 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 11, 2008 2004 vintage received via trade with sloth. Pours dark brown with a spare, fizzy, light brown head, mostly diminishing with no lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (biscuit, cookie, bread, nutty), heavy hops (perfume, flowers), average yeast (dough) with notes of alcohol, pear, dates, apples, and brown sugar. Full bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a spicy finish. Long duration, heavy sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.
Imaena (259), Portland, Maine, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 5, 2008 Bottle 08’. Deep brown pour with a lasting thick beige head. Malts and sweetness in the nose. The flavor is carmel, malt, sweet baked goods, vanilla, and buscuits. very sweet and full bodied. well concealed alcohol.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 5, 2008 Cloudy orange colour with an off white head. Alcohol and vanilla sweet aroma with a light hoppy note. Caramel sweet and fruity flavor with a vague hoppy note.
jeckenroth (81), Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 1, 2008
Dark brown, the color of a chocolate lab. The head was thick and brown, leaving a substantial lacing.
The aroma was malty on a background of sweetness. The result was caramelly but not quite caramel.
The flavor was a bit short lived. The carbonation was nice but rushed the malty sweet tones and rushed to a metallic aftertaste.
Overall warm and certainly above average.
cbrixius (136), Newberrytown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 29, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Poured a cloudy red with a very subtle nose. Very creamy tan head. However, flavor was a bit too sweet and raisiny for my taste. Very yeasty, rich mouthfeel.
DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 27, 2008 (Bottle). Malty sweet aroma. Color a dark reddish brown, with a moderate creamy tan head. Flavor is attractively complex, although a little sweeter than I expect in a doppelbock. Some fruit, lots of malt. Good mouthfeel. Nice effort, but not up to the standard of Celebrator.
craftycarl21 (542), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 26, 2008 pours a dark garnet with really nice bubbly head. Aroma is fruity, sweet, with caramel and some citrus. Flavor is delicious- some yeast quality, cider, fruit, and malt. Palate is delicious. Great offering from Smuttynose, go NH.
oteyj (744), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 26, 2008 Shared with craftycarl21- thanks Carl. Pours dark reddish brown with lively, and somewhat large head. Aroma is caramel, orange, and lighter sweet fruit. Some dark fruit in there as well. Biscuit, and malt character powerful. Flavor is tons of caramel, ripe fruit, cider, and huge maltyness. Palate is smooth and full. I’m proud to live in New Hampshire- Smuttynose kicks ass.
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