. Anonymous smell and taste. Malty smell. Flavor is creamy and malty. Thin and anonymous beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours bright brown into a shaker. Head quickly recedes leaving no lacing. Sweet malt aromas. Stale upfront with sweet nuts and a dry, lasting sugary finish.
Nightfall (2195) reviewed Original (Cask) from John Smiths 17 years ago
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
fonefan (84534) reviewed Winners Tipple from John Smiths 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (220808)
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Winners Tipple from John Smiths 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Clear, deep amber golden with a rough, off-white head. Aroma of nuts and burned caramel. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel and a whiff of nuts. Dry and lightly bitter finish. 220808
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(Draught at Bull & Bear, Stockholm, 8 Oct 2008) Dark reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with grain, fodder and hints of dark fruit. Malty taste with notes of dark fruit, prunes, caramel, syrup and toasted grain. Low bitterness, medium body, rather sweet. Simple and boring.