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Smuttynose IPA "Finest Kind"
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rAvg: 4.14
pDev: 12.08%
Reviews: 1565
Hads: 1131
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Brewed by:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
New Hampshire
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United States
Style | ABV
American IPA
| 6.90%
ABV
Availability:
Year-round.
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Notes:
You could say, then, that Smuttynose IPA is a physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. The citrusy hop flavor coming from a mixture of Simcoe and Santiams is pleasantly balanced by a smooth bitterness from the Amarillo hops. The beer itself is light bodied and crisp with a golden color that will throw a slight haze, as we bottle it unfiltered. At 75 IBU's, this is definitely not a training-wheels IPA, but is meant for hop lovers looking to satisfy their craving in a way that's not easy to find. We think they’ll be quite pleased.
75 IBU
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rprinz22
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4
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09-03-2012 01:31:36 |
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Poured from a 12 ounce bottle approximately six weeks old. The beer is a light copper color with a slight haziness. The beer poured perfectly into a standard pint glass, with the head just barely coming over the rim of the glass. The head retention is incredible, and leaves nice lacing on the glass.
S - Not overwhelmed by the smell. I couldn't pick out anything in particular.
T - Again, not overwhelmed. It's definitely a well-balanced IPA, but I'm only getting a hint of the citrusy flavors that I expected, and a lot of bitterness that doesn't seem to add much.
M - Matches the appearance. This portion of the beer is solid, but weakened by the fact that I didnt' really want to keep the beer in my mouth for all that long.
O - A bit of a disappointment. I'd had it before, but after reading the reviews here I had hoped that my palate would be more welcoming of this East Coast IPA. Unfortunately it was not to be. Good beer, some great aspect, but didn't meet expectations for me.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I know it is one of the finer IPA's...I am not a 'hoppy' guy but I can drink this if served to me...impressive for an IPA....Smuttynose rarely disappoints me. It was refreshing and had a citrus after-taste. Probably more bitter than I like but that is the nature of IPA's. I will probably buy it again.
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SonOfOdin
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lsummers
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a solid bright orange. Can't see through this at all. Vibrant and inviting.
Smells of grapefruit and some spicy hops. Definite orange/lemon zest.
Taste really is grapefruit and some zest. There's a peppery note that leads into a slight caramelized brown sugar sweetness.
Mouthfeel is mildly carbonated and slightly viscous. Perfect combination for a great lawn mower sipper.
Overall, this is a great ipa that's stands out from the crowd. The color, smell, mouthfeel blend excellently.
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