S'muttonator
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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The ‘-ator’ suffix that’s found on the names of double bock beers around the world is one of the most respected traditions in a beer world that seems to be focused on ignoring standards and customs. Smuttynose is proud to adhere to that tradition in the naming, brewing methods and taste of S’muttonator Double Bock.
S’muttonator Double Bock displays the characteristically full malt flavor that can only come from using the best German specialty malts and a traditional decoction mashing technique. The extra effort also adds a lot of extra time to each batch, but that’s the only way to get the nuttiness, toffee notes and a characteristically smooth melanoidin character beer drinkers expect from a double bock. When you drink your S’muttonator, you’ll see that it’s time well spent.
S’muttonator Double Bock displays the characteristically full malt flavor that can only come from using the best German specialty malts and a traditional decoction mashing technique. The extra effort also adds a lot of extra time to each batch, but that’s the only way to get the nuttiness, toffee notes and a characteristically smooth melanoidin character beer drinkers expect from a double bock. When you drink your S’muttonator, you’ll see that it’s time well spent.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2014 vintage.
Poured into a lager glass, the appearance was a ruddy burnt amber almost brown color with an ever so sly transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace to fill a one and a half fingered white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Moderate sticky lace running here and there.
The aroma takes on sweet bready malts nuanced by sweet rich dark fruits. Sly allspice. Dark chocolate. Milk chocolate. Roasted nuts.
The flavor blends all of those aromas together superbly. Malty smooth semi-sticky aftertaste flowing into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a pretty good sessionabiltiy about it. Carbonation seems to have been fairly dissipated, but I expected that.
Overall, damn nice aged dopplebock that I would love to have again and am hoping to find a fresh one. 2014 bottle really aged awesome!
Poured into a lager glass, the appearance was a ruddy burnt amber almost brown color with an ever so sly transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace to fill a one and a half fingered white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Moderate sticky lace running here and there.
The aroma takes on sweet bready malts nuanced by sweet rich dark fruits. Sly allspice. Dark chocolate. Milk chocolate. Roasted nuts.
The flavor blends all of those aromas together superbly. Malty smooth semi-sticky aftertaste flowing into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a pretty good sessionabiltiy about it. Carbonation seems to have been fairly dissipated, but I expected that.
Overall, damn nice aged dopplebock that I would love to have again and am hoping to find a fresh one. 2014 bottle really aged awesome!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2016
at 14:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear deep amber red with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and light oxydized. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. Oily and soft. 270716
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 13:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Slightly hazy, brown, with a beige head. Baked dark bread, toffee, raisin scent. Taste is sweet, old raisins.....toffee malt, a little alcohol bittering. Pretty nice.....wish it were a tad chewier, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2016
at 18:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Some roast and light coffee dose. Pours brown with some head. Lots of nice malt. Caramel. Light sweet finish. Thick consistency. Easy drinking. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2015
at 10:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Raisin, toffee malt, hay, and alcohol aroma. Medium brown with small head. Sweet raisin/dried apricot, toffee malt, and moderately bitter herbal hay and alcohol flavor. Body on the light side for the style. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 18:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tempo. Thanks kerenmk. Clear amber. Aroma of malt, caramel, honey, some stale hops, and some fruitiness. Sweet flavor, malty, caramelly, with honey, molasses, stale hops, some fruitiness, and a mildly bitterish finish with some alcohol. Medium-bodied, kinda oily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2015
at 11:04
6/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 03:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Lukt: Rosin og karamell.
Utseende: Mørk gulbrun farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Smak: Rosin, vørter, karamell og krydder.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Sytembolaget, Nydt@Tasting hos Bryne med Gorm og Untapped gutta.
Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@9,8%, Når@01.05.2015
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 07:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, dried fruit.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, bread, raising, dried fruit, some alcohol.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, dried fruit.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, bread, raising, dried fruit, some alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2015
at 06:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. Clear dark amber with a medium head. Sweet with malt, caramel, syryp and some light notes of dried fruit. Warming alcohol in the finish. Not bad but I prefer a Doppelbock with more malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2015
at 16:16