Smuttynose IPA 3.68 890

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
890	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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DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

Aug 15, 2007 Updated: Sep 17, 2007

One of my favorites. Great hoppyness and smooth! pours beautiful in pint glass and very delicious!

M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	9/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Aug 14, 2007

Cask, GBBF 2007. Slightly cloudy. Nose is very fruity, lots of fruit pastille! Flavour is slight fruity with massive hop and evident dry hop tints. Finishes bitter but clean.

cgarvieuk (4198), Edinburgh, Scotland

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 14, 2007 Updated: Aug 17, 2008

Slightly clowded orange ... sharp but nice fruity high hop nose ... mellow but very hop ... not a great balance. but drinkable.
tk2 ... Golden yellow ... huge pineynose ... huge pine bitter grapefruit ...mouth puckering ... very juicy quite dry bitter linger... Not really my thing.

MesandSim (5933), London, Greater London, England

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 13, 2007

A Mes rate: Gravicask at GBBF. Oily gold with a rim of bubbles. Hoppy aroma with peach and nectarine. Feels a little rough at first but the citric finish really sorts it. Straight forward but jolly tasty all round.

ktownphil (12), England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	1/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 12, 2007

Gravity at GBBF 2007. WOW! what a great beer. The fact that it looked appalling lowers its score. I guess I do drink with my eyes. Also I hate the fact that it is 6.6%, as it was so good you wanted to drink loads. I tried the lower ABV Smuttynose and it wasnt nearly as good.

VikingHammer (363), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	9/10	3/5	17/20

Aug 11, 2007

Pours a golden orange with a small head. Big citrus hop aroma. Hops galore with a nice sweetness. Hints of grapefruit. Nice IPA.

hayduke (1659), Eureka, California, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 10, 2007

From a pint pub pour at The Kinsales in Boston, MA this came a rich gold with small white head and good lacoing. Very nice citrus and piney hops nose, and a mouthfeel that was rich and clean. Very good flavors of those hops and light caramel malts with good balance. Dry bitter finish made you look for a second pint. Good IPA

hughie (3069), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	10/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Aug 9, 2007

Cask at Great British Beer Festival ’07. Gold with a small off white head. Glorious sweet floral aroma with grapefruit and other citrus plus ripe melon. Sweet ashy taste with grapefruit. Mid bitter. Excellent.

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