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Smuttynose IPA

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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8893.68/5.03.68/5.06.6%93.6Shaker, 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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 Yves (1035), Beerse, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Hazy goden coloured beer with mall white head and floks of yeast visible, only few carbonation. Yeasty hopy aroma. Full bit creamy palate. Finish is very bitter tough with a slight fruity touch ending dry.


 LearninBeer (210), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/57/104/515/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Pours a golden orange, creamy white head, excellent lacing, it has particles floating. The aroma is stale, yeasty, mold. The flavor is bitter, back of the tongue. Creamy feel, citrusy taste - not too much, maybe a hint of honey.


 Jukkabro (3039), Tampere, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Dark yellow colored with cloudy appearance. Little yellow head. Fine hopped aroma with citrus and some flowers, thin pine also comes up with some bubble gummy notes. Medium bodied, smooth palated. Flavor is also lemony in start, thin pine and herbal tone here too. Aftertaste gets bitter with pine still.


Alex420 (48), Rome, Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Oct 27, 2009  
Tap @ Brasserie420 Slightly cloudy and orange at color, nice persistent head a bit bubbly thou. Peculiar but Not overwhelming cheesy nose, actually it has faint hints of fresh ground white pepper. Nice earthiness in the hop flavour. Not really a charactfull beer. medium body. It has a bit of Cold Side Aeration, genering a slight metal taste that spoils it a bit. Really hard to spot thou. Mabe I’m too fussy.


 CUJO (367), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 26, 2009    Updated: Oct 28, 2009
bottle: weizen: pours copper with tons of little floaties... damn, there is nothing bright about this beer at all! Deep bitters, high carbonation, tons and tons of hops. While there is no real complexity here, this is still a solid brew. ***Tried on tap RnH 10/27*** The beer was far more crisp, bright and delicious! 3.7


 mjs (1534), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Oct 25, 2009  
(Draught) Golden colour and lightly hazy. Head is quite small and white. There are hops and fruitiness in aroma. Palate is medium bodied with medium carbonation. I found malts, grass, lots of hops, fruitiness, bitterness and grainy flavours in taste. Aftertaste was mostly bitter.


 austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear amber, tight pale head. Nose is herbal hops, little pine and grapefruit, later on bready maltiness and some husks. Flavor is solid piney hops, grapefruit skin, resiny bitterness, slight toffee and herbal notes. Loads of citric zest in the finish. Medium bodied, soft strong carbonation. Pale and very bitter, crisp brew, maybe could use some depth.


lilsdad (4), Florence, Massachusetts, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 22, 2009  
This beer has the best dry hoping for me so far. If you like the finishing hops to be predominate, this is it. Note- I don’t use words like citrus, grapefruit, pesto, or any other similar words to describe beer. If my beer tastes like any of those, I’m dumping it!



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