Smuttynose Smuttonator

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottle pours dark brown, mocha head, golden lacing on glass. aroma is malty, chocolate, some dark fruits; cherry. taste, caramel malts, chocolate notes, some barnyard palate, hoppy, some notes of plums, cherries, dry grains, caramel with a light bitter bitterness, spices and some grassy notes.

Bottle. Hints of chocolate in the nose with a touch of maltiness. Flavor has a bittersweet chocolate taste, low amount of hops and incredibly smooth despite the alcohol %.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Sweet malty caramel body with a fruity chewy etoh latent fruit. Plum, nut and apple. Nice brew.

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.