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Smuttynose Imperial Stout

Smuttynose Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
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4663.97/5.03.96/5.0Winter10.1%78.7 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
After a one year hiatus the Imperial Stout is back in action. We figured that after catching a bit of flack for its absence we’d have it return with a bang. We bumped up the starting gravity from 20° P to 24° P. This allowed the beer to finish just over 10% ABV. Like this year’s Barleywine, we’ve decided to play with the hop character, specifically the dry hop presence. Trying to avoid the fiasco of my previous attempt at adding pellets to the fermentor, I did what any good manager would do: I made Charlie add them. He had the advantage of being able to add the hops directly through a top manway and so his besting me in this challenge is not necessarily a sign of his superior brewing skills but more a reflection of my adventurous, try anything spirit (or at least that’s the story I’m stickin’ to). The Charles added 44 lbs of Cascade, split evenly between two batches, or about half a pound per barrel. We then transferred the beer onto seventy-eight pounds of an even mixture of Centennial and Columbus whole flowers, about one pound per barrel. The beer is a little top heavy in terms of the hopping but it seems to be smoothing out a bit as it’s aging. I’d give it six months or so, if you can wait that long. If not, hey, enjoy it anyway.

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 sunevdj (1384), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 31, 2008  
@ home with the club. Vintage 2006. Pours black with no head. Full flavoured and sweet. Aromas of burnt malts and some coffee and hints of alcohol. Nice strong hoppyness. Reminds me a bit of a Stout-IIPA mix. The strong hopsaromas surprice me. Good.


 doubleo (761), San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/518/20
Aug 30, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours viscous looking black with a small, light brown head. Smells dark and sweet malty, slightly roasty but not overwhelming. Tastes nice and sweet malty with a lingering roasty malt flavor. There is a nice, mellow, earthy hop backbone as well. Very nice, very complex, great tasting stout. Full body, good carbonation.


 Mette (110), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Sune-drengen er på banen med denne øl. Sort, sort......... karamelfarvet skum. Superlækker duft og smag af bitter choko, kaffe , kaffegrums og brændte noter. Denne flaske er fra 2006 og har ligget i Sunes køleskab lige siden. Utroligt, jeg havde drukket den.


 Arayaga2 (755), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Deep brown with with a fast fleeting brown head. Aroma is sweet and floral with citrusy hops. Taste is almost unexpectedly rich, with deep roasty coffee, dark fruit, and a finishing hop buzz. Very sweet, but still fairly balanced, with a velvety mouthfeel. It does, however become a bit cloying and hard to drink after the first 8ozs. $6/22oz


 dlovell2 (110), Columbia, Maryland, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Had sample at the Smuttynose brewery in Portsmouth, NH. Black color with little head. Roasted malt, coffee and hops aroma . Coffee and roasted malts flavors with nice hops finish.




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