Smuttynose IPA

	Percentile
	95
	overall

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
887	3.68/5.0	3.68/5.0	6.6%	93.6	Shaker, 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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jb (1043), Rochester, New York, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 6, 2009

Good but typical. The look is light orange, thick head, plenty of heavy lacing. Piney aroma along with bread. Very heavy bitter palate, not much carbonation noted. Dry resinous finish.

forsides (73), union, New Jersey, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 30, 2009

golden amber color with nice head that leaves lace. smell is strong... spicy citrusy. taste is quite bitter, peppery, piney, grapefruit. maybe a little more malt would round this one out better.

Parrothead (185), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Jan 30, 2009

12 oz bottle that I let sit at room temp for a while to let it come up to temp. Pours a dark orange, a bit cloudy, big white head. Big nose too - piney, citrus. Smooth for an IPA, but an IPA it sure is. IMO, the best American IPA I’ve had. Great stuff.

DSG (1513), Tel Aviv, Israel

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 30, 2009

(11/19/08) Bottle at friends’ house in Philadelphia. Hazy orange color with a small white head. Aroma of hops, pine and some citrus hints. Bitter flavor with piney hops, some grapefruit, resinous hints and a bit of malt. Medium-bodied.

beerfest5 (177), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	15/20

Jan 26, 2009

bottle, nice hazy yellow color and medium sized, white head. not too too much aroma but definetly smells like an IPA. taste is excellent, the usual piney and citrusy taste from and IPA. finishes great, very good beer.

luttonm (307), Belgrade, Serbia

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 25, 2009

22. hazy golden amber with a soapy head. Grainy, cereal nose and taste with some bittering finish. Crisp but muddled taste. Decent IPA.

boto (1336), Granby, Connecticut, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 24, 2009

Draught: This one pours an orange tinged golden color. There was a bit of a white head on it, and it leaves some lacing down the glass. Decent enough aroma. Hints of citrus and piney hops, with some faint malts coming through. The taste is quite good. A well balanced IPA with a fair amount of bitterness. Flavors of both grapefruit and pine give it its bitterness. A Very Good IPA.

billlmiky (15), , New York, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 22, 2009

had this one a few times, both on tap and on draft. not too much smell going on but loads and loads of flavor

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