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Organic Pale Ale
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- From:
- Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #6 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,979 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 12.4%
- Reviews:
- 924
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 10, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 27, 2001
- Wants:
- 136
- Gots:
- 142
Known as Organic Best Ale in the UK.
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Ratings by StonedTrippin:
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.7/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
the glory of these beers is their price, less than 4 bucks per go? are you kidding me?! the quality to price point is unrivaled in the beer world. while some are outstanding, standard setters, others are just okay. this pale ale is somewhere in between. its clear in the pours, more red than copper, with a finger of off white bubbles that pop down to a thin skin before long. the nose is quintessentially English, with all the caramel malt dusty attic you could ever want, but with a welcomed touch of vanilla extract. the yeast doesn't really manifest itself until the flavor, neither do the hops. the yeast combines with the caramel malt to give a doughy cereal profile, while the hops finish the beer nice and bitter, balancing the vanilla expertly. tastes just a tad old at the end, but ill bet this is nearly perfect at the source on tap. thinner body, which im back and forth between liking and not, and airy carbonation that keeps this beer drinking easily. overall this isn't my favorite beer from sam smiths, but now that I have worked my well into their lineup, I can safely say that the quality of this brew is up to the high bar of the others. again, the economics cannot be beat.
May 02, 2013More User Ratings:
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Dark auburn with two fingers of beige head. The smell is of hard water, toasted, malts, and Goldings hops. The taste follows the nose, I light sweetness and toasted malts are forward. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Drinking in Phuket Thailand December 25, 2023.
Dec 25, 2023Reviewed by Ernald_Elbertson from Delaware
3.47/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pretty inoffensive British Pale Ale. Kind of prefer ESB's I think...general fruity sweetness and lightly bitter hops. Not really strong on flavor, even close to room temp. Still, a perfectly sessionable ale for the autumn or winter.
Nov 10, 2023Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland
3.69/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Clear copper with dense white head, excellent retention, rings of lace
Caramel, raisin, tea, floral, earthy aroma
Tastes like it smells
Medium-light bodied, appropriate carbonation
Would be an amber ale here in the States
Sep 27, 2023Caramel, raisin, tea, floral, earthy aroma
Tastes like it smells
Medium-light bodied, appropriate carbonation
Would be an amber ale here in the States
Rated by Jefflikesbeer from Massachusetts
4.72/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.72/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Archetype of a well-balanced beer. Malty, hoppy and a bit yeasty.
Sep 25, 2023Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.04/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a clear amber with fine head.
Smell is malty and a bit sweet and floral. Notes of brown bread, leather and citrus.
Taste is malty and floral with a moderate bitterness. Notes of brown bread, leather, citrus with some yeasty and estery hints.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.
Overall, a very nice pale ale, only bothered a bit by the yeasty hints.
Jul 01, 2023Smell is malty and a bit sweet and floral. Notes of brown bread, leather and citrus.
Taste is malty and floral with a moderate bitterness. Notes of brown bread, leather, citrus with some yeasty and estery hints.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.
Overall, a very nice pale ale, only bothered a bit by the yeasty hints.
Organic Pale Ale from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
1657 ratings
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