We continue on to the second beer in our IPA series. We head back to the roots of the style and merry old England with Samuel Smith’s India Ale.
News
This isn’t really news that deals with beer they way that most of our news deals with beer, but it is still an amusing story none the less. It appears that a beer can found at a buglary scene two years ago has enough DNA on it to charge someone with robbing the place for $30,000 worth of stuff. So, be careful where you throw your empties…and oh yeah, don’t steal.
Samuel Smith India Ale
- Samuel Smiths is brewed in the town of Tadcaster, which is a small Yorkshire town located between Leeds and York.
- The brewery was founded in 1758 and bought in 1847 by the Smiths (no not related to the cohost). Apparently there has been some sibling rivalry over the years, some Smith brothers opened up rival breweries. I have read from varying sources that it is either now owned by Coors, or is still independent. If anyone can shed some light on that, we always welcome the knowledge in the comments.
- A little side note about this beer the material that the fermentors is made from is not the typical copper, stainless steel or even oak. It’s Welsh Slate.
- Samuel Smith’s India Ale weighs in at 5.0%. I didn’t really have a tough time finding this one, and have seen various Samuel Smith products around, but I am not sure of the distribution.
- When you pour this it looks a little bit darker than you would think an IPA should look. But don’t worry, it isn’t a Guiness. The head is actually has a bit of a copper color.
- The first thing you notice is the smell, it is nothing like what we talked about last week, instead it is a much more bready aroma. The taste is different as well. You can tell there are hops in it, but the malt is much stronger.
Next Week
Well we are done with England and are going to be heading back to the America’s next week, and in particular we are heading back to Delaware and the first Dogfish head of the series, 90 minute IPA.
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