Samuel Smith

Commercial Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 48 Venues

Established in 1758

Contact
The Old Brewery, High Street, Tadcaster, LS24 9SB, England
Subsidiaries
Samuel Smith owns 1 brewery/brand:
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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5/10
A pleasant brown ale. Bought on-line drank at home.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 11:16

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2015 - 500ml bottle, Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, flora, herbs, hops & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 15:12

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2015 - 500ml bottle, pours hazy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, honey, grain & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 15:12

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2015 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, bread, honey, hints of spice & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 15:11

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Old rating from 2010 - Pint from the tap at the Berkeley Hotel in Scunthorpe, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of bread, butter, straw & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 12:00

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
30/I/25 - 33cl bottle from La Bièrerie (Illkirch, Strasbourg, FR), shared with Klaas @ home, BB: I/2025, L23023 (2025-43)

Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, a little stable, a bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty, nice, caramel, vanilla, chocolate notes, very nice, dried fruits, malty, nice roast, lovely smell! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: good dark roast up front, pretty bitter, dry, hoppy touch, more dryness, nice. Aftertaste: soft roast, a little bitter, malty notes, hoppy, pretty, a little nutty, nice one!
Tried from Bottle from La Bièrerie on 30 Jan 2025 at 20:30

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
30/I/25 - 33cl bottle from La Bièrerie (Illkirch, Strasbourg, FR), shared with Klaas @ home, BB: 31/XII/25, L23345 (2025-42)

Clear brown beer, small creamy beige head, a little stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: lovely, lots and lots of real chocolate, a bit fruity, sourish touch, gentle roast, some red currants. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, gentle bitterness, some caramel, sweet touch, a little malty, nice! Aftertaste: chocolate notes, a little bitter, good roast, sweet touch, pleasant chocolate flavour!
Tried from Bottle from La Bièrerie on 30 Jan 2025 at 20:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
550 ml bottle. Pours a nearly opaque dark brown color with a big foamy beige head that has good retention. The aroma is faint with cocoa, some burnt toast and ashes. The taste is dark fruits, cocoa, licorice and walnuts. The palate is medium in viscosity and the carbonation is soft. Finishes short and dry with some lingering licorice. Overall: Decent--much enjoyed. Paired well with some pretzels.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2025 at 22:44

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml bottle, pours a near black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, coffee, chocolate, liquorice, caramel, oats, hints of ash, & light roasted malt. Moderate to medium body. Soft light bitter finish. A well balanced oatmeal stout slightly on the thin side, very enjoyable
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2025 at 18:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is powdery cocoa with some roast, chocolate, touch of caramel. Fairly sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Nice solid basic Choco Stout.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:36