Smuttynose Smuttonator

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

Bomber shared by theisti at a Chiefs tailgate. Pours a hazy caramel brown with a creamy beige head and chunky sediment. The nose is of sweet caramel and toffee with an overriding, solid, round maltiness. On the light side of medium-bodied and creamy with a lightly tinny and tight finish. The flavor follows the nose with solid notes of caramel and toffee. This is a very nice doppelbock. Thanks again for sharing it with us, Tim.

Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of dark bread and nutty, light perfume for the hops, light to moderate dough and earth for the yeast, with toffee, brown sugar, dried cherry, spice and bourbon in the background. Head is large, creamy, off-white with excellent lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is murky brown. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes moderately sweet and lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is medium to full, creamy and chewy almost syrupy and has a lively carbonation. It finishes dry and a little astringent. A great balance in flavors and a rich texture makes this an exceptional Doppelbock.

The aroma is a pleasing mix of malts, toasted grains, and dark fruits, maybe some molasses. The appearance is true to the style, an attractive dark red/purple/brown, with a steady tan head. The flavor is, like many dopplebocks, a nice sweet, fruity flavor, malts, bready. The mouthfeel is appropriately thick for the style, and the finish has a mild bittering from hops. Well crafted beer overall. Nice representation of the style.

Aroma is caramelized malts, vanilla, a little alcohol bitterness. Pours dark brown, thin beige head, significant lacing. Flavor has rich malt complexity: malt syrup, caramel, vanilla, nuts, but it’s cut by a significant medicinal bitterness that takes the pleasure out of it. Smooth, but syrupy cloying on the palate.

22 oz bottle courtesy of mcox99. Pour is very unfiltered cloudy brown with visible chunks. Aroma of earthy slight ash, some fruit sweetness taste is the nose, with a very unfiltered body. Palate is full. I loved the depth and complexity of this beer. Nice one.

Pours a dark brown almost black with a very thin head. Smells heavily of Malt and some coffee, chocolate, raisin and alcohol. Tastes of sweet malt, plum, raisin, prune and coffee. Palate: : sticky syrupy sweet. Makes lips stick together. Nice warming alcohol finish. Very drinkable, but more of a one beer sit and sip for a long duration

Bomber from Phhd. Pours dark orange with a 3 finger tan head. Nose is sweet and slightly malty. Taste is sweet malty and overall quite good. This is a great dopplebock. Lots of flavor, lots of complexity.

Bomber, drank all by my lonesome. This one makes me #1 for Smutty, woohoo! Suck it, JoeMcPhee! Sometimes after drinking this much of a single beer, something that was otherwise dull starts to shine, and complexities begin to reveal themselves. Other times, something that was OK at first starts getting really dull and tired, and one doesn’t even want to finish it. This beer is of the latter category. The aroma is vegetal, beety, some nyc street vendor potato knish, some white sugar. The flavor is sweet and syrupy, with a very thick body, but it is hard to enjoy it more than perhaps small quantities. This is a bit too much ’’double’’ of a doppelbock. Really just overwhelming in most regards. I’m not too crazy about this.