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Smuttynose Big A IPA

Smuttynose Big A IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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98
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Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5073.86/5.03.85/5.09.2%90.3Snifter, Tulip
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For our hopping regime we went with Cascade and Nuggets in the boiling addition. Centennials were added every 5 minutes for the last 30 minutes of the boil. We added Crystals into the whirlpool. Dry hopping was done in both the fermentor after primary fermentation and the bright tank. We used a mixture of Chinook, Nuggets, and Sterlings in the fermentors and whole leaf Centennials in the bright tank.
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 Mike4686 (120), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/515/20
Jan 28, 2008  
22oz label reads bottle conditioned in 2006, pours a pale golden with little head that faded quite fast, wonderful hop aroma and taste, still working on picking out key flavors but its great stuff.


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Thanks Adrian. Cloudy orange huge white head. Aroma is awesome, lots of citrus, grapefruit, melon, peaches, mango. Flavor is much the same with a good amount of caramel malts. Full bodied with a big maltiness still balanced with lots of hops and carbonation. Dry-hopped goodness for sure with tons of hop flavor.


 Speedle (262), Mid-Atlantic (Tour 2007-2008), Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 20, 2007  
as soon as i opened this one on the door jam of my hotel bathroom I knew it was gonna be good....thick looking and golden colored...thick head with tons of sticky lacing....hops a plenty aroma, grapefruit, pine resin bouquet....bitter from the start to finish with a nice sweet citrus balance...after a minute I can finally pick up some malt.....this is a great IIPA...chillin and ass kickin rolled into one helluva beer


 BEERGUY007 (206), Scotia, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Dec 10, 2007  
Got a bottle from Glenville beverage. Light in color. Light in taste. I would definetly have this one again and recommend it to anyone who likes IPA’s. Smutty nose, if you can find it is a treat. Enjoy!


 jrob21 (1252), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 7, 2007  
This one was direct from Santa. Glad I got a fresh one so I could drink it with my aged ’05 bottle. The ’05 bottle was nice but had turned into a smoother sweeter almost barley wine. All the hops were gone. Fresh the hops were nice and preferred the fresh experience.


 carl4beer (394), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 5, 2007  
2006 batch. pours a deep golden color with a little haze and small head. aroma is pine and zesty citrus. mouthful is smooth and malty with some big citrus and a bitter finnish. a good big hoppy american DIPA...


 rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/518/20
Nov 4, 2007  
Sampled in a bottle at The Barley Pub in Dover, NH on 11/3/7. Aroma of slight pine with a dominant amount of citrus hops. Clear orange color with a white head. Good lacing. Thick start no to much bitterness in the finish. Strong palate.


pamoja (57), Rochester, New York, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Nov 2, 2007  
Unbelievable pour. It wasn’t as hazy with my first pour. I had a 22 ounce and when I poured what was left ver it was the most unbelievable hazy amber pour I have ever seen. It was almost like an american pale ale. Not as hoppy as an IPA. Very well balance. Comparable to Acme pale ale. Very nice nondiminishing head. One of my favs!!!!!



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