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Smuttynose Winter Ale

Smuttynose Winter Ale

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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

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on tap
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2223.29/5.03.28/5.0Winter-39.5 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Smuttynose Winter Ale is a full-bodied, amber beer brewed with a special Trappist ale yeast. Stylistically reminiscent of a Belgian Abbey Double, it features fruity aromas and flavor, balanced by soft Crystal hops. Warming, mellow & pleasantly complex, Smuttynose Winter Ale is your perfect cold weather companion. New in 2005! Available in sixpacks and on draft from late October through January.

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 ericnixon (711), Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
May 25, 2006  
Amazingly I found a bottle in the "bahgin bin" at Spirit Haus in AMherst, MA. Beautiful ruby color. Raisiny aroma that reminds me of some of the better Belgians. Yummy smooth with a nice mixture of flavors that work well with each other. Good stuff.


 fbennett (293), Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 23, 2006  
Pours a deep purple/brown eggplant, I know it isn’t purple but it looks like it in the light. It leaves a thin lace head wheat in color. The nose is very fruity black cherries, plum, raisins, grape, very complex with a slight presence of alcohal. The taste is nice starts up front on the palate with a raisin sweetness followed by a grape juice quality. The taste continues with some sight hop bitterness for balance for then finishes refreshing with very light carbonation.


 kopher (111), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 16, 2006  
Dark dirty brown with a bit of tan head. Very sweet aroma , malty and roasty. Similar flavor, with a lot of brown sugar and ripe fruit. Low carbonation and alcohol, very smooth and thicker than average. No bitterness, not very well balanced, but otherwise excellent.


 BEERGUY007 (171), Scotia, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 27, 2008  
First...great label. 12 ounce bottle from Glenville beverage. Stored and served at 50 degrees. Dark brown in color, tan head nice brussels lacing, so I know it’s relatively fresh. I smell carmel and taste carmel and darker sugary fruits, raisins maybe. Just like the person below me, I was surprised too thiso ne scored so low. It was a great beer. Im going to go get some more very soon.


 oh6gdx (5857), Vaasa, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 20, 2007  
Bottled. Rubyish brown colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is grapes, redwineish hints and some alcohol. Flavour is quite the same, in a pleasant mix.




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