Zinneke
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
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7.02
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Belgian Style Stout
Named in honor of the doggy denizens of Brussels, this hybrid beer is a mix of what we love best in a big, roasty stout, but fermented with a Belgian yeast, which brings out a beautiful, fruity nose.
This relatively new sub-style combines Belgian, American and English influences to create a beer whose total is more than equal to the sum of its parts. Here’s how Zinneke breaks down and adds back up. Start with a strong stout. This is the Big Beer Series after all… then “Belgianize” it by altering the grain bill and fermenting the wort with a Trappist yeast strain. We backed off the heavy caramel and roasted malts to create a more complimentary flavor profile for the yeast, which contributes fruity esters and a light body. These parts combine to create a beer with dark color and light body with prevalent flavors of dark fruits, vanilla and toffee, while subtle chocolate flavors appear in the finish.
Named in honor of the doggy denizens of Brussels, this hybrid beer is a mix of what we love best in a big, roasty stout, but fermented with a Belgian yeast, which brings out a beautiful, fruity nose.
This relatively new sub-style combines Belgian, American and English influences to create a beer whose total is more than equal to the sum of its parts. Here’s how Zinneke breaks down and adds back up. Start with a strong stout. This is the Big Beer Series after all… then “Belgianize” it by altering the grain bill and fermenting the wort with a Trappist yeast strain. We backed off the heavy caramel and roasted malts to create a more complimentary flavor profile for the yeast, which contributes fruity esters and a light body. These parts combine to create a beer with dark color and light body with prevalent flavors of dark fruits, vanilla and toffee, while subtle chocolate flavors appear in the finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and toffee. Breadish and dark caramelish malty. Roasted dark and breadish. Toasted and fruity dark malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 05:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Has a fruity malty spicy dark dark fruit aroma with weak yeasty hints. Sweetish roasted malty spicy caramel and dark fruit flavor. Has a roasted malty spicy dark fruit and caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 02:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 65 cl. bottle. Near black with an amber tint. Thin, lightly tanned head. Roasted aroma with sweet fruits, coffee, chocolate, caramel malts and vanilla. Taste is lightly bitter. Medium to full body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes dry and roasted with vanilla and sweet fruits. Lovely Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2014
at 10:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from Bottle - black pour with thin tan head. Roasted malty aroma and taste, light burnt caramel, some choc, toffee, nice palate, roasty finish. Lovely drop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 06:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 65 cl. Pours a clear, dark brown with an orange hue and a creamy, light brown head. Sweet, vanillaish roast up front in the aroma, but not overly affected by the barrel aging. Rich, sweet chocolatey body, subtle vanilla roast and again only very discreet impact of the Bourbon barrels. Pleasant, but i did expect a little more from a barrel aged Stout. 081114
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 06:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This looks to be my last Smuttynose until I ever get the chance to get back to this wonderful brewery.
Reviewed from notes, this one was poured into a tulip and a snifter there weren’t any significant changes between the two.
The appearance was a nice dark brown close to black color with a decent one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. The lacing left in the wake was sticky and somewhat thick.
The smell had Belgian spices up front with a decent fruitiness running underneath. It seemed to have leaned towards a light plum and raisins with some light apricots even thrown in there. After a bit of warming, a sweet booziness starts to appear (bourbon - I guess) along with some light chocolate, caramel and vanilla.
The taste took all of those flavors and combined them to add a decent woodiness about it.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium in body with a fairly decent sessionable aspect about it. The carbonation seemed right on for a big Belgian stout.
Overall, this was a pretty good Belgian stout to me. In fact, I once had it with an Easter dinner and that was an absolutely awesome meal.
Reviewed from notes, this one was poured into a tulip and a snifter there weren’t any significant changes between the two.
The appearance was a nice dark brown close to black color with a decent one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. The lacing left in the wake was sticky and somewhat thick.
The smell had Belgian spices up front with a decent fruitiness running underneath. It seemed to have leaned towards a light plum and raisins with some light apricots even thrown in there. After a bit of warming, a sweet booziness starts to appear (bourbon - I guess) along with some light chocolate, caramel and vanilla.
The taste took all of those flavors and combined them to add a decent woodiness about it.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium in body with a fairly decent sessionable aspect about it. The carbonation seemed right on for a big Belgian stout.
Overall, this was a pretty good Belgian stout to me. In fact, I once had it with an Easter dinner and that was an absolutely awesome meal.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2014
at 15:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very good - nice smokey malt aroma with dark chocolate and coffee notes. Even a light note of peat here with hint of burnt toast. Pours black with good mocha head and lacing. A hint of prune or raisin here as well. Finishes bitter - mostly along the chocolate line. Soft carbonation. Bourbon aroma is faint and very well integrated. Finishes with a touch of booze as well. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2013
at 19:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle. Pours a dense black with a big bubbly tan head. Yeasty, roasted malt nose with hints of chalk and cocoa. Upfront, sweet roasted malt flavor has notes of bittersweet cocoa, tart yeast and light oak. Mid taste seems smooth and luxurious with a warming alcohol presence. Finish is bittersweet hops, more tangy yeast and vanilla bean. Very delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2013
at 21:01
2/10
Tried
on 01 Sep 2013
at 19:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from BottleSelect.com. Pours dark brown black with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon, smooth dark malt, and darkish fruit. Full bodied, or at least nearly so. Flavor is chocolate, bourbon, smooth dark malt, treacle and something more like dates than plums. Wood is not strong, but present. Actually wood seems to get strong in the finish. As does coffee. There’s a lot going on with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2013
at 16:54