Brewed with well water (the original well at the Old Brewery, sunk in 1758, is still in use, with the hard well water being drawn from 85 feet underground); best malted barley and a generous amount of choicest aroma hops; fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ to create an exceptionally full-flavoured complex ale with an abundance of maltiness and fruity hop character.
Serving Suggestions • Spicy foods; green chilli and lime pickle; mulligatawny soup; pork with vinegar and garlic; chicken with roasted coconut sauce; fish on a bed of potatoes; tomato and onion masala; curried prawns; duck risotto.
Best served at about 51°F (11°C).
Ingredients • Water, malted barley, yeast, hops, seaweed finings, carbon dioxide.
English-Style India Pale Ale
Samuel Smith Old Brewery
Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom