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Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale

Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale

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A Saison brewed by
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

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2173.54/5.03.53/5.07.4%65.7Tulip P  Stats

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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 Ungstrup (11378), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 9, 2006  
An orange beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of fruit - especially oranges. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and quite a lot of fruit, leading to a dry bitter end. Compared to the French farmhouse ales and Belgian Saisons, this is a very clean beer.


 argo0 (6230), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 15, 2006  
(22oz bottle) Hazy amber body topped by an off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, orange/floral, some caramel, light yeast/duskiness. Taste is moderately sweet, orange/floral, some syrup, sugar, light alcohol. Watery light-medium body, some chalk, low carbonation. I found it too sweet and not dry enough.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 08/09/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy amber, whispy frothy white head that’s eaisly roused into a creamy head leaving drippy lace, sightly tart big funky aroma, creamy body, big complex flavor, slight tartness, touch of yeasty spicyness, good earthy backbone
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Date: 03/10/2007
Mode: bottle

big musty aroma of dust and cobwebs with a slight tart edge, lots of yeasty fresh bread coming though, flavor turns sweet and spicy with lots of complexity like a sweet spiced Christmas cake,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ***/4


 Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/105/514/20
Feb 23, 2006  
Cloudy gold hue wears a nice white ring that shows particular skills at leaving good lacing on the glass. Soft yeast derived nose shows straightforward banana and fruit esters along with a mellow doughyness. Nothing too extraordinary here, but it discovers its powers in mouth, where the remarkably round maltiness, the secret Smuttynose weapon is the perfect match for the most excellent carbonation, the efficient bubbles being always there to accentuate this and that flavour at the right moment. Smoothly yeasty through and through, the noble hops offer conclusive aromatic support that doesn’t translate into aggressive bitterness, well extracted biscuit notes, cracker-like and altogether a fair fruit basket in there. There is definite potential of improvement, especially in regards to the use of more pungent aromatic hops, but there’s a solid basis there.


 CaptainCougar (4664), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 12, 2007  
Bottle sampled on 8/9/06: Slightly hazy dark golden pour has a big, nicely-lacing frothy off-white head. Lightly spiced toasty biscuity malty aroma. Body starts with a full, sweet caramel maltiness with some dry grassy earthy notes and a good, sweet, slightly warming finish. A nice saison.



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