Americans Try British Ale and Porter from Samuel Smith's

[@hetrodoxly1203]

We did lack refrigeration in our inns in the 1940s, Larger is served very cold like everywhere in the world but freezing beer has no taste, we like to taste our real ales, the same as red wine.

[@FinnLovesFood]

That makes sense. We enjoyed the ales at that warmer, not "just out of the fridge" temperature.

[@neilgayleard3842]

Some beers are brewed to be drunk at different temperatures because it brings out the flavours. In Britain it's normally the darker the stronger and best not so cold.

[@JonnyVision88]

Lager and ciders in the UK is served chilled ales are celler temp because the cold takes away some of the flavour in the beer

[@charlyW34]

I had the good fortune and curse to try Samuel Smith's old brewery cask aged ale on three London visits in the early 1990's. sadly, I have learned that this variety was no longer produced just a few years later. It's a divine taste memory that I will be chasing for the rest of my life. Absolute real ale perfection.

[@FinnLovesFood]

That's unfortunate that it's not longer produced. I wonder why they stopped?

[@seanmorris]

​@@FinnLovesFoodthe 'eccentric' owner of the brewery maybe some people enjoying it in one of his pubs. (Look him up, he's known to be a bit dictatorial)

[@elizabethcochrane9015]

I love you guys willing to try lots of products. Ross is so serious i bett he has the cutest smile. Let us see it..please . Great video

[@FinnLovesFood]

Thank you. He does let a smile slip now and then! 🙂

[@grahvis]

It has been many years since I've downed a brown ale, usually I drink draught bitter.

[@indigenouswayneuk8559]

These beers are brewed at a place called tadcaster , it’s a town in between Leeds and York .

[@colindebourg9012]

They have a brewery at Tadcaster Yorks.

[@markrichardson3421]

I don't drink anymore but when I did I always preferred draught to bottled. My favourites were Old Mill Bitter, Timothy Taylors Landlord and Marstons Pedigree. Tetleys could also be very enjoyable depending on where you bought it. Oh, draught Guinness too.

[@FinnLovesFood]

I'm not familiar with the others, but Guinness is popular and easy to find here.

[@DaveBartlett]

Outside of Ireland though, "Draught Guiness" is nothing of the sort. It's actually pasteurised (dead) Guiness that has had gas pumped back into it at the point of serving. The only place you can guarantee to get authentic Irish draught Guiness in England is at Aintree race course during the Grand National meeting.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Bonus points for correct pronunciation of Yorkshire - thank you

[@ianmcconnell12]

Really enjoying your videos lovely couple very fair and polite which is nice. I’m not a beer drinker not my thing but it’s a misconception that us brits like our beer warm if it’s bottled it’s served from chilled if it’s on draft it’s usually in a cold cellar so although not freezing it’s certainly not warm if it’s to cold it’s ruined no flavour just gas keep up the awesome vids just subscribed.

[@FinnLovesFood]

Thank you! I had a feeling that "warm" really just meant not as cold as we drink it here. Thank for watching.

[@Hugh_de_Mortimer]

Traditional English beer is served at ambient temperature, or wherever you happen to store it. Is Trader Joe's a hardware (DIY) store?

[@FinnLovesFood]

Trader Joe's has groceries.

[@louisbarnett9290]

In the UK you can get ales sent to you in the post in a pack and you get various flavours and makes and they can send you different stuff each time, I wonder if they do that in the USA

[@FinnLovesFood]

I think we do have various beer subscription boxes just like we get for snacks.

[@johnrainford9708]

Ross that bottle-opener is quality mate 🤣👍. Agree with alot of the posts so far it looks like the Ales you guys were sampling are winter ales. In the summer over here i drink nothing but lagers .. cold. But come the winter i find them too cold so i switch to ales. We get alot of American craft ales over here the IPAs are really good. J👍

[@FinnLovesFood]

Hi John, that makes a lot of sense. I can see ales being more appealing in the cooler months and refreshing lagers for summer. I find that IPAs are often too bitter for my taste, but I know a lot of people love them!

[@cheekymonkey666]

i like a pint of newcastle brown ale with my sunday dinner... as for warm beer..... the only warm beer we drink is when a hot poker is plunged into the beer to heat it up to burn off the alcohol

[@FinnLovesFood]

I haven't tried it, but I read that the Newcastle Brown Ale we get here is brewed in the U.S. by Luganitas Brewery.

[@frglee]

I was surprised to find this Christmas that Guinness (a dry stout) is actually quite good drunk with food, the slight bitterness resetting the palate each time.

[@FinnLovesFood]

I do like Guinness on occasion.

[@neilgayleard3842]

I find Guinness to bitter. Look out for mackinsons milk stout. It's a sweeter taste which was brewed for mostly for women. It's also good for cooking with.

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@neilgayleard3842 I don't think I've heard of a beer brewed primarily for women. Interesting concept!

[@DaveBartlett]

Things don't change too much with time: Two years on from you trying UK bottled beers and opening them with a 'Han Solo in Carbonite' bottle opener, here I am drinking bottles of Morland Old Crafty Hen, Green King Abbot Reserve and Thotnbridge Jaipur IPA, and I'm opening them with a 'Millenium Falcon' bottle opener!

[@FinnLovesFood]

Our bottle openers would go perfectly together!

[@johnedwards1685]

Abbot Reserve is just lovely!

[@jacketrussell]

Most beer in British pubs is served at 'cellar temperature' - 11° to 13°C

[@FinnLovesFood]

It sounds like we got an authentic experience since the outside temperature was 13 degrees C!

[@johnrainford9708]

@@FinnLovesFood 🤣👍

[@louisbarnett9290]

Maybe the festive one was made recently and the others have been round for decades so are finely tuned

[@FinnLovesFood]

That could be.

[@nikkihayes5411]

Lost a fair few evenings to Sam's Brown at Sinclair's Oyster Bar (excellent liver gravy and mash) in Manchester.........less hangover than Newcastle Brown. 🍺👍😸

[@mikecaine3643]

I read everybody's comments and was surprised to find - nobody mentioned 'Hobgobblin' .They make quite a few flavours and a wicked set of t-shirts . I used to enjoy beers but very rarely now - maybe a cider these days .Red wine for my favourite tipple now . English beers tend to taste very 'Hoppy' and are not to everyone's taste .Well done for trying something different .Best wishes from Lancashire .

[@FinnLovesFood]

I seem to recall someone mentioning Hobgobblin before on another video. Can't forget that name! I tend to not like "hoppy" beers as much. I was surprised at how nice two of them tasted.

[@mikecaine3643]

@@FinnLovesFood Yes - Hoppy beers are not for everyone - they tend to go well with a 'Ploughman's' lunch or any sandwich type of meal . The current trend for younger people is lager beers - though there is a group dedicated to 'Ales' 'Camra' - Campaign for real Ales .

[@rogerwitte]

You are correct. 'Warm beer' is at room temperature. It isn't heated, but nor is it refrigerated.

[@FinnLovesFood]

I think we got a good experience putting it outside in the cool weather.

[@jillhobson6128]

@@FinnLovesFood Cellar temperature or room temperature.

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@jillhobson6128 we don't have cellars in our part of the country!

[@jillhobson6128]

@@FinnLovesFood I was talking about pubs which have cellars to store their kegs and casks, not houses!

[@indigenouswayneuk8559]

Recommended beer/ale : golden champion , by badger beer . Great drank cold sat in the garden it is a elder flower beer really tangy .

[@FinnLovesFood]

Wow, I didn't know they made beer from elderflower.

[@markrichardson3421]

We drink cool beer, just not as cold as you guys.

[@FinnLovesFood]

I had a feeling it wasn't truly warm, just warmer than we're used to drinking it.

[@jillhobson6128]

@@FinnLovesFood You wouldn't drink ice cold red wine so why drink ice cold UK beer?

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@jillhobson6128 true, chilled white wine and room temperature red. I think we got a good experience by just putting the bottles outside so it was cool, but not cold.

[@EricCullum]

Oh my...what question! 😁 By country or style or both? 😉 UK would be Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout and Newcastle Brown. Germany would be in country Paulaner and several of the dunkles around the various cities (each brew their own). Cezch Budwiser is sooo much better than here. Japan is Asahi and Sapporo Black. America would be Sam Adams Boston lager, Arrogant Bastard and Old Rasputin are good though near my limit of heavy beers, Yungling's, and Linenkugle's. There are more but.... 😁

[@FinnLovesFood]

Hi Jim! I have some Paulaner Weissbier in the fridge right now! Also like Asahi and Sapporo.

[@EricCullum]

We've got to make a date for the biergarten und gasthaus so maybe we could get down on a weissbier borefe dinner? 😁

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@EricCullum Kathrin's Biergarten?

[@EricCullum]

Yes! It's been years since I went to one. There's a nice little one in Portola Valley on the way to the Military Fighting Vehicle museum that my Dad and I stopped at. They had a band but they weren't an oompah style.

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@EricCullum Kathrin's has a really nice outdoor biergarten, but probably better when the weather is a little warmer!

[@VEETEEARR]

My tastes are more towards the dark and ruby ales, with Champion by McEwens & Cranborne Poacher by Badgers Brewery being my current favourites and I keep my beer in the garage where it is cool. I wouldn't say it I ever have it warm, rather it's just not chilled.

[@FinnLovesFood]

Does you garage stay cool even in summer? Our summers are so hot we crave that cold cold beer!

[@VEETEEARR]

@@FinnLovesFoodYes, it's North facing and the concrete floor stays cool enough.

[@MacStoker]

question... in UK you drink warm beer? (usually asked in a mocking tone by aussies) lol answer.... yes because its freezing outside (do the math) ;-) fun fact.... the best Brown Ale is (NUKEY BROON) Newcastle brown ale, clint eastwood gets in imported... my school was next door to a brewery, they used to cook the malt and the aroma would flood the whole town... best smell ever

[@FinnLovesFood]

We have seen Newcastle Brown Ale, but read that Lagunitas Brewery brews it for the U.S. market. From reviews, it's not quite the same.

[@southlondon63]

If a cask ale is kept in a nice cool cellar in the pub it comes up the right side of room temperature, if the pub cellar is by a riverside even better. Good choice of beers there but put them in the fridge for a bit to fully enjoy them, warm beer isn’t great.

[@FinnLovesFood]

We had them outside where they got nice and chilled, but in the summer, definitely need to put them in the fridge!

[@southlondon63]

@@FinnLovesFood 👍Next stop try a Newcastle Brown Ale but have to say it tasted better years ago.m

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@southlondon63 from my understanding the Newcastle Brown Ale we get here is brewed in the US by Lagunitas brewery. Haven't tried it yet, but reviews have not been positive.

[@southlondon63]

@@FinnLovesFood Well l didn’t know it was brewed in the States, the UK version was originally brewed in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Newcastle was a city built upon heavy industry such as coal mining, ship building and this was the choice of the workforce back in the day. Unfortunately like many local breweries in the UK it got sold to a multinational company (ie Carlsberg, Heineken) and the original taste and quality has long since gone.

[@paulleach3612]

If they thought that was smooth I can't wait until they discover Boddingtons...

[@FinnLovesFood]

We'll keep an eye out for it.

[@michaelriordan8265]

Not brewed in Manchester anymore, it doesn't taste the same as it used to

[@vincenthewlett4329]

" going down easy " it what a good beer should do.......oh and you pored it right.....almost level means a smaller head ( froth )

[@cyberash3000]

yorkshire squares where a square brewing vessel made of stone that originated in yorkshire, and spread across the uk, they are mostly gone now, blackburn in lancashire, had a brewery called thwaites was one of the last to have yorkshire squares, other than sam smiths, its a dying way to brew beer later squares where steel

[@DaveBartlett]

Most 'squares' used for fermentation these days are made from stainless steel, but Samuel Smith's brewery still uses 'Stone Yorkshire Squares' (which are made from Welsh slate;) they feel this helps keep natural carbonation entrained in the beer, imparting a creamier texture.

[@SuperGrendle]

The porter taste is a malt flavour

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

best one is stingo, but its hard to find.....challenge time

[@FinnLovesFood]

Ya, we're pretty limited on what we can find.

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

@@FinnLovesFood thats cos the CIA are having you watched?

[@mikeriordan6940]

Sam Smith's do some nice beers, the problem with their pubs is that they don't want you using mobile phones or using language that is normally used in pubs, we don't drink warm beer, mostly draught beer was stored in a cellar which was cool

[@FinnLovesFood]

We figured the warm beer was a myth/stereotype!

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@ErikToasthead they seem to export quite a bit to the US! We just picked up some Sam Smith Perry.

[@charlieyerrell9146]

Finn real beer. Have a cheese and onion sandwich whith it or a good quality pork pie. Plus your branston pickle.

[@stephenbarrass7496]

Sorry I thought I had posted this, but apparently I hadn't. So I live about 4 miles from the Samuel Smiths Brewery in Tadcaster. Originally there were 2 brothers John and Samuel Smith, but they had a falling out and consequently there are 2 breweries, John Smiths, and Sam Smiths next door to each other Samuel Smiths is not the most popular (Subjective) but is the least expensive. The current descendant of Sam Smiths, also owns a lot of pubs all over the UK, but is not known with any affection (again my understanding) On a different note I am wanting to send you guys some cheese, but I am unsure how long it would take to reach you and I do not want it to go too far out of date. Ant guidelines???

[@FinnLovesFood]

Thank you for the history! That is so kind of you to want to send us some cheese. I don't know how long a package would take from the UK to west coast U.S. Just googling it says regular shipping can be 5 to 8 working days. Within the U.S. cheesemakers usually ship using expedited shipping, but it is quite expensive.

[@stephenbarrass7496]

@@FinnLovesFood Ok well thats encouraging, I was thinking it might take a month or more. so I will get the collection together folks. Some of it might be French as well as English, hopefully you will not mind. Damn have to find your zip code again, but will do somehow

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@stephenbarrass7496 only if you think it can make it. I'd hate for it to go bad or get taken in customs. I only have experience with cheese being shipped within the U.S. and that is typically expedited and can get very expensive!

[@FinnLovesFood]

@@stephenbarrass7496 sorry. Forgot to mention our P.O. Box info is on our info page and in this video description.

[@MyPoptart77]

It’s Yorkshire beer for Yorkshire folk

[@melbeasley9762]

My beer drinking formulative years were spent in Germany with the Army, so I prefer German beers over my own native country's.

[@FinnLovesFood]

A German Hefeweizen is my typical order!

[@melbeasley9762]

@@FinnLovesFood I like Becks, but not I prefer Tiger, brewed in Singapore.

[@birdie1585]

Traditional British beers should be cool rather than cold - so around your 55F. Lagers and ciders are often chilled, probably similar to standard beers in the US. Ciders were traditional drinks for agricultural workers and were certainly never chilled. Brown ale should be a mild flavoursome beer, seasonal ales are usually high in alcohol and often with a spicy taste derived from complex hop and malt combinations, some may also add fruits or spices to the brew. Porter should be a fruity version of brown ale although the original porters were PROBABLY blended beers, but nobody really knows. IPA - India Pale Ale - was originally produced to survive transport of India from the UK, by sea, via the Cape, in the days of Empire. Very high hops are the major factor in it surviving to be drinkable.

[@FinnLovesFood]

I wondered where the IPA name came from. And the high hops explain why it's not one of my favorites!

[@birdie1585]

@@FinnLovesFood Traditionally low alcohol too - around 3%. It will be online somewhere, but the trip from Burton (-on-Trent, UK) to some of the furthest parts of India will have taken many weeks whereas standard beers would have been past their best a long time before that. No refrigeration en route either. It should have a clean, fresh, sharp taste, probably a long way from "standard" US beers (I have only tasted Bud' and thought it was pretty unremarkable, but it is a lager). Budvar - the Czech beer that was supposedly copied to become US Bud' - is very nice (though a lot of Americans hate it - it tastes of real beer). Today, Bud' and Budvar are both made in the UK.

[@louisbarnett9290]

Never heard of them

[@petercapon9878]

Beer should be cellar temperature not warm but not chilled.

[@FinnLovesFood]

That's why we ended up storing it outside where it was cool, but not cold like the fridge. Of course that worked in winter. Summer is a problem because it's so hot here you have to chill it!

[@charlestaylor3027]

American IPAs are really over-hopped.

[@FinnLovesFood]

Agree. The West Coast IPAs are really hoppy. We tried some hazy IPAs at a tasting last year and found them to be less bitter.

[@petejones7878]

UK ale is served at room temperature and not warm

[@johnnybeer3770]

Hobgoblin produce some really good ales .🇬🇧

[@FinnLovesFood]

A few viewers have mentioned Hobgoblin!

[@johnp8131]

Marstons own the Wychwood Brewery that still are alledgedly the brewers of Hobgoblin, even though it may still say Wychwood on the bottles, who knows where it's brewed today?

[@slayerrocks2]

The owner is a bit eccentric. Mobile phones are not allowed to be used in his pubs, and there is zero tolerance on swearing. If these rules are not enforced, he will shut down the pub and sell it. Good cheap booze though. You are correct. Chilling too much kills flavour. Dark beer is made with a more heavily roasted barley. My preference. Treacle like flavour with a bitter aftertaste. Try Theakstones Old Peculiar.

[@FinnLovesFood]

Wow, those are some crazy rules for the pubs! I don't recall if we've seen Theakston Old Peculiar, but we can watch for it.

[@BigC1290]

Hoops not hops lool

[@FinnLovesFood]

The only hoops we know are hula hoops, earrings and basketball! LOL.

[@vincenthewlett4329]

The reason you don't find many british beers is....we don't like to let it go...lol....and believe it or not.....some beer's do not travel well........

[@FinnLovesFood]

LOL! I was a bit surprised that we had so few options.

[@nick7076]

10 to 12 decrees Celsius is the usual temperature of a pub cellar. Certainly real ale should never be served warmer than 13 or under 9

[@FinnLovesFood]

Straight from our fridge would have been much too cold.

[@geoffmelvin6012]

Ales, like chocolate and cheese, should be consumed at ambient temperature. Never store ale in the fridge.

[@FinnLovesFood]

Are ales primarily served in cooler months? During the summer our house is often 78F (25.5C) and that's with the air conditioning on.

[@geoffmelvin6012]

@@FinnLovesFood No, they aren't seasonal in that manner.

[@johnhankinson1705]

draught porter ale is lovely , bottled bear is too gassy , Best bitter is my preferred tipple and john smiths not sam smiths is the better drink

[@FinnLovesFood]

Another viewer mentioned the history between John and Sam Smith. I don't think I've seen John Smith's here.

[@johnhankinson1929]

The brewery used to be called Smiths of Tadcaster but the old man died and left it to his two sons ,who had differing ideas as to how the company was to move forward . They split and created two breweries, John Smiths and Samuel Smiths and I prefer John Smiths

[@michaelriordan8265]

Sam Smiths, cheaper than most other beer and ales, different beers and ales need different temperatures, who wants to drink ice cold lager that you can't even taste

[@petejones7878]

Not the best beers or ales to sample , also most types of ale and beers served in the boozer are Keg

[@markpstapley]

I wonder how much Trader Joe's charged for these. These are ok, nothing special, but its generally a good idea to stay away from anything seasonal or gimmicky in any way, the other two are kinda of tried and trusted over the centuries, but are nothing special, at the end of the day its down to personal taste what you like/dislike. I tried "Brewdog Layer Cake" the other day and I think is one of the most offensive things I have ever drank in my life. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/enjMqWp_nbyrpLc I also quite like a Newcastle Brown Ale, but it doesn't taste as good as it used to since they stopped brewing it in Newcastle.

[@FinnLovesFood]

I think they were about $3 for a 550mL bottle. I've seen so many crazy combinations in the store with flavors that don't sound great for beer. I've seen Newcastle Brown Ale in the store, but when I read up on it, apparently the kind we get here is brewed by Luganitas Brewing and it hasn't gotten a lot of favorable reviews.

[@cyberash3000]

layercake is an amazing british craft beer, you have zero taste if you drink newcastle dog

[@nickpagano7134]

The Taddy Porter is one of the best in the world, and you're talking about crappy Newcastle lol