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Smuttynose Scotch Style Ale

Smuttynose Scotch Style Ale - Scotch Ale

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92
overall
Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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2563.63/5.03.61/5.0Autumn7.8%85.5Thistle
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Commercial Description:
Dark brown in color. Candy sugar in used when brewing this beer. Available in September.
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 jason (1620), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a deep brown body with thin head. Aroma was smokey, reminded me of a rauchbier. Flavor was sweetmalt, smoked meat. Sweet malty body with a peaty smoked meat flavor. Good but very unique.


 blipp (1632), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 12, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark ruby brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet and fruity with hints of smoke. Medium body. The flavor starts sweet with some hints of dried fruit, moves to a nice burnt wood smokiness, and finishes with some earthy and roasted malt. A very good beer, this style in general is really starting to grow on me.


 RCL (1444), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Nice subtle smokiness to the aroma and flavor. Sweet, but not at all syrupy or cloying. Excellent balance.


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Bottle sampled. Pours a deep dark brown with a creamy light tan headthat left some lacing. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and some light smoke. Flavor is toffee, smoke, caramel, and malt sweetness with a short bitter finish. Nice brew


 ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Appearance: Clearish, medium brown body with a small, off-white head. Smell: Sweet-smelling, smokey malt aroma with dark fruits coated in caramel. Taste: Sweet caramel, fruity flavor permeated by the just right smoked malt character. Faint hint of cocoa powder. Slight touch of spicy hops but no real bitterness. Smokey, sweet finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Sticky mouthfeel. Drinkability: While some Scotch Ales inspire nothing but eye-rolling with every strained sip, this one’s actually pretty tasty.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2008  
A bottle shared at the Foothills gathering by the GA Crew(Beercellar I think). An almost cherry red pour with a foamy gooey lace. Aroma of almost cheeries as well. A large malt presence as well. Very sweet malt flavor. Very light pleasant hints of abv and a nice finishing bitter. Just a tad thin but solid palate makes up for that. Another fine beers form this brewer.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Pours mildly fogy with a minimal dark crème head. Nose is nice. Noticeable malt presence with some almost burnt leaves there as well. Sweet tones lie in the back. Flavor is super peat! It’s just like peat all up in my mouth *makes motions with fingers in front of mouth*. In no way is it overdone. Full and consistent. Feel is full with carbonation and well bodied on the liquid. Nice to drink. A bit too much going on here to go far beyond large sips. But it’s still pretty darn good.


 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 4, 2008  
22oz bottle poured a deep brown and ruby color with an off white head that dissipates to a ring around the glass. Aroma is nothing but a sweet smell and a whole lot of smoke. Toffee, caramel, and a light coffee flavor dominate the taste. There is smoke flavor is very aggressive. The closest thing I put my finger on for the smoke is sitting by a campfire and tasting the smoke. Mouthfeel leave a stickiness in my mouth. Not bad, but a bit much on the smoke in my opinion.



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