JOHN SMITH’S - Extra Smooth

[@cactusdan94]

Having one of these now, freezing cold. I like it. Goes down a treat, dirt cheap.

[@GuiltyOfPleonasm]

This is one of those beers that I absolutely love, and I don't know why. I agree with you on every point but I still really enjoy it 😂

[@cactusdan94]

I agree with you mate. Goes down a treat

[@emospider-man6498]

It's about the only one left I think. I can't find Marston's Smooth or Tetley Smooth anywhere, and Boddington's is horrid now. Bitter has sort of died a death in the supermarket beer world since the dawn of all the guff 'craft ale'. You can't even find proper bitter in pubs anymore. 'Driving Bitter' as my late uncle always used to call it.

[@heiltd1286]

@@emospider-man6498 You can find proper bitter in plenty of pubs. In fact in any decent pub there are great ales/bitters. This beer isn't a proper bitter. It's a disgraceful travesty of a proper bitter.

[@chrisstucker1813]

A few years ago I was at a work Christmas do, fair to say I was quite bladdered after a canny few pints of lager, a colleague then bought me a pint and for some reason he got me John smith’s which I’d never had before, I didn’t even know what it was until I drank it down to halfway and thought to myself wtf is this!! It tasted really smooth and was going down a bloody treat 😂😂

[@heiltd1286]

@@chrisstucker1813 LCD beer for boring old men. It's unbelievably bad.

[@bonzillesgames]

The one thing I like about John Smith's Extra Smooth is you get the same drink whether it be draft or in a can.

[@jonny3970]

I’ve only ever had this when left over from the Father in Law at Christmas. I totally agree it’s flavourless. Bizarre how people buy this. Oh well you’ve got 3 left to enjoy 😊- cheers

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Yeah cheers mate 😆🍻

[@ronaldtheriot]

About 7 years ago, I found a 4-pack of this in Baton Rouge. I really liked it, but I never saw it, again.

[@diond1333]

The only way you'll ever get flavour out of this is by making it a shandy.

[@HughTheBeerKid]

Quite like a johns shandy on a sunny day

[@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612]

There you go Paul, you know what to do with the other 3 cans

[@zandvoort8616]

I love this stuff, and the dark colour too. It’s cousin, Old Brewery Bitter from Samual Smith’s is also very nice indeed.

[@HughTheBeerKid]

OBB is no cousin of johns

[@FighterPilot1945]

Now Samuel Smith's is a completely different quality beer brewed in tadcaster on slate beds,I think John and Samuel were brothers? who went their own way on brewing Samuel Smith's difficult to find anymore was popular in London pubs made old brewery strong pale ale,brown ale and stout lovely beers, John Smith's a nothing beer good for weeds!

[@BeerDogReviews]

Another good review, Paul. I think it's very important to review the more commercially available beers, so people realise what they're missing by drinking these as opposed to beers brewed with a bit more heart and soul

[@heiltd1286]

@trixiek942 What you say makes so much sense. You have boring old geezers who can't see beyond John Smith's and boring young geezers drinking Peroni and Corona. I get frustrated that they're living in England, a country with amazing beers and a deep beer culture, yet cannot appreciate it. You'd never find such people in Czech Republic. It seems there that appreciation of their native beer and its integral part of their culture and nationhood is pretty much universal.

[@allandesoer7672]

Hang on , I'm an old geezer and wouldn't drink this piss if you paid me. All the old folk I see in my local would sooner drink canal water than mass produced second hand piss..

[@damian-795]

I brought some today, I have to say I like it. It`s a nice drink, not a mind blowing beer but we know that already :-)

[@kennywright5496]

Good ale , smooth creamy with a good flavour 👍

[@crispinhenley]

John Smiths must be the closest equivalent of Kilkenny or Smithwicks red ale that you get in Ireland. Always liked Smiths, Kilkenny and Smithwicks are very good beers too 🍺

[@maxmattt]

Completely agree with this review, as it says on the can it is extra smooth, the widget does it's job well. But flavour wise there's nothing there. The only thing I remember about this beer is the adverts from the 90's with Jack Dee. (Even though at the time I wasn't old enough to drink it)

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Yeah I remember those ads 😆

[@samuelusher2397]

Do I get 10 or 18 cans for this weekend ah

[@mrbeamer6374]

I found a shop for John smiths beer only 4 packs I got 2 4pacs and they were 19 pond each but I paid it coz its my fav of all time. but I love it better on tap way better. enjoy the beer from the gods.

[@mranonymous4019]

Great video. Have you tried the John smiths original ? I like both of them really

[@youknow9680]

Love a John Smith's. First off you're perhaps drinking it too cold, which like most old school beers the coldness takes away alot of the flavour.

[@youknow9680]

@Trixie K Carp is my favourite fish.

[@tylersaxton8933]

It goes down easier than a pissed up tart

[@lightspeed4448]

It's why I drink it

[@jamessimpson6971]

Fantastic review Paul.

[@neildoherty327]

Feel like this was a good beer years ago before people started experimenting with beer and creating new lovely stuff if ya get me. Will probably die out soon enough as people will stop drinking it. Cheers Paul

[@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612]

Great review and yes the smoothness masks the crap Ness, it's not e en that cheap really. It's not been a nice beer for a long time now. If you ever get chance to try John Smiths Magnet on keg it's a much nicer beer, that's if they still do it.

[@paulmaiwaring4313]

Bland, tasteless and populist beer that I gift to people who dont seem to like beer.

[@nickpyecroft8750]

It's a great beer when you've been out all day on the booze and you get a second wind 😆

[@njf669x]

Im drinking John Smith right now...perfect aperifif for a Sunday night curry.

[@brianwoods2395]

Good review.....I was waiting for the punchline ( your summing up at the end ).. Although I did chuckle to myself when you reckoned Heineken had sucked the soul out of the beer...I think it was their intention to resurrect a renowned awful beer.

[@sobieski478]

There was a, probably, a time when this was a decent beer; but, that was a long, long time ago.

[@leethemiller]

just come across your review ........ you are bang on with the review to me it teased exactly how you described it but you want to try ....john smiths oak if you can fined it ......you would not believe its brewed by the same company.....thanks for the reviews......cheers

[@andrewwaltham289]

I got mine for 69p each in the reduced basket in Morrisons the other day but I agree with you. Much prefer the modern real ales eg: Hobgoblin or Ole Speckled Hen from Aldi that is 4 quid for a pack of 4 but you pay for what you get. My advice is do not waste them use it in cooking eg: steak & ale pie!

[@Captainpubwatch]

Thinking about it, my mate years ago used to put this half a can a time in a pint glass topped up with a can of Gold Label, don’t know why he didn’t just do without this bit

[@kevinpayne3482]

This is standard when a macro brewery takes over a craft brewery, everything goes to shit! Good honest review. 👍🏻🍻

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Appreciated 🍻

[@louisleft1048]

Just picked up a 4 pack and thought I had a nasty few cans so that’s why I’m here. 😂 to see if mines off

[@paulsbeerreviews]

What did you think? Off or just generally awful? 😆

[@MrGillystar]

Have you done the cheap lagers and bitters from Asda, Tesco and Morrisons? Like the poundsaver stuff

[@paulsbeerreviews]

Not yet but will certainly give them a try at some point

[@zyghom]

I love this beer. I could drink it every second day - the other one would be Guiness one ;-)

[@DanYule55]

John Smith’s, Guinness, McEwan’s 70 shilling Bloody lovely 🫶

[@RolandBartlett]

I’ve tried many, many different beers, ales etc, everyone has personal preferences, definitely not as bad as your review. I enjoy drinking it, But keep up the reviews, good job 👍

[@njf669x]

I drink John Smith XS every Friday night but try tasting it in a public house on tap....its a toally different flavour imo.....very few caned beers taste good...!!

[@kjm-ch7jc]

My Mum treated me to a pack of 4, it was like dish water, reminded me back in the 60s you could get sloppy seconds from the drip tray for 6d old pence.

[@steveallen1635]

I've drank this on draught from my local Wetherspoons and from the can, the latter is a very very poor substitute!

[@kevinfacts5200]

The widget helps. Draft is OK too.

[@phdotsco]

i use to consume pints of this when i first set foot in boozers and loved the life out of it. It is what it is. A great entry level beer.

[@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612]

Yeah I used to love this on cask when I was first getting into real ale. Now it's very poor in cans

[@trojanx7723]

Was miles better 10 years ago John smiths they made some changes to in end were it not has good as it use to be ☹️ was more smoother and creamy 10 years ago

[@DanYule55]

Heineken took over, that’s why it’s shite now.

[@Colin_Katana]

LOL I like your patter mate, got a few of these in the fridge for later, it is cheap, it is smooth, but lacks charisma I suppose, good review, will look for your other reviews too.

[@HoltMarkb]

I drank this beer as my first ever venture into ales(about 20 years ago) - it got me away from lagers, but I quickly realised there were better beers out there. I would certainly never choose to drink it now. The only areas where it is useful are possibly as an entry into ales(possibly) or when you get too old and have no taste buds left - as one of few things going for it it has a very nice mouth feel I guess, what a depressing thought, lol!!

[@jimmybaldwin737]

What ales or bitters would you recommend. Cause I’ve recently gone off lagers. I find them to fizzy. I do love this on tap. But I think I could get sick of it

[@jamesgraham679]

I like it. Its a nice beer

[@06hurdwp]

4 for £3.70? Christ it's mad how much prices have gone up since covid. They're £5 now.

[@drewpointkouski6571]

What would be a better tasting version of an Ale with a creamy mouth feel like that?? Any recommended brands?

[@paulsbeerreviews]

You won’t find many traditional ales that are ‘Nitro or widget included’ that give it that creamy texture. You’ll get plenty of Stouts & Porters that do this though (Guinness, Murphy’s, Brewdog Nitro range) Best bet is to look for ‘Oat Ale’s’ or beers with a high oat content.

[@MrScotchpie]

To me its not a bad beer; it doesn't taste rancid etc which would indicate a beer that has gone bad. It is however a beer that, though once popular, no longer suits modern palettes. How we ever came to a place where this was considered acceptable is beyond me . I've brewed beer based on recipes 150 years old and they were better than this. In fact they have been amazing with beautiful malts and a nice hop bitterness etc. So our ancestors didn't drink rubbish beers and their beers would sell well even today and get favourable reviews.

[@YinvsYang]

I used to drink this along with Caffreys many years ago and both were very decent....but I tried both recently and they are shocking...the abv has been lowered on both along with the flavour, as far as flavour goes you may as well drink water. These beers get bought out because they were popular but that was because they were decent then the likes of Henieken screw them over for the sake of profits and they screw over the loyal customers along with it. They must obviously still sell enough to tick over and the only reason I can see is the price point....less than 4 quid for 4.

[@phdotsco]

I didnt know this had happened. I used to drink it draft exclusively and it was very passable. Shame.

[@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612]

Whatever happened to Caffereys? Used ti love that

[@phdotsco]

@@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612 it's still on the go but its under 4% so....aye

[@YinvsYang]

@@swigginstevesbargainbeerre1612 Still exists I got some xmas 2019 in cans but it is a very poor version of what it once was. It used to a lovely drop at 5 to 6 % but it; weak abv and flavour now makes it one to avoid.

[@treedude1464]

"it's just a bit weird" 🤣

[@FighterPilot1945]

Good honest review paul,unfortunately a lot of beers today don't cut the mustard in fact most are rubbish,no flavour,bad tasting, insipid,weak,years ago our uk beers tasted good what went wrong?

[@heiltd1286]

No. You're wrong. The beer scene now is the best it's ever been. Yes. Most beer consumed is trash. That's always been so. However there are so many brewers now doing amazing beer. This isn't just in the UK, but everywhere.

[@MBH-ce2mt]

Loving the bald head

[@heiltd1286]

This is an old man's beer. England has a great beer culture, but most beer in England is trash. This beer is an example of that.

[@stamosgre3356]

Very light beer , color kind of makes you think you left it outside for one week(,I don't know about brewing). Taste there is very little in it. And there was a plastic ball inside my can! ??? . I'm not buying this again. Also did I mention it is very light (3.5% v/v alcohol9

[@Stu.6]

Bit like the special one this Paul Bland

[@jakesbeerroulette]

Leave it out for the bin men. They can hammer it down after their shift. Bland crappy beer.

[@jakesbeerroulette]

@Trixie K of course you are Trixie! 😂

[@bhante1345]

It looks like canal water, I'll take an entire case please!

[@ODanboy]

I think it’s a weak but drinkable beer. Not necessarily my go to beer, but if I see them on offer I might throw it in my basket so I have more choice at home.

[@alansinclair7659]

Anyone who says they like this, please try something else. I'm sure you'll agree that this isn't a decent beer. It reminds me a lot of how Watney's used to taste back in the 60's. Just try any of the beers that aren't owned by Heinekin, Carlsberg, Coors, AB Inbev etc.

[@christopherwalsh2368]

It doesn't have much going on but it's super drinkable... Love me a pint of Smith's.

[@williammatthews2287]

I used to like Boddingtons gold and Caffreys for that smoothness and head which John Smith's has....but I agree it's really bland.

[@frankmapogo6441]

I think this review is harsh to be fair, it's not that bad, I think it's mainly the older folks that drink it, and 3.6 abv is decent for them. I can happily drink 8 cans of this stuff

[@frankmapogo6441]

It's old school and minimal but sometimes that's what folks want

[@kevinfacts5200]

Yea it's not bad for low percentage. I'd rather drink that than a 5 percent craft crap that is too hoppy

[@davehowlett9948]

If you offered it to the local alchi he would probably say dont bother lol😁

[@paulsbeerreviews]

He would 😆 ‘3.6%??!! , Nah ur alright mate

[@claytonkilcoyne]

You are spot on with this piss poor so called ale and thanks for your honest opinion, I’m 100% with you on this.

[@billclark2253]

One of the few beers I am not keen on (would still drink if nothing else available). Don't think that it has evolved with time (bit like another of the now Heineken stable beers Newcastle Brown which is brewed at the same brewey in Yorkshire). My Dad and his friends (aged 75 plus) still love it. Wonder how it is selling nowadays? Could be one of those beers in say 5 years time that disappears?

[@paulsbeerreviews]

You might be right there Bill. I don’t see how a beer like that survives much longer in today’s beer market.

[@sobieski478]

I thought Newkie Brown was now brewed in the Netherlands. It's now nothing more than an overly sweet, artificially coloured, lager.

[@billclark2253]

@@sobieski478 It was but now brewed in Tadcaster

[@sobieski478]

@@billclark2253 It's still an overly sweet, artificially coloured, lager. It's not a Brown Ale.

[@tonygarforth539]

maybe i should not say this but a mate of mine got pulled over and breatherlised and had drunk 6 pints of john smiths smooth hes only 5 foot 5 and 10 stone the officer said he was easily under not saying it will be the same for every one but my point is how weak it is

[@olegtagan7754]

👏😄

[@anthonyrobinsonmiller9477]

It's been bloody awful for years, always used to laugh when the pub had great real ales on tap and someone came in and ordered a pint 😅😅😅

[@Captainpubwatch]

This is the worst, as you say, there’s nothing going on with it. I was amused you made a review of it! This stuff doesn’t agree with me at all, my stomach (hiatus hernia problem) just didn’t want this to go down and ruined my night, I ended up giving up on the other beers I had and went to bed : (

[@sobieski478]

Why?????????? Don't drink it, Paul.

[@Ngamer834]

I'd say Tetley smooth is a bit better but in no way a good beer either.

[@FKU7777]

It’s a stinker this one, like drinking shampoo. I remember liking it really early 90’s when the widget thing came about as I transitioned from bad lagers. Went up Norf early 90s and had the original on cask and it was nice, like the original Tetley on Cask. These smoothes are a nothing like the original cask and it’s shameful .

[@Nik2555]

Had few pints of tetleys cask tonight, absolutely gorgeous went down a treat

[@martincoxon1329]

3/10 very generous. there are expat spanish boozers who actually advertise they sell these cans....unbelievable. ....and people queuing up to buy this in Spoons when the guest ales are 50p cheaper......unbelievable....

[@jesussevilla7664]

I tested the John smiths in wales yes is the texture how guinness but the flavour is poor than guinness, and guinness vs other's beers is bad good review.

[@alokchandra4102]

no complaint, lovely beer despite now living in U.S.A, they don't sell them here sadly, but deffo way better than Coors and other local rubbish brewed in the states!

[@Nik2555]

Tetleys next? 😂 Been waiting for this review For ages, same thoughts as you sugary creamy water. Goinnaway in a camper van Next week was gonna get a crate of this to drink without using fridge space but you’ve turned me against this bad idea 😂

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

These so-called "Real ales" are anything but. Not a nice beer IMO. It's just a generic mass-produced gassy beer. NOTHING special about it. Have you tried Black Sheep Ale brewed in Masham North Yorkshire 4.4% ABV Now that IS a nice Beer.

[@davidorchard5948]

Your have to do the red can that’s the original

[@bandsbikesandboozereviews]

Can't stand this stuff. Another bag lady's period of a beer which gives me a nasty headache.

[@paulcharlton1586]

A truly awful beer . It takes me back to the late 80s early 90s when you struggled to get a decent beer . I sometimes get one of these leftover after a BBQ , when some of my less educated palleted friends come round . I'd sooner them leave a turd in the fridge to be honest .

[@Improveng1]

My local has this beer on tap and to be honest with you, I absolutely can't stand the stuff. One of the worst beers I've ever tasted.

[@graemethorne677]

Good review of an awful beer, it's the same tasteless crap style as tetley, Worthington and boddingtons. You won't need to review those as they're so similar to John Smith's and not worth wasting your money on.

[@markjohnathanappleton8642]

This is not beer.full of chemicals, only one good brewery in Tadcaster Sam Smith next door, now that's is a proper brewery.

[@DanYule55]

John Smith’s downfall was being taken over by Heineken

[@binagarten4667]

Worst thing I have drank ever!

[@CJARTUK]

pretty terrible beer. brewed with glucose syrup. give wadworths 6x a try. sold in cans and bottles.

[@robvickers2126]

Awful stuff.