{"title":"Samuel Smith The Old Brewery | Tadcaster","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Samuel_Smiths_Collection_Collage.jpg?v=1782210497\" alt=\"Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Tadcaster Beer Collection Banner\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTucked away in the North Yorkshire town of Tadcaster, \u003cb\u003eSamuel Smith’s\u003c\/b\u003e stands as a living testament to British brewing history. Founded in 1758, this fiercely independent, family-owned institution is \u003cb\u003eYorkshire's oldest working brewery\u003c\/b\u003e. While the modern drinks landscape has shifted toward mass-production, this historic cellar remains entirely committed to creating characterful \u003cb\u003estouts, porters, lagers, and ciders\u003c\/b\u003e crafted exclusively from authentic, natural ingredients. It is a timeless dedication to quality that ensures almost the entire range remains naturally certified \u003cb\u003eorganic and completely vegan-friendly\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secret to the unmistakably smooth texture across the range lies in a rare, nineteenth-century fermentation method known as the \u003cb\u003eYorkshire Square system\u003c\/b\u003e. While a few remaining breweries use modern stainless steel for this process, Samuel Smith’s insists on using solid blocks of Welsh slate. This heavy, natural stone keeps the carbonation tightly and gently integrated within the liquid, giving the \u003cb\u003etraditional ales\u003c\/b\u003e and stouts a uniquely creamy, velvety mouthfeel that modern steel tanks simply cannot replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery drop of beer is deeply anchored to the land, utilising pure brewing water drawn from the original eighty-five-foot well that was sunk when the site was first established in 1758. The fermentation relies on a legendary, proprietary yeast strain that has been cultivated continuously since 1900, making it one of the oldest unchanged strains in the country. This profound sense of living history even steps outside the brewery doors; as Samuel Smith's still maintains a resident team of magnificent \u003cb\u003eShire horses\u003c\/b\u003e. Far from being mere show animals, these are among the last active \u003cb\u003edray horses\u003c\/b\u003e in the world, reliably clipping through the streets of Tadcaster to deliver fresh barrels to local cellars just as they did centuries ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"samuel-smiths-organic-cider","title":"Samuel Smith's Organic Cider","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel Smith's Organic Cider is a medium dry sparkling cider with brilliant straw colour, light body, clean apple flavour and a gentle apple blossom finish. 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The collectable label on Winter Welcome Ale this year features a brass quintet playing carols. Brass bands originated between the 1830s and 1850s, they were associated with the coal mining and other industrial communities in northern England. Some early bands were formed in the 1810s by military veterans returning from the Napoleonic wars. Despite the closure of the coal mines in the 1980s, brass bands continue strongly in Yorkshire and bind its community together. The world’s most famous brass bands herald from Yorkshire. The sound of a brass band playing Christmas carols or a brass ensemble busking in the street is a strong winter association for many Yorkshire folk. 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