Smuttynose Big A IPA

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Clear gold pour with nice frothy white head, sweet citrus smell with a hint of pine.....going to like this......nice balance...yum.....maybe just a tad on the sweet side

Pours clear orangish color with off white head. Aroma of grapefruit and citrus. Grapefruit hops and sweet malt flavors with some heat from the alcohol. Medium body with average carbonation and a resinous mouthfeel. Another good brew from Smuttynose.

Pours a brilliant pale golden color with a beautiful creamy off white head. No kidding, this head is like whipped cream. Love the look of this beer. The aroma isn’t too shabby either. Sweet melon, grapefruit, pine, a touch of florals, and a little caramel. The flavor is also awesome. Sweet, spicy, thick and resinous. Much more powerful than it looks. Caramel and toffee sweetness up front with a huge piney finish. There are some nice citrusy grapefruit esters in there as well. This was a bit of a surprise for me and I really loved it.

Post Thanksgiving dinner feast. Pours an almost clear orange with a large, pillowy, white head from the 22oz. bottle into a snifter: Aroma is extremely inviting with sweet hops. Flavor has a little more earthiness to it but still holds to that sweet bite, though not as much as the nose. Drinkability: Pleasantly light bodied, softly carbonated and for an IPA, it’s pretty refreshing. Rebuy: Yes. #233 on 29112009, DG.

Bomber from Chevy Chase in DC shared with the ol’ man. Pours a bright slightly hazy golden-orange with a fairly large white head and great lacing. Aroma is nice sweet malt and a blast of citrusy and floral hops. Flavor is really citrusy and resinous with orange, grapefruit, and other light fruits. Very heavy on the hops. Medium-full body for the style but not too syrupy and brutal hops coating your mouth. Really excellent - one of the better east coast DIPAs.

Mostly clear amber pour, billowing white head. Aroma holds mostly hop character, with notes of grapefruit, orange rind, resin, spruce, floral, and a bit of rosemary. Malt is very subtle, with maybe a bit of caramel complimenting the hop. Flavor is heavy with rosemary, evergreen, and resin, along with lighter notes of grapefruit. Malt isn’t particuarly present, but also isn’t particularly necessary; love this kind of hop bomb. Palate is sticky and resinous, but with a drinkable dryness at the finish. Another stellar effort from Smutty.

22 oz. bottle from Green’s on Ponce De Leon. Nice thin head that doesn’t fade away quickly. Yellow haze appearance; this double/IPA looks pretty good. Nice orange citrus hop aroma. Very pungent beer I must say. Very nice citrus hop aroma; I definitely smell grapefruit as well. The hop flavor is really nice. I get a clean hop flavor. Very nice grapefruit/citrus hop flavor. The hop flavor is really all that stands out, there is not much to balance it out. Don’t get me wrong the beer is very nice, and I love the flavor. The beer has a decent palate. Overall, a lovely citrus hop flavor and aroma.

22oz bottle. clear light orange, almost gold, under a medium sized sudsy white head. slightly lifeless appearance. peachy, mandarin orange hop aroma. light bodied and crisp palate. bitter, lightly astringent finish. flavors of peach and orange, lychee. sweet hoppy profile. reminds me of hop stoopid but not quite as smooth in the palate. solid effort overall.