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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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 TURDFERGUSON (1594), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 13, 2006  
Bomber from secret santa. Thanks. Unfiltered orange color with a minimal head. Dominant citrus and floral hop aromas and flavors. Hops are present. Nice clean finish. Not as malt heavy as many double ipa’s. I really like both kinds.


JeffWDarvell (1), Wisconsin, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 13, 2006  
Nice color for an imperial IPA. Bold floral aroma. The hop index hits you instantly but is well balanced. Finish is excellent with heavy floral hops taste. Leaves the throat satisfied and dry.


 GriffinAvenue (395), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Dec 9, 2006  
22oz bottle. Hazy, light golden in color. No head; near flat in appearance. Hoppy with apple, fruity notes to the nose. Smooth finish mutes expected hoppy bite. Lighter body than I anticipated. Pleasant but not exceptional, aside from the high alcohol content buzz.


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Nov 26, 2006  
wow! This is good. I love the casade hops and ther’s a hint of it in this piney, cloudy, just plain good IPA. 9.2 !!!


 zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 24, 2006  
Bottle purchased from Sam the Beer Man in Binghamton, NY. Pours hazy yellow orange with white head. Aroma is tangerine, hops, caramel, grass. Flavor is the same and quite hoppy.


 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Nov 17, 2006    Updated: Aug 18, 2007
22 oz bottle via DocLock (thanks!). Pours a semi-hazy copper with an average size white head. Nose is mostly grapefruit and pine. Taste is the same as it smells. Starts sweet caramel and orange, then the pine, and then kicks you with a grapefruit rind finish. . A bit light bodied for IIPA.....overall i suppose i would say it is light/medium bodied..., could use more malt backbone. Overall a slightly above averge IIPA... add a .1 point for the cool label for old school wresting fans.**************************** 8/17/07-rerate-orig was 7/3/7/2/14***** This has been in my fridge for at least half a year and is a 2006 22 oz bottle. Pours a very hazy amber with an average sized white head. Nose is mildy fruity and quite hoppy. Taste is quite nice, an expolsion of sticky pine and citru hops that last long after the finish. Body is full. Carbonation is just right. So many of these IIPA’s these days tastes like barleywines, but this one. This is near perfect blissful hoppiness, just as an IIPA should be! Alcohol is well-hidden. This is world-class!


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Nov 16, 2006  
Slightly murky orange-yellow body with a finger of offwhite head. Smells extremely hoppy, with pine and citrus notes. Tastes very hoppy, with almost equal parts citrus and pine flavors. Alcohol is also evident, but is fairly subdued. Body is surprisingly full, despite the fact that this beer feels neither syruppy nor overpowering. It leaves a fair bit of lacing on the glass. Carbonation is not quite as strong as one might expect. While not as good as 90 minute (what is?), this is a decent imperial IPA, and I may get it again.


 sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 3, 2006  
Blind rating, American Beer Tastings at Sk8viking´s. Pours a hazy dark orange with a tanned head and lacings. Smells hoppy. Very bitter. Slightly portish. Hints of aged cheesyness. Strong hoppy finish.



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