Short Batch #2 Brett and I
Smuttlabs Brewery in Dover, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.08
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Belgian ale fermented with Brett. Some versions were dry-hopped with Saphyre hops.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap tonight at the River Road Tavern Tap Takeover. Came to my stool a fairly clear golden color without much of a head. The aroma is quite fruity and tart with lots of sour cherries apricots and lemons as a well as a hint of bready malt and a slightly earthy aroma. The flavor follows the aroma quite well. Tart fruit mixed with a bit of bread and caramel and a hint of funk. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a tart almost puckering mouthfeel. This is a very nice sour ale, I quite enjoyed it, its too bad its taken me this long to find it.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2012
at 18:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
On tap at Birdsal House. Pours hazy orangey brown. Nose of tropical fruits and funk. Tastes of sour peaches, pineapple, and berries. Hint of black tea. Yeast and oak. I loved it. It’s crisp and just funky enough. More Brett as it warms
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2012
at 08:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2012 vintage. 750 ml bottle from the Brewery on 4/21/12. ABV this batch is 5.9 % aged in oak barrels. Pale, hazy amber color. No head or lace at all. Low carbonation. Nose is oak with a lightly funky note under the wood. Oak is the dominate flavor in this brew with mild Brett and a hint of a fruit note trying real hard to get through. Flavor reminds me of a bretty, apple brandy. (if that makes sense) I like it, but it is mostly oak, not much funk at all. Slightly more Brett at room temp. Dry hopped versions are going to be different. If you see this at better beer establishments, I would say order one. You could be in for a different take on a brett / oak brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 15:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Beer Run. Pours hazy golden with a thin head that quickly fades. Aroma of very tart and somewhat sour notes, pale caramel malts and herbal hops. Very sour taste, lemon, tropical, herbal hops. Medium bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Mar 2012
at 15:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Pony Bar. Mine wasn’t that funky. Poured hazy, orange-gold with a moderate, bubbly white head. Aroma seemed more like a pale ale, with some sweet malts and light fruits, and maybe faint hints of Belgian yeast. Good flavor, with medium sweetness, earthiness, and some pleasant bitterness on the finish. Light to medium in body with lively carbonation. A tasty beer, just didn’t have the funkiness as described.(3,4)
keg at Kickbacks, RBWG. Pours lightly hazy gold with a fine, white cream head. Sweet breads and doughy malt nose, hints of funk. Medium sweet flavor, breads pale malts, hints of funk. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, lightly dry, some further pale and doughy malts, hints of caramel. Decent. (3.5)
keg at Kickbacks, RBWG. Pours lightly hazy gold with a fine, white cream head. Sweet breads and doughy malt nose, hints of funk. Medium sweet flavor, breads pale malts, hints of funk. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, lightly dry, some further pale and doughy malts, hints of caramel. Decent. (3.5)
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2010
at 10:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled at Max’s American Beer Fest. Pours a translucent yellow/brown with a wispy head. Aroma is very pleasant, lemons, hay, spices. Flavor is sugary, slightly sweaty funk, flowers. Chalky on the tongue. Well balanced in terms of nose and flavor although not incredibly bretty.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2009
at 18:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap @Blind Tiger-pours a retaining thin white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is light malt, tart (almost some vinegar), lemon, yeast. Taste is light malt/herbal, tart (almost some vinegar), lemon, yeast, slight alcohol. Semi-dry finish. Mild effervescence.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2008
at 17:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Man this is a deceptive name, if you are going to throw the "Brett" into your name, first make sure there is a strong Brett presence please. This is the dry hopped version, not too familiar with the Saphyre hop though. Pours a hazy copper color. Has a medium head which leads to a surface covering lacing that sticks to the sides of the glass. Aroma is very subdued milky-lactic earthiness. Taste is herbal and well attenuated sweetness. Its pretty easy to drink and its a very decent Belgian. But I had to look very hard to find something resembling my idea of Brett, i would have never guessed otherwise.
Small Chimay goblet @ Downtown Bar & Grill.
Small Chimay goblet @ Downtown Bar & Grill.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2008
at 22:05