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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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Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Imperial Stout from Samuel Smith
21 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
A beautiful black stout with a rich malty aroma filled with licorice. A pleasant warm flavour without being too sweet. One of the Kolding Beer Fest beers I must find and give a closer inspection. Re-rate: Holds up on closer inspection.
Tried on 04 Nov 2004 at 10:43
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Organic / Old Brewery Pale Ale from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a medium dark nutty brown with a nice full creamy beige head. Very nice sweet nutty aroma. Brown sugar and molassas as well. Flavor is not as sweet as the aroma hinted. Nutty and woody, easy on the hops. Nice malt presence. Very low on the carbonation, and a nice soft feel. Dry almost chalky finish and no real hops aftertaste. Not Bad
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2004 at 23:33
bb (19143) reviewed
Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. 2003 vintage. Dark amber beer with a big off-white head. Sweet malt aroma with lots of caramel flavors. There’s a little floral hop and spice, but the caramel flavors are the biggest. Slight skunkiness that’s probbaly due to the clear bottles. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Welcome Back Ale on 28 Dec 2020 at 23:43 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: Bottle. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Malt and light caramel aroma with floral notes. Caramel and light roast flavor with light citrus and light floral notes. Medium bodied. caramel and light roast linger with light citrus and light woodsiness.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2004 at 12:29
Frothingslosh (20518) reviewed
Imperial Stout from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Samuel Smith’s products and I go way back, so I have a bit of a bias towards some of them. My only real complaint is the clear bottle. +++Sampled from a 12 oz bottle this beer pours a thick dark black color with a large brown head that lingers and made good lacing. The aroma is thick with roasted malt, light hops and a bakers chocolate, and malted milk. The flavor is malty, has some molasses a moderate element of baker’s chocolate, malted milk and a bitter fruity hop note. The finish is lightly bitter and hoppy. Full bodied and very creamy. Well done, but there are so many better beers in this category.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2004 at 10:59
bb (19143) reviewed
Organic Lager from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear lt golden beer with a big white head. Spice hop aroma, but not much. Very clean tasting beer with little to no off-flavors. Some grass, some spice, some malt, but very low flavor profile. Just clean and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2004 at 19:17
thegreenrooster (7471) reviewed
Nut Brown Ale from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours a nice deep,dark red. Aroma is a little skunky in mine, im sure it would be different on tap instead of the clear bottle. Flavor is malty and spicey. Lots of smoky bitterness in the end. This brew is ok but all Sam Smith’s brews are decent to excellent.
Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2004 at 21:27
thegreenrooster (7471) reviewed
Oatmeal Stout from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours a nice black with a brown head. Aroma is very sweet like whip cream. Flavor is roasty malt and chocolate. This needs to be a little stronger in flavor and bitterness. in my opinion Its very sweet and sliky. Good but not great.
Tried on 20 Aug 2004 at 20:40
thegreenrooster (7471) reviewed
India Ale from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours a nice copper out of the bottle. Aroma is very earthy and malty. Flavor is hoppy but not over the top. Its a very mild and laid back hoppyness. Lots of spicy bitterness at the end as well. A nice mild brew.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2004 at 19:42
Hershiser2 (8228) reviewed
Pure Brewed Organic Lager from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Pale yellow, with a decent head. Smells like a grassy, wheaty beer with hints of banana. Flavor is tart, grassy, and plain. Finishes bitter and slightly dry. So far, the only brew from Sam Smith’s that i didn’t particularly care for.
Tried on 16 Jul 2004 at 17:49
BoiseBrewBlog (9283) reviewed
Imperial Stout from Samuel Smith
22 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle 62F poured very dark brown with a thick tan head that has retreated to a film that will not go away. Leaving massive lacing. Aroma is a very rich sweet chocolate and coffee. Delicious. Taste is a bit different. The coffee is there but a bit more bitter. Almost a sour slant. A bit of a let down from the aroma. Not quite as full and rich as I was hoping but still very good. Aftertaste is smoke and coffee and the feel is soft and silky. One of my faves.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2004 at 00:24