Talk:Samuel Smith Old Brewery/Archive 1

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Unless someone can provide better import information (i.e. not 9 years old and containing non or no-longer existent beers) then I am going to remove it as it's completely inaccurate. TBH I'm not entirely sure the brewbox content is entirely up to date but its the best I could find. --Pypex 11:30, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Can you explain what's inaccurate about it? From the US side, I've had all of those beers, except the Old Brewery Pale Ale (but it's easy to verify that this beer exists). Are the UK names wrong?) Brighterorange 13:44, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

Extra Stout
When I was in Oxford this last week I had the pleasure of finding some Sam Smith's in a local pub. There I had a nitro brew called the "extra stout", which I had never heard of before. Does anybody know anything else about it? I'm pretty sure it's not imported to the US. Brighterorange 22:22, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Samuel Smith Brewery
The details in the article are pretty up to date. I know more stuff, but don't know how to edit the page. (first time I have used Wikipedia) Here are some extra details.

There should be a distiction between the beers that are bottled and shipped to America and widely distributed there by Merchant du Vin (http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5_breweries/samsmith.html) and they are also sold in beer shops and Samuel Smith tied houses across the UK; and the draught products, that I believe are uniquely distributed in the UK.

These include

Alpine Lager 4.5% (Formerly called Ayingerbrau, but name changed in late 2005)

Pure Brew Lager 5.0% (now served on draught in distictive tall glasses, as well as in bottle)

Cider Reserve 5.1% (Again available on draught and in bottles)

Old Brewery Bitter 4.0% (available either on hand-pulled, or on nitro-keg, in most Sam Smith Pubs.

Soveign Best Bitter (a nitro-only bitter of lower abv than old brewery)

Dark Mild 3.2% (Another nitro bitter)

Extra Stout 4.5% (A very pleasant stout on draught, available again in most samuel smith houses)

Extinct lagers include the Prinz Strong lager (5.0%) and the Ayingerbrau D (for Diet(low in sugar)) Pills, a very strong lager at 5.9%.

Samuel Smith houses, their tied pubs, are tipified, by historic, and traditional settings, cheap low cost beers, and most recently, in all 200+ establishments, a complete ban on music and TVs.

They also supply beer to many clubs, (working mens clubs, not night clubs).

Hope this of interest. Alistair Cross alistair_cross@hotmail.com

Hi all, as the brewery is in fact called Samuel Smith's Old Brewery I feel it would be more appropriate for that to be the main page rather than a re-direct here. I think the confusion arose when the articles about the brewery and Sam himself were merged. I'm happy to go though a re-arrange the pages; would anyone object? James 02:24, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I kind of feel like there needs to be some reference to the tragedy for sammy smith's drinkers when they replaced pils and prinz with that overpriced organic lager slop; not only that but you now have to drink out of a ridiculous glass. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.27.67.145 (talk • contribs)

I contest the fact that the glasses are ridiculous, i love em. I think there should be a  section arguing about the distinction between best and sovereign bitters. Also maybe some regional price comparision. Sam smith's does the cheapest pint of any brewer as far as im aware, but in Leeds bitter was £1.37 then down in London its £1.78. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.139.34 (talk) 22:26, 30 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually the price is £2.10 to £2.40 in London, it is a ripoff in London, Scotland it

goes down to £1.10 in Glasgow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.95.140.176 (talk) 19:31, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Advertising.
Currently the page reads a bit like an ad or brochure. NPOVing required? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.34.212 (talk) 19:33, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * This article sounds like an add for Sam Smiths. I with put in the ref links for the unfair dismissals. The article is about the brewery - all of it. I will be back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.82.184 (talk) 01:13, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

What does this mean?
From the article:


 * Samuel Smith still delivers multiple-trip bottles in beer crates.

I can guess at what that means, but I can't be sure; it's not obvious if you're not familiar with the pub trade. What does it mean? Loganberry (Talk) 02:32, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

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