Landlord

Style:English Pale Ale
Alc %:4.1
Brewery:Timothy Taylor
Country:UK
Tap/Bottle?:500ml, bottle
Where/When:Home, May 2012
Cost:$8
Rating:8

Pours a nice light pale gold with a nice white bubbly head.
Slightly perfumy nose.
A nice malt backbone, creamy but still sharp in the mouth, the hops are understated.
This is an incredibly easy and enjoyable pale ale to drink- refined, delicate, balanced and flavourful.
This has been brewed since the 1950's and is still a family owned brewery from what I can tell. Next time I go to the UK I would hunt out this brewery to try this on cask.
It's my opinion that this ale is an example of what English Pale Ale's are all about- understated, flavoursome and sessionable.

Samuel Smith's India Ale

Style:English India Pale Ale
Alc %:5
Brewery:Samuel Smith Old Brewery
Country:UK
Tap/Bottle?:bottle, 500ml
Where/When:Home, Sept 2010
Cost:approx $10+
Rating:7/10

Nice light copper colour, fluffy white head that disappears to edge of the glass bubbles.
Subtle hints of malt and citrus zest/peel. Yeast present too. A little tea as well.
The tea makes it way to the palate- quite mild/medium flavour wise- it's all about the malt and hops-tho, i must say i get a bit of pineapple.

Pleasant, easy to drink calming ale, not at all confronting or big and powerful like it's American counterpart. A nice quaffing ale.
I like this, it's intriguing in it's mildness and quite session able. Nice bottle too!
7/10