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RATINGS: 1258   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.65   EST. CALORIES: 198   ABV: 6.6%
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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.


4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
bsm80 (144) - Massapequa, USA - MAY 16, 2009
UPDATED: JUL 19, 2009 I think this may be the best IPA I have ever had, in fact this is what launched me into an IPA frenzy this year. Sweet sweet hops and spice, what an IPA should be.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Scrapersnbeer (457) - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - MAY 29, 2012
Don’t remember this being to extreme of an IPA, so it’s surprising to be hit with that hard grapefruit and resin of the west coast stuff. Mine is light orange with some odd suspension (best by 7/12) The bitterness is fairly unrelenting, although a greater malt component would have dampened this quite a bit. One of the region’s better IPAs

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jsmerig (538) - Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 28, 2012
Pours an orange gold with a moderately sized head and yeasty bits floating around. Aroma of pine and citrus. Taste is oranges mixed with bitter grapefruit. The bitterness lingers and the finish is relatively crisp. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
sherm1016 (573) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - MAY 24, 2012
12oz bottle from Discount Liquor Milwaukee. Pours a yellow-amber color with a light haze and a big white head with lots of lacing. No floaties on this one. Aroma is hoppy, citrus and pine. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is bitter, hoppy, pine, citrus, with a pine hop finish. Very Tasty.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rejtable (485) - Ontario, CANADA - MAY 21, 2012
Decent enough beer. Pours with lots of floaty bits and quite cloudy. Some lacing. Mostly grassy and pine-y hops with almost no sweetness apparent. Finish is medium long bitter. Medium to light body with lots of carbonation. Ok beer, but nothing remarkable.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
watson1977 (1252) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 17, 2012
Screw these jokers for using an alias...fuckers. pours clear gold with a thin white head...good lacing and retention. Aroma has grassy/spicy hops over pils malt...hay. flavor is grassy and piney with mild hop spice...light maltiness. Mouthfeel is full and the finish is bitter and dry. Finest kind my ass.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Smurf2055 (391) - Seattle, Washington, USA - MAY 13, 2012
Pours a light hazy blond color with a couple fingers white fluffy head, smell is lightly hoppy, taste is grassy hops and a crisp bitter finish, lighter bodied. Decent.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
kryon (267) - SWEDEN - MAY 12, 2012
Pours golden with medium white head Aromas of citrus, caramel malts Slightly sweet start which moves over toa quite bitter finish. A bitterness that remains a while. Taste is fres of pine and citrus. Good ipa

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
IdealBrew (8) - New York, USA - MAY 11, 2012 does not count
Poured a golden amber with what I perceived as more of a malt aroma than hops. A very solid IPA, with aggressive citrusy, grapefruit hop flavor. Good balance. Finished bitter, definitely a hop lovers "go-to" beer. ---IdealBrew "Good People Good Beer"

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
MusicManBr (2) - São Paulo, BRAZIL - MAY 7, 2012 does not count
My favorite IPA. A lot of flavor with a lot of hop. A strong IPA for IPA lovers. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rubbishystuff (1303) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 7, 2012
Hoppy IPA but not a total hop bomb. Grassy, citrus and pine present in the hops. Malt balances nicely. Aroma a bit odd, perhaps old bottle? Serving: Bottle


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