IPA
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.12
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Smuttynose IPA is a physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. The citrusy hop flavor coming from a mixture of Simcoe and Santiams is pleasantly balanced by a smooth bitterness from the Amarillo hops. The beer itself is light bodied and crisp with a golden color that will throw a slight haze, as we bottle it unfiltered. At 65 IBU’s, this is definitely not a training-wheels IPA, but is meant for hop lovers looking to satisfy their craving in a way that’s not easy to find. We think they’ll be quite pleased.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Far from a hop bomb, this IPA is engaging, fresh and layered enough to be among the top tier. A white head on an amber/straw body. The nose is features fresh citrus and tropical fruit with a touch of honey. Hops are there for sure, with grapefruit, lemon, melon and kiwi fruit jumping to mind. A honey biscuit taste to the malt and maybe a hint of toffee underneath round it out nicely. Solid carbonation keeps it lively and the slightly slick mouth feel adds to the satisfaction.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from 25-03-15 - 355ml bottle pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, peach, orange, cereal, toffee, pine, biscuit & malt. Medium body. Medium bitter finish. Excellent
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2025
at 08:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From r and h as finest kind ipa. Pours a nice golden hue. Moderate head. Strong pine and resin aroma and similar astringent taste. Ok but a bit harsh.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Hazy gold with a medium large white head and some lace. Aroma is the usual citrus, IPA smell. Taste is the usual, citrus, bitter, grapefruit IPA-type flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A run of the mill ipa. Nice citrus, subtle pine. Good balance with the malt, medium bitterness, sharp citrus oil finish, quite nice and easily drinkable.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 12oz: Hazy orange coloured IPA from New Hampshire, with an quite good sublime hoppy manderine-like taste. This is one IPA i really like, standard but slightly with extra feautures. Also strange but funny label.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz can (Finestkind) poured into a glass. Clear golden with big white head. Aroma is floral hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is floral hops.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2024
at 23:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 17 Apr 2022
at 01:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours gold orange. Pine, peach, orange, floral, cereal, little toffee. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 00:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very good IPA, especially if you're looking for a hoop beer with a fairly high IBU. Mild notes of citrus but overall it's not a particularly fruity beer. One of the better IPAs that I've had recently.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2018
at 01:00