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Smuttynose IPA

Smuttynose IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
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6443.72/5.03.71/5.06.6%90.3 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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.

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 fredandboboflo (277), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20

Apr 24, 2008  
Bottle. Nice IPA aroma of citrus hops, bitter hops, light pine hops. Flavor starts off in the citrus vain, gets more and more bitter as the glass empties. I actually was really impressed with the refreshing mouthfeel of this one. Those bitter hops that dominate the beer seem to create a lovely, dry finish that had me taking a couple swallows at once toward the end (oops, blasphemy, my bad). Overall standard, but a very good standard, with just that little extra boost in crispness.

 doubleo (652), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 12, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours hazy orange/amber with a moderate sized creamy white head, spider web lace. Smells nice and mellow earthy hoppy with a hint of citrus. Tastes citrusy earthy hoppy with a bit of sweet malt towards the finish. Hops are nice, sweet at first with a lingering grassy bitterness. Very nice. Medium body, good carbonation.


 abcfan (132), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Nice brew. Pours orange yellow with a nice white head. Aroma is citrus and pine hops. Taste is creamy caramel with a bitter dry hoppy finish. Would drink again.


 chicagodri (419), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Pours a nice cloudy orange with a white head. Nice citrus and some pine hops. Nice malt balance, solid IPA. First beer I have had from them, I am impressed.


 dmtroyer (304), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 5, 2008  
12oz. Clowdy orange with a moderate white head. Loads of bitter fruit on the nose with some sweet malt thrown in for good measure. Body follows closely in profile with a bit of caramel, and a fairly dry hops finish. Medium body, a bit soft for my taste... I should probably come back to this one under different circumstances.


Biddle_Brau (86), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Pours golden with decent white head. Nice citrus, grassy hop aroma. Creamy palate. Dry, grassy hop flavor is pretty well balanced with mild malt sweetness. On tap at The Shep’.




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