If you know me or of me, you will know I like beer. Over the last few years I have been collecting photos of every new beer I have.
I now have over 2,000 individual beers photographed and have realised that many beers that I assumed I have photos of, I haven't.

This blog will be therefore be an account of my quest for new beers to photo and how I enjoyed them (or not).
My email is ralphgant@sky.com.

Sunday 18 November 2018

Sam Smiths, just a list of the ones I have had

Sam Smiths are different from any other brewer that I know of, the brewery is in Tadcaster (nothing new there), their pubs only sell their own brews and there are no televisions or music in any of their bubs.

I love there beers especially the Old Brewery Bitter and when they were mentioned in a conversation on MotorhomeFun, I realised that I had not done them together in this blog.

These are the ones I have had, some are old photos and some may no longer be available but I have had them.

Samuel Smith's, Old Brewery Bitter from England

Week 7-52 Beers, Samuel Smith's, Old Brewery Bitter, England

4.0% dark brown colour with a good lasting head, fruity aroma, very nice smooth fruity but bitter taste, very good beer, now an all time favourite.

Samuel Smith's, Sovereign Bitter from England

Samuel Smith's, Sovereign Bitter, England

4.1% light amber colour with a good head, slight hop aroma, sweet bitter taste, not as good as the Old Brewery Bitter.

Samuel Smith's, Winter Welcome Ale 2016/2017 from England

Samuel Smith's, Winter Welcome Ale 2016/2017, England Samuel Smith's, Winter Welcome Ale 2016/2017, England

6.0% deep amber in colour with a nice head, fruity malt aroma, slightly bitter malt, caramel, fruit and hops taste. I have had the ones from previous years and they are good.

Samuel Smith's, Organic Chocolate Stout from England

Samuel Smith's, Organic Chocolate Stout, England Samuel Smiths, Organic Chocolate Stout, England

5.0% black in colour with a good head, some chocolate in the aroma and a nice sweet chocolate taste,

Samuel Smith's, Extra Stout from England

Week 20 - An52 Beers, Samuel Smith's, Extra Stout, England

4.5% very dark with a good head, roasted malt aroma, roasted malt with a slight bitterness in the taste, not fond of stouts but this was very drinkable.

Samuel Smith's, Imperial Stout from England

Samuel Smith's, Imperial Stout, England Samuel Smith's, Imperial Stout, England

7.0% almost black with a nice head, chocolate aroma, burnt malt and treacle toffee taste, rather bitter.

Samuel Smith's, Organic Lager from England

Samuel Smith's, Organic Lager, England Samuel Smith's, Organic Lager, England

5.0% gold colour with a thin head, much like the German beers I had tonight but smoother.

Samuel Smith's, Pure Brewed Lager from England

Samuel Smith's, Pure Brewed Lager, England Samuel Smith's, Pure Brewed Lager, England

5.0% thin head, slight malt aroma, larger taste but not bad. Lagers are not my favourite type of beer, I find them to be mostly tasteless and therefore any reviews I do,are not up to much.

Samuel Smith's, Taddy Lager from England

Samuel Smith's, Taddy Lager, England

4.5% thin head, the newest of the three lagers from Smith's, slightly sweeter than the other two.

Samuel Smith's, Alpine Lager from England

Samuel Smith's, Alpine Lager, England

4.5% thin head, the oldest of the three lagers from Smith's, it tastes like lager should.

But it was replaced with this much weaker one.

Samuel Smith's, Alpine Lager, England

and at 2.8% not what is used to be.

Samuel Smith's, Taddy Porter from England

Samuel Smith's, Taddy Porter, England Samuel Smith's, Taddy Porter, England

5.0% black colour with a thin head, roast malt aroma, slightly sweet malt taste.

Samuel Smith's, Yorkshire Bitter from England

Samuel Smith's, Yorkshire Bitter, England

3.3%, deep amber with a good head, malt aroma, malty bitter taste, an average bitter but good for the strength.

Samuel Smith's, Nut Brown Ale from England

Samuel Smith's, Nut Brown Ale, England Samuel Smith's, Nut Brown Ale, England

5.0% dark brown colour with a thin head, fruity aroma, fruity taste a bit like a porter.

Samuel Smith's, Old Brewery Pale Ale from England

Samuel Smith's, Old Brewery Pale Ale, England Samuel Smiths, Old Brewery Pale Ale, England

5.0% amber colour with a good head, malt aroma, malty caramel taste.

Samuel Smith's, Organic Strawberry Fruit Beer from England

Samuel Smith's, Organic Strawberry Fruit Beer, England Samuel Smith's, Organic Strawberry Fruit Beer, England

5.1% red colour with a nice head, aroma is of strawberries and the taste is much the same and sweet.

Samuel Smith's, Organic Wheat Beer from England

Samuel Smith's, Organic Wheat Beer, England

5.0% hazy gold colour with a thin head, smells like and tastes like a good German Hefeweizen, strange thing is, its English and it is very good.