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Smuttynose IPA 3.68 894

Smuttynose IPA

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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8943.68/5.03.68/5.06.6%93.7Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Smuttynose IPA is a physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. The citrusy hop flavor coming from a mixture of Simcoe and Santiams is pleasantly balanced by a smooth bitterness from the Amarillo hops. The beer itself is light bodied and crisp with a golden color that will throw a slight haze, as we bottle it unfiltered. At 65 IBU’s, this is definitely not a training-wheels IPA, but is meant for hop lovers looking to satisfy their craving in a way that’s not easy to find. We think they’ll be quite pleased.
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 mcc5468 (103), USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 27, 2009  
From a 12 oz bottle. Color is a light orange golden color. Medium head. Aroma is slight citrus hops. Taste is also citrus hops, on the bitter side. Pretty good. Definitely not overpowering.


 LiebeBier (793), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 26, 2009  
Cask Draft - On cask, this beer is simply amazing. It was also dry hopped with Centennial so the aroma was great. Quite hoppy, but not overpowering and the malt flavor was excellent. Really, really well made.


 bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 23, 2009  
On tap at Mellow Mushroom. Really pretty IPA. Clear and hoppy...very crisp. Very evergreen. Medium golden amber body, with white head. The style is growing on me more and more. Really spicy hoppy.


 Juancho (225), Clearwater Beach, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Bottle. Im partial to big, thick, hazy, unfiltered looking beers. This one was medium bodied, translucent and not extremely hoppy...YET for a regular IPA it was fabulous. I kept going back for more. Great flavor in a great session beer.


zer0crew (61), Duluth, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 20, 2009  
Bottle. Pours very clear with a tiny bit of head. (Mine looks like it has chunks of yeast/brewing debris in it, but maybe mine is just bad/old? Other than that, it looks crystal clear.) Very bitter, but it’s a very sharp, precise kind of bitter with very little after taste. I like it.


mempath (12), Media, Pennsylvania, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/519/20
Mar 14, 2009  
boom...blew me away...can’t say it is perfection on all counts since i need time to process this...this is immediately enjoyable but mysterious, too. a most beautiful nose (muscat/grapefruit) and a taste that suggests hops and more hops and maybe malt (asleep)...no sweetness amid all that juniper/menthol puckering going on. nothing like this. highly recommended for hopheads. a new level of extreme for sure...


 Cybercat (823), Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 13, 2009  
Comes out of the tap a hazy amber with a fluffy, fine-bubbled head. Aroma is strong, evergreenish, and seriously hoppy, promising an excellent IPA. Flavor is ferociously hoppy so it is like drinking a pine tree - what I like in this kind of beer! Texture is edge and jazzy, yet smooth and pleasant, leaving a hoppy bitter aftertaste. Strongly recommended for IPA nuts!


 smith4498 (945), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 12, 2009  
Pours clear orange color with white head. Grapefruit aroma. Bitter grapefruit rind flavor with a touch of malt sweetness. Medium body with average carbonation. Decent.



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