John Smith Extra Smooth through the Guinness Nitrosurge

[@davidcalvert5849]

The thing is this, John smiths is available in almost every pub in the land, most people don't put any more thought into the beer they drink in the pub to the radio station that is on in the background day to day. It's popular because it's everywhere and most people don't know any better, I had some the other week in tribute to a dead relative who drank it all the time and it was basic, but it did taste like what a layman would say a beer was. And I think that's basically it, its close enough to beer to pass to the majority who don't look for more.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

That's a great comment David and this is similar to how I explain why so people still drink it. Realistically was it ever fantastic to start with? Probably not, brewing now too many years ago is very different as are the quality of the ingredients. But it was better than it is now, the flavour has been reduced slowly over years so people drinking it regularly haven't really noticed how bad it has become, and as you no thought goes into what's being drunk. Cheers David .

[@sinicolvalley6185]

Sad to see what's happened to John Smith's - it was a staple when me and my mates started drinking, very smooth can for a lazy day in the park as a young lad. Another casualty of the Heineken/Carlsberg/Greene King-type buyout and asset strip of British brewing.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Yeah it was a decent beer when I was in my teens. So sad to what big breweries do to what was once a great name and good beer.

[@andrewcarr5923]

Like yourself I drank this back in the day (90's) when it was around 4.1% and it wasn't a bad drop, similar can be said of Caffreys, Tetley's smooth and Worthington's smooth, but sadly with multiple takeovers and cheaper ingredients they've more or less morphed into the same tasteless bland product and most of the people who drink them either haven't noticed or don't care.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Agree Andrew. Thanks for watching.

[@jb-fy1oc]

I like john smiths i see your point but its a easy drinking session bitter. Great video btw enjoyable :)

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Thanks for watching.

[@maxm1316]

I used to drink cafferys but cant seem to find the cans anywhere anymore. What would you say is my best replacement john smiths boddingtons worthys ?

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Caffreys is always in B&M stores

[@maxm1316]

@@ChrissBeerReviews iv tried for ages mate thats where i used to originally get it from but been the last few weeks and still cant get it

[@rhyscrofton4630]

I like drinking the beer and i agree heikenen has ruined the beer and try Worthingtons through the nitrosurge that would be a cracking video

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Worthington's is defo on the list to try through it. Cheers for watching.

[@chrism8705]

The oharas nitro is fantastic anyway

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Yes it is. I have their Nitro Red Ale in aswell.

[@toasty9449]

Hi Chris have you tried a tetleys can through the nigrosurge?

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Not yet, but it is now on the list

[@wolfman9132]

What Bitter’s do you personally recommend?

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Hi wolf man. Good Old Boy from West Yorkshire Brewery is very good, ESB from Fuller's, Southwold Bitter from Adnams, Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Bitter, all available in Supermarkets. There are others aswell. Out of the ones I have listed The Good Old Boy and ESB are my favourites from supermarkets.

[@garyjohnson9787]

Hi Chris have you tried caffreys through the nitro surge

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Not yet. I will get it and review it.

[@garyjohnson9787]

@@ChrissBeerReviewsupdate on the caffreys I’ve tried it but it’s ok better flavour than John smiths but what isn’t

[@pauledwards499]

It's a bitter fun 😁😁😁

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

😁😁😁

[@ronaldtheriot]

I've had John Smith Ale, but I've never seen such a device, in America.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

hi RJT, I hope you are well. Thanks for watching. Fairly confident this device is only in the UK at the moment.

[@matthewwebb8245]

You can get the device on Amazon, actually. Albeit at an inflated price.

[@vtechead1]

It’s popular because you can drink it all day and still walk home 😂

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Hahaha fair point!

[@johnnyheidi2839]

I was in Germany I’d had 3 steins of the best dark lager I’ve ever tasted, I had a right wobble on . A German guy tapped me on the back and laughed he said English man this ain’t John Smiths is it . It shouldn’t be even called beer .

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Lol fantastic! I need to get over to Germany!

[@DJCJ999]

Beers like this make me thankful I make my own beer! Lads and lassies do yourself a favour and buy a Grainfather and some real ingredients 👍

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Sounds great! I have always fancied ago at making my own beer.

[@Thepalpatineboys77]

John smiths is great for putting down the drain

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Agree!

[@Toxodeth1984]

I luv British Stouts and Porters, so this John Smith has anything to do with Samuel Smith? I never try this John one it is an stout? just saying cause of the "Tadcaster" words that it is used by Samuel Smith Tadcaster Porter , I love Shepherd Neame Double Stout , also Ohara's Irish Stout in bottle , Mackeson Triple or milk stout , st peter's honey porter and cream stout, Murphy's stout, London Porter ,Belhaven Oatmeal stout , and almost ANY British Stout or porter because the american "stouts" or porters are a JOKE compared to the real ones from the British Isles , I remember that guinness extra stout in bottles was starting to brew in canada during mid 2000's , it was terrible and horrible, nothing to do with the delicious classic Irish extra stout, of course they stopped brewing there because people stop buying them around 2014 , also Mackeson triple or milk stout they stopped brewing in the UK then in the U.S. and it was ok but never ever like the British super smooth one, all this brewing somewhere else thay are just horrible imitations , also the new joke guinness extra stout brewed in Mexico it was worse than the canadian one , in Mexico micro brewers make one of the best beers in the world for real , their stouts are amazing , thank you for your videos, cheers from Alaska but I am from northen Mexico🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

I agree UK stouts are generally very good. In terms of Sam Smith and John Smith they were brothers and worked together, then they went their separate ways and had their own breweries and both were based in Tadcaster. Sam Smiths is still an Independent brewery producing fantastic ales, sadly John Smiths has changed owners a number of times and is owned by Heineken, the quality of John Smiths has diminished over the years and is now very poor, whilst Sam Smith beers are excellent. Sam smiths do a couple of great stouts/porters. Their organic chocolate stout is incredible. Thank you for watching and leaving a great comment.

[@Toxodeth1984]

Thank You so much for the reply and the info about those great breweries 🍻🍺🍺🍺@@ChrissBeerReviews

[@captainmeatsadventures7954]

Yo baby, just wondering have you done the Guinness coffee Btew yet?

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Do you know what I think I have, I know I didn't review it. But I cannot remember what it was like. So I will do it again!

[@mccarthy86]

No big brand generic beer from any country is a good beer.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Pretty much agree. Thanks for watching.

[@allthebeernoidea180]

Trying to get your £22's worth out of that thing 😂😂😂

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Damn right! 😂

[@davidproctor8630]

Another British beer ruined by overseas company, lowering the abv,now 3.4% ,Worthington creamflow the same, Yeast extract,hop extract,malt extract,added glucose syrup,it just flavoured water

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Glucose syrup in beer is just lazy brewing and shows just how much these big companies do not care about their product.

[@ianrawsthorne2764]

Did it make it taste any better because John smiths is awful

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

No it didn't! Agree it's awful. Cheers for watching.

[@heiltd1286]

John Smith's is basically a boring old man's beer.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

It’s certainly boring

[@heiltd1286]

@@ChrissBeerReviews The mentality of John Smith's drinkers is I know what I like and I like what I know. There's no inquisitiveness beerwise or in any other way. Of course there are many younger drinkers who can't see beyond Budweiser, Carling or Corona.

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

I absolutely agree. I have been saying the same for years that they just won't deviate away from a beer that they have drunk for years and not noticed the decline of it. They just drink it for the sake of drinking it and probably don't even taste it anymore. If they just stepped out of the odd comfort zone they are in they would realise there are some fantastic bitters and ales out there.

[@heiltd1286]

@@ChrissBeerReviews Tbh they probably wouldn't like a decent beer. A classic like Worthington White Shield would be beyond them. So would a great newish beer like Titanic Plum Porter. They'd drink Worthington Creamflow. We're talking here about baldies with more hairs in their noses and ears than on their bounces

[@heiltd1286]

@@ChrissBeerReviews I'm kinda prejudiced against mass produced lagers( they're crap basically), but I tried Stella Unfiltered and it was fine. Apparently Stella from Belgium is a respectable pilsener unlike the rubbish they produce for in the UK. Of course were I to be in Belgium Stella is almost the last beer I'd want being aware of their amazing beer culture.

[@CJARTUK]

The worst beer apart from carling

[@ChrissBeerReviews]

Totally agree

[@heiltd1286]

Touch and go there. Carling might be better than JS smooth.

[@heiltd1286]

You used to be able to get John Smith's bitter on handpull as a cask conditioned ale. I had it thus in a pub in Didcot called The Broadwalk. It was ok. Nothing to shout about, but ok. The smooth version is disgusting.

[@gursevsanghera7042]

I've noticed that people that love real ales would never drink John smiths extra smooth or Tetley flow or caffreys because one guy because they are keg beers and they come of a chiller there are better bitters out than these