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
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.
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 18 cl) Clear, pale amber with a very small head. Sweetish with an incredibly full body. Lots of sweet malt, but the sweetness never gets cloying. Incredibly complex, the kind of beer that slowly grows in you mouth in a fantastic palette of flavour impressions. Big positive surprise. 220505
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2005
at 09:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Strong coffee and dark chocolate malt aroma. Dark black color with brown head. Chocolate malt, coffee and peat flavor - slight bitterness at end. Full bodied and smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2005
at 08:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle Pours a...well...brown. Small light tan head and very nice clinging lacing. Aromas were a pretty heavy and sweet maltiness.Expectantly low on hops and fhte flavors were a nice woody slightly roasted malt with some of the nuttiness described above. A good example of a style I like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2005
at 16:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour, mediumsized brownish head. Aroma of smoked wood and a bit licorace. Flavour similar but also with hints of caramel. Great palate, overall a nice porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2005
at 03:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a clear medium amber with a moderate sandy colored head. Aroma is slightly sweet and a bit nutty and of light fruits. Apples, Pears etc. Flavor is a slightly toasted malt without a clasic hoppiness but a fim bitterness in the imediate aftertaste. Feel is nice and smooth and the carbonation is on the soft side. A woody bitter bite lingers. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2005
at 23:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Fruity aroma, marcipan, green apple. Black colour, small white head. Apple flavour with some liquorice. Salty liquorice aftertaste. 5 4 7 3 12
Bottle, 7% at KØ09. Very dark brown colour. Good powerful flavour, slightly roasted, some liquorice. A little sweet, nicely balanced. 8 3 8 3 18
Bottle, 7%. Surprisingly little aroma. Black colour. Big stable light brown head. The flavour is quite subtle. Roasted with a mild liquorice finish. Hint of syrup in the finish. Pretty good, but I guess I expected more flavour from a 7% beer. 6 4 7 4 15
Bottle, 7% at KØ09. Very dark brown colour. Good powerful flavour, slightly roasted, some liquorice. A little sweet, nicely balanced. 8 3 8 3 18
Bottle, 7%. Surprisingly little aroma. Black colour. Big stable light brown head. The flavour is quite subtle. Roasted with a mild liquorice finish. Hint of syrup in the finish. Pretty good, but I guess I expected more flavour from a 7% beer. 6 4 7 4 15
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2005
at 10:45
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is grainy and malty. Flavor is typical lager with a bit more hops like it says on the bottle. If it wasn’t for the metallic aftertaste this would prob be an above par lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2005
at 19:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear amber color, short off-white head. Hoppy aroma. Bit bitter taste. Just an average english beer.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2005
at 06:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Reddish-brown/black beer with a thin cocoa head. Sweet roasted malt aroma with a bit of chocolate. Roasted malt, sweet chocolate, and some coffee flavors. Medium body and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2005
at 22:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Butterscotch flavor. Hopbitter with a hint of butter. The aroma lacks behind. Just OK, nothing more.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2005
at 15:42