Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale

Yellow Amber pour with a decent white head. Light fruity, estery aroma, a bit floral, and of yeasty basement funk. Fruity overtones throughout the flavor, with that yeasty funk showing through a bit. Fairly straightforward in all aspects.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Deep orange amber beer with loads of yeast throughout. Quite spicy and fruity on the nose. Apricot, clove, and apple with some lighter citrusy aromas as well. Decent complexity with a touch of dank earthiness as the beer starts to warm up. Cherry and overripe stone fruits. Lightly sour/leathery wildness on the back with a lingering sweet/spicy quality. A pretty decent saison.

22 oz bottle from trade with bmartin08. Thanks Brian. Pours a golden color with a medium off white head. Aroma of bananas, corriander and yeast. Flavor of wheat, bananas, corriander and earthy. Has a bit of musty orange and yeasty taste. Nice finish with a hint of malt and citrus.

22 oz bottle. Very spicy aroma (in terms of spice, not "heat"). Saisons have always been a little iffy for me when drinking them, so they’re either extraordinary good or they’re just "meh." This was just "meh." Strong fruit tones finish this beer with a slightly dry scratchy finish.

Rich golden color with a lasting cream crown. Crazy nose of sun-dried tomatoes, sesame seeds, pimento olives and grilled asparagus. Hints of basil, intensely juicy oranges and sardines after a while. Complex and concentrated, but not necessarily pleasing. Tastes of chlorine, mint fluoride and sea salt amidst a confusingly loud presence of apricot and lemon hops. Some soapy character – clean and mild. A little off the map. A dusty haze of yeast at the finish lends an ample dryness to bring it back a bit. Palate reflects a bright fruity sweetness to a near blinding degree. Smacks of green apples after swallowing. Lacks traditional nuances, and there’s a definite fault in the craft. Could have been much better. Thanks Brian!

Ruddy orange and hazy with a diminishing head which provides some lacing. Aromas feature strong yeast, some lemon, lavander and floral notes, and a musky peat background. Bitter up front, with a healthy hop middle and a mild finish. Some soapy, grapefruit flavors from the hops and an overall slick mouthfeel. This feels like an updated saison, not what you would expect alongside saison dupont or another classic. Still, the hops bring some punch to the beer and the effort to make a tasty, unique beer in this style is successful.

Oh how I do revel in these Smutty big beer releases. Always so tasty, always so big. 22oz. is a lot for 3.99 (my local Whole Foods price). So, here we go kiddies. Pours a lovely cloudy apricot hue with a cozy, creamy head. Smells of bready yeast and a tad of stone fruit. Oh a beguiling brew this one is. Like the step cousin who was a little too hot for comfortable family reunions, this beer teases in all the right ways. It is not out-right fruity, that sector of tasteville held in restrain from the abundant rustic yeast flavors, but there certainly are touches of apricot and peach to this brew. As stated, yeasty, earthy flavors have a well staked claim here, as does a light mintiness. Really tasty for the style and another no-brainer from Smutty. Quaff deep the dregs of life. Proost!

Slight fruity malt and yeast aroma. Cloudy orange color. Fizzy with a large dirty white head. Tangy malt flavor with a mild finish.