Smuttynose Schmutzig Hopfen Weisse

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Tap at Blind Tiger. Deep yellow-orange beer with a creamy white head. Aroma is loaded with zesty lemony hops, herbs and a touch of wheaty spice. Light banana and peach with some light orange character as well. Flavour shows a lot of fresh zesty spicy/noble hops. Lots of fresh wheaty character, lightly lemony with a bit of lingering resinous character. It is quite similar in profile to the Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen Weisse and it is damn tasty. I’d like the body to be a bit fuller, but this is still a lovely brew. I’d love to see more of these hoppy hefeweizens... it’s a damn tasty take on the style.

On tap. Pours a cloudy golden color. Aroma is big time centennial hops. Flavor is very hoppy and very wheaty. This is a pretty neat little American take on a German Weisse. Worth a try!

Draft at Blind Tiger. Poured a slightly hazy medium orange color with a fluffy white head. Attractive aroma of orange blossom and subdued banana. Light to medium bodied and dry with minimal bitterness. tasted of flowery hops, yeasty bread dough, and a bit of banana. There was also a hint of wet stone. Reminded me a bit of New Glarus Cracked Wheat. Yum.

On tap at Taco Mac Metropolis - Pours a beautiful very cloudy yellow/orange with an extremely small white head. Obviously not filtered. Smells mostly of large quantities of hops with some wheat notes present in the nose. First sip is sweet, malty, and hoppy with the wheat balancing well with the hops. It is not nearly as hoppy as the aroma indicated. Mouthfeel is good bordering on the light side. Very tasty indeed.

Tap at BT last week. Aroma of apricot, other tropical fruits, floral notes, clove, a touch of bubblegum, wheat. Flavor more apricot hoppiness with a bunch of wheat base. Mildly dry. Quite tasty.

On tap at Blind Tiger. Pours a cloudy light orange with a thick white head. Aroma of citrusy hops and some spices. It doesn’t smell like a hefe--lots of hop oils in the aroma. Flavor is hoppy initially with a wheaty finish. Clove and citrus present too. Very tasty. A very unique hoppy hefe. Well done! 8/4/8/4/15 (3.9/5)

Poured hazy gold with a finger of white, clingy head. Nose was lemongrassy hops, clovey spice, pale malt. Flavor was hopcitrus, lemony, with some resiny hops, slight florals, and some clovey spice.

[Draft @ EB+B] Poured a murky golden color with a small, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, pine, citrus fruits, clove, and lemon. Taste of toasted malts, lemongrass, citrus fruits, pine, grapefruit, and a bitter finish. Nicer aroma than taste.