Smuttynose Smuttonator

2006 Bottle sampled July 2009 shared with the guys at the Barrios’ 500th Swallow Tasting. Beautiful hazy plum pour with coolaid red highlights and good offwhite head. Nose of plums and other rum soaked fruits with a small hint of mellow alcohol. Alcohol is a bit more hot on the flavor, with caramel, plum, and other dark fruits. A hint of molassis. Cool name, but I really don’t care for these smutty labels that much.

2006 bottle conditioned. Pours a ring of beige head with a copper body. Smells of caramel and figs. Tastes of dried fruit and alcohol. Nice, fizzy carbonation. Finish lingers with some vanilla.

Tap at the Ginger Man NYC: Very dark red with a cream-a-licious head. Over rich on the nose. Very boozy with hints of rosemary and balsamic vinegar. Kinda woody and a little sickly. In the mouth it is very rich and meaty with slight chocolate characters. Some caramel too with deep plums and some rhubarb. Quite deep but a maybe overbearing to begin with. Pretty tasty once you get into it.

2008 bomber sampled february 2009... pours like dark dr. pepper with a lasting hot cocoa colored head and some drippy lacing. the nose is very malty and has notes of brown sugar, chocolate, a nuttiness which is not quite coffee-like, grassiness and some fruit... raisins and sweet cherries. the flavor reminds me of eating bananas and coffee with malted chocolate milk in it... malt powder, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, toasted nuts, molasses and floral alcohol which, to me, tastes like bananas... coffee is all over the aftertaste. the medium body has a creamy mouth feel, a pleasant acidity and sharpness. it is quite dry from the alcohol which also warms the belly. the sweetness does get bothersome toward the end of the glass... 7/4/7/4/14/3.6

Bottle at local BA gathering. Poured clear red brown color with a large frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Good caramel toasted malt, tart citrus and yeast aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Good balanced bittersweet malty flavor with a moderate to heavy smooth balanced finish of moderate to long duration. Standout doppelbock.

22oz bottle. Pours dark brown with full foamy brown head. Aroma sweet, caramel and roasted malt. Taste caramel, molasses and roasted malt with bitter finish.

22oz bottle courtesy of MrRetardedMonkey poured into a pint glass. Pours a deep, slightly hazy amber with a big creamy tan head that sticks to the sides of the glass stubbornly and stays on as a cap for the duration. The smell is dominated by sweet caramel malts and lots of dark fruits as well. There’s also some citrus hop burn in the nostrils as well. The taste is again dominated by the caramel malts with some molasses coating the mouth throughout. The hops are present but very subtle in the taste. There are raisins and figs before a sweet slick finish. The mouthfeel is slick and sticky with the sweetness of malts and dark fruits. The soft carbonation is very complimentary to the full bodied mouthfeel. This a big, fairly heavy dobblebock that is quite a sipper for the style. It’s not the best representation of the style but it’s got some unique twists that make it interesting.

Thanks to Maltomeal for this beer. Reddish dirty brown pout with a big tan head. Nose of winter spices, nutmeg and woody notes. Flavor is prunes, raisins and spices. Chewy and layered. Really good Doppelbock that lingers.