Opened: 1787

Contributor: Mario Kornmesser

Formerly Courage Brewery.

A history lesson, courtesy of Andrew Bissett:

Long ago in 1775, Samuel Smith and John Smith (Who were brothers) decided to set up a brewery in Tadcaster. This turned out to be quite successful as their recipie was one of the best in the world at the time. Just a few years later in 1778, John and Samuel had an argument. The result of this was that John went and set up his own brewery next door to Samuels'. To this day, Sam Smiths brewery stands where it was originally founded. John smiths brewery still stands where it was today, but its history is much more complicated.

Updated: January 23, 2013

• 2013-01-15: John Smith's Extra Smooth to become weaker (BBC)

• Extra Smooth
  Ordinary Bitter
  3.60% abv.

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  John Courage Amber
  English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter
  • Date: July 7, 2003 (#4949)
    Package: draught
    Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI
    Score: 13 points
    Overall Impression (2½)
    Golden. Thick head. A few little chunks from the draft line. Clean aroma, malty, a little fruity. Light body. Buttery. Real nice toasty malt flavor under the diacetyl.
  • Date: May 8, 1996 (#1456)
    Package: bottled
    Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
    Score: 11½ points
    Overall Impression (2½)
    Amber, moderate carbonation, good head. Some diacetyl aroma. Lots of diacetyl, lots of DMS. Tastes like malty cabbage.