Samuel Smith
Commercial Brewery
in
Tadcaster,
North Yorkshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 47 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.
8.5/10
El Stingo, starring Newman and Redford. Amazing that I've never had this! Classic British strong ale. Complex, strong, full of bittersweet flavor. The oak is there but not too strong. Yeah!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2025
at 12:00
8/10
Wow! This is really interesting. Very earthy, floral, almost root vegetable. A very unique English IPA, and probably pretty authentic. Tastes like nothing else. Makes you think hazies shouldn't even be called IPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2025
at 06:50
7.5/10
Very good English pale
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2025
at 06:48
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Aldi mixed six-pack. Black pour with brown highlights and a thick tan foam. Smell is mostly sweet chocolate. Taste is nice. Rich Hershey's Kiss note. Not much roasted malt, but it's not missed. Nicer of the Sam Smith imports.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 05:12
7.5/10
Didn't realize their fruit beers were brewed by a steam brewery and fermented in a coolship. Haven't had the strawberry one in years but the raspberry is very nice. Very fruity, but without the acidity of many lambics (for example).
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 00:32
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle
6.0% ABV
Best by: 31JAN27
$12.99 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Initially there is a mild sweetness with mild scents of caramel, biscuit, and malt. But then, at the end, a very small amount of musty sourness (e.g. old gym socks) wafts in. Mind you, it's not overwhelming, but I do find it a bit off-putting. I bought a 4-pack so when I have my next one, I'll see if the mustiness is still there, or if I maybe just got an "off" bottle.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear medium-amber with a 1-finger, tight-froth, light-tan, head that dissipates very quickly with minimal lacing. It looks fine in my clear glass but the head really should last much longer.
TASTE: Mildly sweet with mild flavors of malt and caramel. The finish has a mild amount of bitterness, which I find to be appropriate. As the beer warms, the sweetness level increases a bit and the caramel flavor comes through a touch more.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a somewhat smooth texture. Carbonation seems average. The finish is medium dry.
OVERALL: Well, this is another beer that I probably won't purchase again. While it has a nice enough flavor, there is nothing that I find unique or interesting. On top of that, I found the aroma to be a little wonky. I'm not sure why I've had such a string of buying "ho-hum" beers lately. Either I'm just bad at picking new beers to try, or I've become jaded and am now a beer snob. At any rate, I did enjoy trying this beer, even if it didn't win me over.
6.0% ABV
Best by: 31JAN27
$12.99 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Initially there is a mild sweetness with mild scents of caramel, biscuit, and malt. But then, at the end, a very small amount of musty sourness (e.g. old gym socks) wafts in. Mind you, it's not overwhelming, but I do find it a bit off-putting. I bought a 4-pack so when I have my next one, I'll see if the mustiness is still there, or if I maybe just got an "off" bottle.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear medium-amber with a 1-finger, tight-froth, light-tan, head that dissipates very quickly with minimal lacing. It looks fine in my clear glass but the head really should last much longer.
TASTE: Mildly sweet with mild flavors of malt and caramel. The finish has a mild amount of bitterness, which I find to be appropriate. As the beer warms, the sweetness level increases a bit and the caramel flavor comes through a touch more.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a somewhat smooth texture. Carbonation seems average. The finish is medium dry.
OVERALL: Well, this is another beer that I probably won't purchase again. While it has a nice enough flavor, there is nothing that I find unique or interesting. On top of that, I found the aroma to be a little wonky. I'm not sure why I've had such a string of buying "ho-hum" beers lately. Either I'm just bad at picking new beers to try, or I've become jaded and am now a beer snob. At any rate, I did enjoy trying this beer, even if it didn't win me over.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Publix - Winter Springs Town Center
on 20 Nov 2025
at 19:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Ein neues Bier aus einem BillaPlus-Supermarkt in Wien-Hütteldorf ⚽️ und das letzte bevor mich ein Magen-Darm-Virus eine Woche umhackte.
Ein britisches 🇬🇧 Ale, das mit Erdbeeren 🍓 gebraut wurde. Dabei ist es weniger fruchtig, aber doch süß.
Auch wenn die dunkelrosa 💖 Farbe sehr ansprechend ist, fehlt mir das Zusammenspiel zwischen Süße, Säure, Feuchtigkeit und Malz, welche allesamt gut vertreten wären.
Man kann es schon trinken, aber andere kriegen das feiner hin.
Ein britisches 🇬🇧 Ale, das mit Erdbeeren 🍓 gebraut wurde. Dabei ist es weniger fruchtig, aber doch süß.
Auch wenn die dunkelrosa 💖 Farbe sehr ansprechend ist, fehlt mir das Zusammenspiel zwischen Süße, Säure, Feuchtigkeit und Malz, welche allesamt gut vertreten wären.
Man kann es schon trinken, aber andere kriegen das feiner hin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2025
at 17:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with JMD and Johan at Våland 18.11.25. Golden amber. Fine aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, succade and mellow English hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2025
at 19:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Notater fra RBHD-samling hos Johan, og alt delt broderlig mellom oss tre. 0,5 flaske: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer. Herlig, maltdrevet aroma og smak med diskrete urter og appelsinmarmelade. Balansert bitterhet og fremragende drikkeglede.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2025
at 18:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Aldi variety 6-pack. Pours a deep brown with a foamy tan head. Lightly roasty malt nose, but it wafts from the glass to my nose after I set it down. Roast malt taste starts out slow, then builds. Tempered by what I guess is the Limestone brewing water character. This is growing on me as I finish it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2025
at 03:13