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Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.16
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Sparrow, 7/23/15
Aroma: The nose is big and malty, caramel, grapefruit and a bit of booze
Appearance: Pours a reddish-amber color with a sheeting off-white head
Flavor: Tastes pretty sweet as well, heavy malty, grapefruit, medium bitterness
Palate: The body is medium-plus, kind of sticky, boozy, smooth, with s soft carbonation
Overall Impression: Was hoping to like this more as generally enjoy this style quite a bit. Just felt like a bit of miss to me. Not bad, but too sweet. Mouthfeel is only okay.
Aroma: The nose is big and malty, caramel, grapefruit and a bit of booze
Appearance: Pours a reddish-amber color with a sheeting off-white head
Flavor: Tastes pretty sweet as well, heavy malty, grapefruit, medium bitterness
Palate: The body is medium-plus, kind of sticky, boozy, smooth, with s soft carbonation
Overall Impression: Was hoping to like this more as generally enjoy this style quite a bit. Just felt like a bit of miss to me. Not bad, but too sweet. Mouthfeel is only okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2015
at 17:44
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
18.07.2015, 0,65l bottle shared @ BBGTC tasting:
Small shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dried fruits, sugar, caramel malts, old leafs, grass, butterscotch, sap, pine needles. Taste is slightly dry and harsh, weeds, old leafs, harsh hops, grass, caramel malts, dried fruits, minerals, pine needles. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough, seems old...
Small shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dried fruits, sugar, caramel malts, old leafs, grass, butterscotch, sap, pine needles. Taste is slightly dry and harsh, weeds, old leafs, harsh hops, grass, caramel malts, dried fruits, minerals, pine needles. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough, seems old...
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2015
at 08:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Clear reddish Amber pour small head. Nose is malt and berry. Tastes of pomegranate,blackberry, toasted malt, caramel, herbal, piney hops, some sugary fruit mix. Ok palate slight slickness. Some booze.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2015
at 13:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy aroma. Fruity malty piney hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2015
at 08:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled:
Pours clear, deep amber with a small head. Aroma is hops, resin, wood, pine and shampoo. Very bitter taste with notes of resin, pine needles and loads of grapefruit rind.
Pours clear, deep amber with a small head. Aroma is hops, resin, wood, pine and shampoo. Very bitter taste with notes of resin, pine needles and loads of grapefruit rind.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2015
at 12:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Flaska från SB. Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell och kolasnören. Fruktig, lätt kropp, fin sötma, beska med smak av citrus och granskott.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2015
at 14:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Det mest imponerande med den här drycken är maltsmakerna. Kolakakor, brända mandlar och kolasnören trängs utan att det blir för sött. Humlen finns så klart där men mest för balansens skull, den sticker inte ut men tillför bra beska, citrusfräschör och lite tuggiga granskott. Snygg.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2015
at 07:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from SB 65 cl cons 2015-06-14 Mölndal AR: tropical fruity, pine, plums, AP: ruby mahogny, frothy head F: fizzy, warming feeling, boozy, dry, dried tropical fruity, woody, - and bottle says 8,5%
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2015
at 14:31
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: caramel, spruce, citrus Appearance: amber, clear, tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: full body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Quite good
Tried
on 06 Jun 2015
at 16:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 3/2015. Pours slightly hazy ruby red/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of juicy citrus/pine hops and dark/bready malt sweetness; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon/orange zest, pine, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/pine hops and dark/bready malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an awesome imperial red ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops and dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth to drink for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2015
at 21:36