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Smuttynose IPA 3.68 889

Smuttynose IPA

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8893.68/5.03.68/5.06.6%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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 nearbeer (1849), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2007    Updated: Jan 9, 2009
12 oz best by 11-07. Slightly cloudy orange-gold with a medium and lasting head. Aroma is citrus, pine and dry cereal grain. Flavor is light honey drizzled on grapefruit, pine resin, and dry cereal. Strong grapefruit and sweetened dry cereal aftertaste. Medium-bodied and smooth; dry, but not real tingly on the finish.


 badlizard (2362), Berkeley, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 31, 2007  
350 ml bottle fro vintage cellars. hazy orange amber with a fizzy white head. Fruity/malty aroma. Good citrus and pine taste with a bitter bite to the finish.


 LooseCannon (936), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 25, 2007  
12oz bottle. Pours lite cloudy amber color with small white head. Aroma and taste of grapefruit with bitter after taste.


 Dorqui (1361), Brescia, Italy
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 22, 2007    Updated: Sep 13, 2007
Draught at The Ginger Man (Manhattan - NY).
Nice ocher/maroon color with light fizz. Much homogenous head of short duration. Fresh and flowery aroma with pleasant notes of sweet malt, new wine and flowers bouquet. Much typical and complex taste with detached notes of burned and dampen wood, cask and aged stum. Much pleasant and balanced on the end with stum nose and extremely persistent bitter.


 Beerlando (2344), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Cloudy, light golden amber color with a small white head. Inconsistent sheets of lacing. Aroma is pretty standard fare, with grapefruit hops and toffee comprising the nose. I also picked up some fairly neutral grainy smells. The flavor is just on the bitter side of balanced, with grapefruit hops outweighing the malty, buttery base. It feels a bit bigger than the claimed 65 IBUs. The sharp hops really stick to the roof of the mouth, leaving a lingering, bitter grapefruit aftertaste. Body is on the light side of medium and slightly cloying. Decent IPA.


 Acknud (786), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Aug 16, 2007  
Very very nice. Cloudy gold with small white head. Explosive aroma of citrus hops. The bitter taste jumps out at you with tastes of grapefruit and pine. From the ratings you either love it or think it is just ok.


 cazort (419), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Aug 15, 2007  
Very strong bitterness. Hops have a planty character. Perhaps a bit unbalanced -- too much hop, not enough malt flavor. A good, but not excellent IPA. Overall, a slight disappointment after the other Smuttynose brews which tend to be more interesting.


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/515/20
Aug 15, 2007    Updated: Sep 17, 2007
One of my favorites. Great hoppyness and smooth! pours beautiful in pint glass and very delicious!



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