Samuel Smith
Samuel Smith
Tadcaster
North Yorkshire
LS24 9SB
Tel: +44 (0) 193 7832 225
Fax: +44 (0) 193 7834 673
E-mail: simon@samuelsmiths.biz
The Old Brewery at Tadcaster was founded in 1758 and is Yorkshire’s oldest brewery. Samuel Smith is one of the few remaining independent breweries in England, and further is the last to utilise the classic Yorkshire Square system of fermentation solely in stone squares.
Tadcaster is a market town dating back many hundreds of years. During the Roman period, its quarries supplied stone for the great military fortress at York. Today, ale is its principal export, brewed by three nationally-famous local companies in a centuries-old tradition. Samuel Smith is much the smallest of these breweries and alone retains its copper vessels, wooden casks and stone Yorkshire squares. Samuel Smith keeps grey Shire horses stabled at the brewery for local beer deliveries. Next to the brewery are the offices, the Little Delicatessen (selling the full range of Samuel Smith's bottled beers) and the Angel and White Horse Inn.
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. 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 a well sunk over 200 years ago.
Tours
Tours are available Monday to Thursday at 1100, 1400 and 1900, and must be pre booked. The cost is £4.00 for 18s and over and £3.00 for under 18s and it lasts approximately two hours. Please call in advance to confirm tour availability.
Beer Inventory
- Organic Beers
- Pure Brewed Lager
- India Ale
- Pale Ale
- Nut Brown Ale
- Taddy Porter
- Oatmeal Stout
- Imperial Stout
- Winter Welcome Ale