Smuttynose IPA "Finest Kind" - Smuttynose Brewing Company

pavandal

Pennsylvania

2.85/5  rDev -31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Beer poured directly into the middle of the glass and only a small thin head formed. The beer gave a hazy apple juice like color. This beer is unfiltered, so it's got lots of stuff floating about.

It had a sweet, piney smell, with a fruity malt backbone.

Oh my hops! If you like hops, here you go.. for me, there isn't enough malt backbone to counteract the hoppiness. There was a small grapefruit flavor, but this beer was all about the hops.

A wonderful mouthfeel on this one, but the hops are very bitey and strong to enjoy a lot of, for me at least. Too hoppy to be really drinkable for me.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2006 21:51:26 | More by pavandal

iCabaLLero

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -33.4%

05-25-2013 07:40:25 | More by iCabaLLero

Mike099

New York

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-25-2013 05:18:14 | More by Mike099

gshackles

New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-25-2013 00:23:28 | More by gshackles

Lee_Hancock

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-24-2013 21:24:03 | More by Lee_Hancock

Tom_Gilman

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-24-2013 11:36:08 | More by Tom_Gilman

robertmitchum

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-24-2013 09:37:54 | More by robertmitchum

John_Crozier

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-23-2013 19:52:51 | More by John_Crozier

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

I think I got a fairly old bottle. I'll have to re-review it when I get my hands on a fresh bottle or perhaps try it at ACBF next week if I get the chance.

Appearance: It has a nice hazy golden/orange color to it. It has a nice off-white head that dies down moderately and leaves very nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas give out hints of faint citrus, faint pine with bready and grainy malts.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some resiny pine, faint citrus, some bready notes and grainy malts.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with decent flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 21:00:18 | More by SebD

DStoked

Ohio

3/5  rDev -27.4%

05-22-2013 13:34:46 | More by DStoked

irs

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-22-2013 05:07:08 | More by irs

russwilliam

New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-22-2013 03:04:13 | More by russwilliam

nebula1999

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-22-2013 01:01:13 | More by nebula1999

JoyHelfrich

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-21-2013 01:10:54 | More by JoyHelfrich

dheacck11

Connecticut

2.93/5  rDev -29.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Slightly hazy pale golden orange with a 1/4 finger of dense white foamy head. Nice lacing.

Nose is pretty non existent. Just a hint of lemon. Nothing spectacular.

Taste is pretty hopforward, with dry, straw flavors. Little bit of lemon and orange in the mix, but finish is lots of super dry hops. Mouth puckeringly bitter from the hops.

Feel is a little too thick for all that hoppiness.

I am skeptical that this beer may have been infected, as the tastes are so far from what I expected. Though as time passes drinking it, it does balance a little more. I think it's just not for me. Too much dry hop. Not enough fruit and juice, nor stickiness.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 00:00:51 | More by dheacck11

bessborough

New Brunswick (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-20-2013 22:24:00 | More by bessborough

AMCPhD

Florida

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-20-2013 01:15:46 | More by AMCPhD

Stonehill64

3.75/5  rDev -9.2%

05-19-2013 12:43:14 | More by Stonehill64

bzach

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-18-2013 23:10:45 | More by bzach

inanity

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-18-2013 00:15:04 | More by inanity

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-17-2013 14:46:20 | More by twenty5

Glider

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-17-2013 13:46:57 | More by Glider

AR_Rios

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-17-2013 02:19:53 | More by AR_Rios

Kunstman

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%

05-17-2013 02:12:02 | More by Kunstman

Nittanylion1991

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-17-2013 01:43:03 | More by Nittanylion1991