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Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale

Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale - Saison

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88
overall
Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Saison

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2753.53/5.03.51/5.07.4%72.6Tulip
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Commercial Description:
A homage to traditional European beers brewed for quenching the thirst of farm workers of "Saisonaires." A unique Belgian Saison yeast is used to impart a mixture of spice, fruity and earthy notes along with a lip smacking palatability.
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 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/516/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Tap Capital Ale House Midlothian 08/29/2008. Spicy Belgian yeast notes with caramelized malts and candi sugar. Mostly clear amber golden with small white head. Spicy yeast character with lots of candi sugar and no sourness. Tastes more like a Belgian specialty than a Farmhouse. Medium body with light fizzy mouthfeel. Dry finish slightly peppery.


 jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 7, 2008  
A drinkable, if a bit sweet farmhouse. There is a bit of funk, as some have noted. Otherwise the aroma is spicy with some sweet fruit, like orange, or banana. Body is pretty sticky. Something bitter, salty in the taste. I don’t know if I see as much fruit as others have said, but its defitenely fruity. Not as much carb as other belgians. Nice smooth, a bit bready and yeasty too. Overall its pretty good saison for the few that I’ve had so far.


 McGarnigle (303), Rochester, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Bomber, bottle conditioned in 2008. Copper/orange color, nice head. Tastes primarily fruity -- apricots and peaches -- and secondarily spicy. Slight funkiness to it as well. Wonderful soft carbonation, and though not heavy bodied, had a ribcage filling effect. Possibly a tad too fruity, but still very good.


 blipp (1632), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Bottle. Pours clear gold with a white head. Aroma is a bit citric with honey and spices. Spicy flavor with yeast and a bit of citrus, followed by a dry finish. Quiet good.


 probstk (1011), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/59/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Sampled at Flour City Brewers’ Fest, Rochester NY. AU15/08.

App.: Slightly greenish golden with a fair white head with yellow-green highlights. Aroma: Bright and slightly funky, some tart fruits, some green bitter herbs. Palate: Medium+ body, almost no carbonation. Flav.: Way off! Sweet and syrupy and fruity – not Saison.


 undsioux7 (553), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Pours a golden copper with a decent size head. Aroma of citrus, spices, earthy. Solid flavor. copyright grimreeser.


 grimreeser (795), Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Pours a golden copper with a decent size head. Aroma of citrus, spices, earthy. Solid flavor.


 JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Bottle. Pours cloudy orange-copper, with a 1 finger fluffy off-white head. Aroma is peppery clove, citrus and apricot, with an earthy, barnyard quality and a hint of herbal hops. Taste is complex - sour apple, sweet grainy malt and tropical fruit, with a light wet hay and barnyard funk on the finish. It’s that signature farmhouse complexity, blended so well together that it’s hard to pull any one flavor out. Medium body with a light but crisp carbonation. Really nice beer.



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