Take Home a British Pub! the Samuel Smith Gift Box: Three Classic Ales in “Victorian Pint” Bottles, Authentic Tulip Glass, and Two Coasters

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Take Home a British Pub! the Samuel Smith Gift Box: Three Classic Ales in “Victorian Pint” Bottles, Authentic Tulip Glass, and Two Coasters Take home a British Pub! The Samuel Smith Gift Box: three classic ales in “Victorian pint” bottles, authentic tulip glass, and two coasters. There’s really nothing like a traditional British pub: a warm welcome, fine conversation, and excellent, Samuel Smith’s Brewery, delicious ales. This Gift Box Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England will not be re-gifted! Est. 1758 Merchant du Vin, Specialty Beer Importers Since 1978 merchantduvin.com - @merchantduvin Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery at Tadcaster was established in 1758. It is Yorkshire’s oldest brewery - and one of the few remaining independent breweries left in England. The hard crystalline brewing water is still drawn from the original well sunk over 250 years ago, and the yeast strain has remained unchanged for over 100 years. Samuel Smith ales are fermented in open-topped vessels made of slate known as “Yorkshire Squares,” and local deliveries are still made by horse-drawn dray wagons. The Samuel Smith Gift Box: Take home a British pub! Three time-tested benchmark ales; logo glass; coasters. Available on a limited basis, the Samuel Smith’s Gift Box contains three ales that define their style, inspire brewers, and bring huge satisfaction with every sip: Nut Brown Ale, Oatmeal Stout, and Taddy Porter (all in 18.7 oz. “Victorian Pint” bottles). It also contains an authentic Imperial Pint tulip glass with a metallic gold Samuel Smith logo and two “Rose of Yorkshire” coasters packed in a solid, full-colour illustrated box. Dark amber-brown colour; A signature of northern England, brown ales are NUT BROWN flavors of caramel & nutti- interesting and easy-drinking. Smith’s Nut Brown Ale ALE ness from small additions of defines the style, appealing to the eye then delivering Style-defining nutty, dark malt. Fruity ale-yeast wonderfully subtle but pure flavours. (No nuts are used in the fruity, brown ale. aroma & classic spicy hops recipe - dark malts provide nuttiness.) round out this masterpiece. ABV 5.0%; OG: 1.050; IBU: 31. Deep, rich, malty, smooth & Roasted barley provides the deep brown color and notes of OATMEAL satisfying. Smith’s Oatmeal coffee and smoke in stout, and a judicious addition of oats STOUT Stout perfectly marries roast balances the roasty flavors perfectly - while also providing Classic stout with silky flavors with a creamy full a smooth, silky body. It’s round, inviting, and the body from oats. body, all built with the inspiration for hundreds - maybe thousands! - of other brewery’s signature refined oatmeal stouts elegance. ABV 5.0%; OG: 1.050; IBU: 32. Suggestions of coffee and A touch lighter-bodied and a bit paler than stouts, porters TADDY chocolate in the aroma and were hugely popular among British workers in the 19th PORTER flavour, from tangy roasted century. Popularity declined in the 20th century, but has Authentic porter: rich, barley; dry, deeply satisfy- grown in recent decades, in part due to Taddy Porter. dark, inviting. ing with fruitiness in the “Taddy” is a diminutive for the village of Tadcaster where finish. Uber-traditional! Sam Smith’s is located. Gift Box UPC ABV 5.0%; OG : 1.050; IBU : 32 Case of four Gift Boxes UPC Merchant du Vin, Specialty Beer Importers Since 1978 merchantduvin.com - @merchantduvin .
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