Samuel Smith

Commercial Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 46 Venues

Established in 1758

Contact
The Old Brewery, High Street, Tadcaster, LS24 9SB, England
Subsidiaries
Samuel Smith owns 1 brewery:
Description
Yorkshire’s Oldest Brewery. Samuel Smith brews a wide range of high quality beers, solely from authentic natural ingredients. The brewery still uses stone Yorkshire squares to ferment all its ales and stouts (except Sovereign and Extra Stout) and the same yeast strain has been used since the 1800s. Whole dried English hop varieties such as Fuggles and Goldings are used to add bitterness and aroma to Samuel Smith’s traditional ales in the antique boiling coppers. Samuel Smith’s uses oak casks for all its naturally conditioned ale. The casks are made and repaired at the Old Brewery by the brewery’s two full time coopers.

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
(bottle 0,355l from Beershop.cz online shop)
* Nice chocolate stout. *
Opaque black. Medium, pale brown head. Strong chocolate, vanilla, wafers, light roasty, medium sweet. Medium body. Roasty finish.
Tried from Bottle from Beershop.cz on 17 Mar 2026 at 19:40

5.5/10
Kanskje det er timingen, men dette var sånn helt passe.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2026 at 18:48

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cardiff Mini-break Beer#25. Drank with the best view of the break in Cardiff Bay. Love the brewing process for this one too. It's soft tasting for its strength with an indigenous pale ale flavour, which works, but never gets stated. Deeper, clear amber coloured and is mildly sweet.
Tried from Bottle at The Waterguard (Sam Smiths) on 11 Mar 2026 at 13:11

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
It is a classical porter from England, all the qualities that you could expect, dark, roasted malt, bitter, hop, well balanced, 29.09.16, at Prélaz, buying it at the ex grain d'Orges, Crissier.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2026 at 08:34

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Sort med beige skum som legger seg rundt kanten. Aroma røsted malt vanilje sjokolade jorda. Smak røsted malt vanilje sjokolade. Middels fylde, rund og søtlig.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2026 at 23:40

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle from HOTM. A viscous, oily pour that reveals a dark brown to black brew with a tan head that quickly fades to a thin ring around the edge. Boozy on the nose and in the mouth, with plums and rich black coffee to the fore. There's some milk chocolate, roasted malt, and fig and liquorice too, and a smooth, sumptuous, rich mouthfeel. Perfect balance between sweet and bitter here, but the booziness is possibly a little too obvious throughout. Nevertheless it's a superb brew; dangerously drinkable for the strength, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 13 Feb 2026 at 18:26

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
It is a decent ale with a side of German bock: malt, hop, side of nuts, a little smocked and dry finish, nice copper body, 10.11.16 at Prélaz
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2026 at 19:58

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
550 ml bottle, vintage 2025-2026, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.0%. Clear reddish brown colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts and nuts. Flavour of malts, caramel and nuts, not too sweet, hints of Christmas spices, moderate bittering hops.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 05 Feb 2026 at 16:47

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Cask at the infamous Chandos. It pours clear amber with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, woody, leather, toasty grains, brown bread, nuttiness and muted sweetness with some toffee. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, sappy, resinous, wood, leather, nuttiness, touch chewy, tannin, varnish oak, spice and earthy notes with a drying, woody finish. Average body and pretty high, foamy carbonation for a cask ale. Interesting take on the bitter. Better than the base from memory.
Tried from Cask at Chandos (Sam Smith's) on 01 Feb 2026 at 13:35

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
0.33 l bottle shared with Marko and Karlo at the Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Dark brown to black, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, dark bread, soft roasty notes and some licorice. Smooth, light to medium body. Flavour is cardboard and harsh roasty notes. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 30 Jan 2026 at 23:17