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RATINGS: 1211   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.65   EST. CALORIES: 198   ABV: 6.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Smuttynose IPA is a physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. The citrusy hop flavor coming from a mixture of Simcoe and Santiams is pleasantly balanced by a smooth bitterness from the Amarillo hops. The beer itself is light bodied and crisp with a golden color that will throw a slight haze, as we bottle it unfiltered. At 65 IBU’s, this is definitely not a training-wheels IPA, but is meant for hop lovers looking to satisfy their craving in a way that’s not easy to find. We think they’ll be quite pleased.

3.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
mackus2 (154) - Edison, New Jersey, USA - SEP 19, 2010
12 oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a nice little white head. Not a big nose- a little bit of floral hops and malts. Full body that is pretty smooth aside from maybe a bit too much carbonation. Really nice balance on the taste, finish is piny hops and citrus with some sticky malts. Great IPA- two thumbs up.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
milewide (1021) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - SEP 16, 2010
Bitter taste and after-taste. Medium head and body. Some hop bitterness in aroma. More filtered than I like. Fine IPA!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
thooper41 (465) - Oregon, USA - SEP 13, 2010
12oz bottle: Aroma is strong in hops with a hint of malt, appearance is a light brown with minimal head, flavor is strong with citrus hops but also backed with a for amount of malt. Overall a great IPA.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
devilben02 (206) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - SEP 10, 2010
Pours a yellow-orange color, with a thin, fizzy head. The aroma is hop-forward, with a combination of earthy, piney, and citrus scents. The flavor has an initial earthy hop bitterness and a successive brightness of a grapefruit and orange citrus hop character, the hops being at least partially balanced by a bready maltiness. Refreshing, but still provides a sticky bitterness that lingers on the tongue.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
robiannelli (368) - West Deptford, New Jersey, USA - SEP 7, 2010
12oz bottle poured hazy light amber with a frothy head. citrus and hop notes but lacking in body not a terriblly bad IPA

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
cbfobes (1011) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - AUG 31, 2010
Poured from 12oz bottle, pours a nice hazy golden color with a thick white head, aroma has notes of grapefruit and hops, taste has a great hop kick with a citrus twist to it, darn good IPA.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Travlr (4540) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - AUG 29, 2010
Draft at Churchkey. Bright gold color, thick white head. Aroma of fresh grass and hops, very bright. Taste is bitter start to finish, but not over the top. Clean and easy to drink.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Balazs (562) - Budapest, HUNGARY - AUG 28, 2010
Poured with a nice amber color and a small off-white, lacing head. Delicious aroma, very well balanced. Floral, citrus peel, strong grapefruit, which all blends into a respectable hoppy bitterness. Medium dense with plenty of carbonation. Somewhat dry finish with heavy bitterness. Smooth, oily texture, this is a really good one.


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