Smuttynose Star Island Single

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark gold body with a small fizzy white head that faded to a wispy film. The nose isn’t all that appetizing, there seems to be a bit of a buttery note overlaying the light bready and crackery maltiness. The flavor seems to be a little tainted by diacetyl as well. Maybe there’s a little bit of the spices that they used that mimics the buttery taste that I’m sensing? There’s a little floral spice on the finish, but mostly all I taste is butter flavor. Light bodied and very fizzy with a slightly oily finish. Another beer ruined by the scourge of dactyl. Why don’t brewers taste these diacetyl laced beers and do something about them? Are there really people who like beers that taste like this?

330 ml bottle bought @ bierkompass.de. Pours clear golden with a small white head that leaves a small trace and some lacing while dissipating. Smell is stale and tiny sour with cereal, cardboard, lemon juice, lemon zest, white bread, dried apricots, swamp gas and overripe tropical fruits. Taste is sweet, tiny bitter and tiny sour with cereal, white bread, lemon zest, grass, pine needles, pineapple, lemon balm and dill. Mouthfeel is crisp, slightly watery and light bodied. Finish is tiny bitter with cereal, white bread, lemon zest and pine needles. A terrible smell hides an unremarkable beer.

Bottle. Light amber beer with a light head. The aroma is lightly dry and the flavour is fruity with yeasty dryness. Overall a very average beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle:   Hazy orange, moderate to large frothy head, off-white, fairly nice lacing.   Soft spicy nose, slight barnish mealiness.   Moderate sweetness, seems more malty than any sort of hop aspect.   A little plain, relying on sublte sweetness and very faint yet to be determined spiciness.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Simple semi- sweet mustiness on the finish.   Not very dry, mild sweetness, a little musty.   Decent Belgian Ale I suppose.   Sweeter and less dry compared to others.

Clear yellow, earthy, very sweet. Enjoyable in that it had a good tart flavor, almost like Berliners have, but follows through with kolsch like palate. Not bad, I like the bite, but the body isn’t as comanding. Only a slight lingering aftertaste. Would order this one anyday and enjoy it however there are better out there.

Hazy orange with an off-white head. Taste and aroma are both grainy with apricot and peach present. Slight sourness, very little hop presence. Meh.

pours a hazy dark straw color with short-lived white head. mild aroma, mostly wheat with some yeast and light hop notes. flavor is mostly wheat and bread, with some light sweetness and hints of lemon and spice. finish reminds me of lemon tea.

Dark yellow and clear. Has a white head, medium duration. Hoppy aroma, uk hops, faint bread too. Flavor starts moderate sweet, and fruity, light bitter finish. Creamy texture.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear golden straw color. Very bubbly with small white head. Aroma is wheat with maybe a little malt and some citrus. Taste is very plain. Wheat with a bit of belgian yeast and some spice.

Interesting session ale. Lots of spice and yeastiness. Its good but not spectacular. Probably one and done with this one.