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OT: Samuel Smith's
Posted by barry on 2015-09-07 12:40:14
Don't know about the business model but, yes, Sam Smith's Old Brewery Bitter Bitter is a fine pint.  Curiously, it was one of the strongest 'ordinary' bitters in the 1980 GBG at 1040.9 OG - probably about the same today.  My copy of Frank Baillie's 1974 'The Beer Drinker's Companion' lists the Tadcaster Brewery as brewing a range of draught beers, including a mild but the 1980 GBG lists only the OB Bitter and I can't remember seeing anything but bitter in recent years.  The small town of Tadcaster still has 2 breweries; Sam Smith;s and John Smith's (of Magnet ales fame).  But there was once a third brewery.  Anyone know what that was?
 
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                   OT: Samuel Smith's by barry on  2015-09-07 12:41:04
                     OT: Samuel Smith's by Andy H on  2015-09-07 23:54:16
                     OT: Samuel Smith's by Nick B. on  2015-09-08 00:47:34
                       OT: Samuel Smith's by barry on  2015-09-08 01:28:09
                         OT: Samuel Smith's by John Conen on  2015-09-08 01:54:01
                           OT: Samuel Smith's by barry on  2015-09-08 03:33:03
                             OT: Samuel Smith's by Nick B. on  2015-09-08 07:05:31
                               OT: Samuel Smith's by Jason  on  2015-09-08 08:30:35
                                 OT: Samuel Smith's by barry on  2015-09-08 09:59:03
                                 OT: Samuel Smith's by Nick B. on  2015-09-08 10:47:11
                                   OT: Samuel Smith's by FredW on  2015-09-08 11:10:32
                                     OT: Samuel Smith's by Nick B. on  2015-09-08 23:47:34
                                       OT: Samuel Smith's by Andy H on  2015-09-09 00:10:54
                                         OT: Samuel Smith's by barry on  2015-09-09 02:10:31
                                           OT: SamSmiths by Jason on  2015-09-09 03:02:20
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