In this week’s episode we chat “No Nonsense” beer with John Smith’s Bitter, in the Pursuit of Hoppiness. In the Hop Topic, Simmo shares his views on the growing trend of Cannabis infused beers.

Be sure to check-out John Smith's 📲

👊 Website: https://www.johnsmiths.co.uk/

💪 Untappd: https://untappd.com/JohnSmithsBrewery

John Smith’s “No Nonsense” Ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15l3hx6loQc&ab_channel=JohnGraham

Location: Yorkshire, UK

Products: John Smith’s - We champion everyday, ordinary folks that are actually anything but. Because we know, just like our beer, they are “Only ordinary by name"

Number 1 classic ale in the UK

Original, Original Cask & Extra Smooth

Bitter: is a British style of pale ale that varies in colour from gold to dark amber, and in strength typically from 3% to 5.5% alcohol by volume. What makes a bitter: Adding hops early in the brewing process contributes bitterness to beer.

History:

Founded in 1758

John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England, produces beers including John Smith's, the highest selling bitter in the United Kingdom since the mid-1990s. The majority of John Smith's sales are of the nitrogenated Extra Smooth product, although a cask conditioned variant is available nationally.

3.8m hectolitres (1.3m hl of John Smith’s)

John Smith - actual person - one of the son’s of the Tadcaster brewery

Born 1824. Put his own name on the door 1952

Chuck Norris vibes

Points of interest:

Peter Kay - “No Nonsense” advert campaign