Smuttynose Smuttonator

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

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.

Bottle. Pours a slighlty hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty spicy yeasty aroma with some hints of dark fruit. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy caramel finish.

Poured this bomber into my large Pilsner glass the body was a hazy burgandy in color. The big foamy of white head seemed to last the whole beer Big and malty nose on this thing, dark fruits follow as she warms up. The flavors are malt forward, sweet molasses raisins and figs. The thing is I get no warmth from this, and at 10% I am surprised medium feel in the mouth with good carbonation. Good drinkability on this quite a relaxing one to drink but you do feel the alcohol in the end. I’ll grab another one to cellar for longer next time

22 oz. bottle - thanks for tweety for the bonus; pours dark brown with slight haze and reddish glow against the light; frothy, light tan head; aromas of syrup, maple, caramel and dank fruit; lots of dry, rich malt with slight spice; quite dry and really opens up as it warms; alcohol is obvious and 2nd glass was an absolute delight

22 ounce bottle in Paulaner half litre. Brownish red with lasting fluffy head and lotsa crap floating in it. toasted caramel and woodsy port aroma. Toasted caramel mild fruit and woodsy flavor. Medium-full body. NIce texture. Kinda like a doppelbock barleywine. I tried to find something wrong with this (other than the floaters), but I couldn’t Rich and luxurious, tasty enticing....and strong.

Bottle. Began the pour as a clear amber, but by the time I was done with it, it was hazy deep brown bordering on opaque. Large light beige head. Particulate matter in suspension. Sweet malt, yeast, toast, caramel. Sweet, with a bit of stone fruit, and complex malt. Alcohol sneaks up at the end of the finish for a nice warming note. I quite like this one, to the point that I’ve actually bought it more than once.