Samuel Smith Tadcaster The Celebrated Oatmeal Stout NV (550ml)

Samuel Smith’s Brewery at Tadcaster, founded in 1758, is the oldest brewery in Yorkshire, England, and one of the few remaining independent breweries in England. It is the last to utilize the classic “Yorkshire Square” system of fermentation: all ales are fermented in open-topped vessels made of slate. The rich Samuel Smith strain of yeast at The Old Brewery dates from the early 1900s. Hops are hand-weighed by the master hop blender, and the brewing water is drawn from the original well, sunk over 250 years ago. First introduced to the U.S. market in 1978 by Merchant du Vin, Samuel Smith beers quickly became the benchmark ales for the emerging craft beer movement. To this day, they remain among the most awarded. Oats are in the same family as barley, and a small addition yields great flavor and adds smooth, silky body. A style popular in the late 1800s, the last oatmeal stout was brewed before the Second World War until Samuel Smith reintroduced this style in 1980. Oatmeal Stout: almost opaque deep brown color, with reddish highlights; an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate with enticing fruitiness. Finish is, perhaps, bittersweet.

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