Smuttynose Gravitation (Big Beer Series) - Smuttynose Brewing Company

rlee1390

Indiana

3.93/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A-Deep ruby red with a one finger head.

S-Dark fruits, plums, clove

T-Dark fruits, clove and banana.

M-Medium bodied but lacking in carbonation.

O-One of the few Quads I've had with banana flavors. The dark fruits I normally associate were there as well but this one had a nice touch of banana.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2012 22:58:11 | More by rlee1390

neil2me

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +9.9%

06-18-2013 01:14:08 | More by neil2me

utopiajane

New York

3.24/5  rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

This poured a murky reddish amber with a thin head that fell fast to a thin ring, shimmering wet lace and alcohol legs. Little yeast floating on top. Very light in color for a quad looks more like a barleywine. Nose is raisin, dark fruits, plum, date, caramel malt, candy sugar, a quick glimpse of bread but really more cake like malt and alcohol. Has a very high abv. Taste follows the nose all the way. Raisin, butter and rum. Reminds one of fruitcake. It’s a little out of balance with no bitter at all and lots of booze. It’s immediately warming, medicinal and has just a bit of spice. Mouthfeel is thin and has a sticky fruit juice quality to it. This is a big sweet beer with not a lot of carbonation that finishes dry from all the booze. It was not unpleasant but I would call it an interpretation on the belgian quad.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 12:14:42 | More by utopiajane

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

06-12-2013 08:53:38 | More by jaxon53

Axnjxn

North Carolina

4.04/5  rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Sam's in Durham. Poured into a pint glass.

Pours a cloudy amber color with a slight head. Not at all what i was expecting a quad to look like. Smell is traditional quad... dark fruits, not too huge but complexity is apparent. Taste follows suit, dark fruit - plums, grapes. No alcohol present, extremely impressive for 11.5%. I quite dig this one. Feel is appropriate, medium bodied with medium-low carbonation. No problem drinking this one.

Overall a very good quad that is taste appropriate. If youre in the mood for a complex belgian style, this one wont disappoint.

Serving type: on-tap

06-12-2013 01:20:42 | More by Axnjxn

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.36/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

2013. Poured in a tulip, the beer is an opaque, bright, orange-amber coloring with a thin, frothy, big bubbled, off-white head that settles into a filmy coating. Aromas of booze, toffee, and biscuit, with some rich berry and old world fruit highlights. Flavors are bold and rich, with a date and raisin sweetness that overpowers most of the spicing. Only hints of all spice sneak through, and barely. The booze overpowers all of the flavors, and deadens some of the palate. Slick and smooth in mouth, the beer comes off a bit muddled, both with flavors and feel. The aftertaste is richly sweet and slightly warming, with a smooth, mid-lingering finish. Not bad.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 21:49:39 | More by GarthDanielson

marley2112

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 02:23:14 | More by marley2112

Wamba

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.9%

05-11-2013 21:29:19 | More by Wamba

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.9%

05-10-2013 18:09:55 | More by imperialking

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.75/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from bottle into a snifter

Appearance – Pours a brownish amber color with a small cream colored head. The head fades relatively quickly to leave a light level of lace on the sides of the glass

Smell – The aroma of the brew is heaviest of a toasted grain and malty smell with a good dose of darker fruits of raisin, fig and plum. Along with these aromas are notes of yeast and candied sugars and a moderate amount of orange and clove, which all all are mixed with a boozy smell produce a sweet and warming aroma overall.

Taste – The taste begins with a big lightly toasted malt flavor and a good showing of lighter sweet flavors of raisin, plum and cherry along with a rather strong flavor of a sweet tangerine. As the flavor advances notes of some buttery toffee, yeast, as well as some flavors of alcohol start creeping their way into the taste profile. The yeast bring with it some flavors of spice as well as a banana flavor bringing the more characteristic Belgian character to the brew. The maltiness fades slightly more toward the end (but still overall remains rather strong) with the boozy flavor becoming more intense and taking on an almost rum like flavor.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is thick and creamy with a carbonation level that is on the slightly lower to average side. The combination of thick and creamy body as well as lower carbonation suit this big, sweet, malty and boy brew quite well.

Overall – Quite a potently sweet and big beer. Rather tasty, but nothing too exceptional.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 02:05:52 | More by Darkmagus82

Grinky

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

04-20-2013 03:07:43 | More by Grinky

TheLevi4000

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-15-2013 11:11:57 | More by TheLevi4000

chefduff2

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-15-2013 03:00:02 | More by chefduff2

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.84/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

22 oz bottle was poured into a large Duvel snifter.

Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that reduced to a thin layer. It is a reddish brown haze with slow moving bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing on the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: spicy yeast, malty, bready, raisins, plums, dates, and figs. Can't wait to try it out.

Taste: Really sweet and malty. All the dark fruits above with some bready notes and spiciness.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, tingly hop bitterness, full bodied, low to medium carbonation, warm boozy alcohol, and a little chewy.

Overall: A nice American take on a quad. Very comparable to those Belgian versions and look forward to more of this in the future. Might have to get another to store for a few years.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 00:14:09 | More by Flounder57

CaptDavyJones

New York

4/5  rDev +9.9%

04-12-2013 01:11:27 | More by CaptDavyJones

HattedClassic

Virginia

4/5  rDev +9.9%

04-08-2013 03:00:15 | More by HattedClassic

Dactrius

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev -24.5%

04-07-2013 23:55:38 | More by Dactrius

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

04-07-2013 06:09:20 | More by MarkyMOD

JeffreyJDavis

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-05-2013 19:26:54 | More by JeffreyJDavis

Hairrrrrrrr

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-04-2013 01:20:37 | More by Hairrrrrrrr

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-03-2013 01:38:36 | More by outoffocus

jsteele

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

03-31-2013 19:47:55 | More by jsteele

C20Percent

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Bottle conditioned in 2011

A: Pours a caramel color amber with a little slightly bubbly tan colored head. Beer poured creamy. Not see thru at all. Can't really tell if it's bubbly or not. Not much complexity other than the nice color. Decent appearance overall.

S: Toffee malts. Dark fruits. Slightly yeasty. Maple syrup. Really nice. Smells nice an Old Ale. Digging it.

T: Toffee, buttery. Very warm. Some breadiness. Some dark fruits -- raisins or cherries. Pretty good flavor. Again, alcohol is very warm, and that is the finish. Flavors are all up front. But, overall pretty good.

M: Heavy body. Creamy. Little bit of a bite -- cutting the mouth a bit. Medium carbonation. Just okay.

O: The alcohol is not very well managed. This is a big, warming beer. The aromas are great. The flavors are good up front, but the finish is biting. But, overall, a pretty good beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 19:33:25 | More by C20Percent

erlenmeyer

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

03-31-2013 00:20:12 | More by erlenmeyer

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.9%

03-24-2013 21:12:47 | More by Sparky44