tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182573841304819163.post4592751497280928604..comments2024-01-28T06:59:18.838+00:00Comments on The Bottled Beer Year: Day 127, Beer 127 - Samuel Smith's "Old Brewery Pale Ale"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852488639948144328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182573841304819163.post-29219474631940135022011-08-28T08:24:35.351+01:002011-08-28T08:24:35.351+01:00They would always have two pumps of Old Brewery Bi...They would always have two pumps of Old Brewery Bitter either side of the Museum. The bitter was 4% and I'm pretty sure the Museum was 5.2%, so it's possible the latter is related in to the Pale Ale in some way. But as you say, there are plenty of differences beyond the booze level. <br /><br />It's usually far more common for a bottled version to be more boozy than it's cask equivalent rather than a shade weaker, but then, Sam Smith's are hardly one's for following convention it would seem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852488639948144328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182573841304819163.post-25138359615439971812011-08-27T20:55:43.978+01:002011-08-27T20:55:43.978+01:00I thought the Museum Ale was basically a cask vers...I thought the Museum Ale was basically a cask version of the Old Brewery Pale Ale. In my experience it was always a bit heavy and sickly as a cask beer, and also suffered from poor turnover. However, 15-20 years later, my palate may have moved towards the malt-accented.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182573841304819163.post-68926767513633204002011-08-27T19:38:10.002+01:002011-08-27T19:38:10.002+01:00PC - I often thought their Museum Ale was even bet...PC - I often thought their Museum Ale was even better than this. It was stronger, they never bottled it as far as I'm aware, and I only ever saw it served in Smith's pubs in Central London. (Not that my searching was too extensive back in those days.)<br /><br />This is a very special beer, though. One of my true 'desert island' candidates.<br /><br />I'll be sure to take a fresh look at the Nut Brown before too long.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852488639948144328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182573841304819163.post-65888734041524726232011-08-27T17:18:00.294+01:002011-08-27T17:18:00.294+01:00Yes, a true British classic, with an underlying fu...Yes, a true British classic, with an underlying full-bodied maltiness yet not remotely sweet. Available at the Bottle Stop off-licence in Bramhall, Stockport. Sam's Nut Brown Ale is also well worth a try.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com