Dugges Bryggeri Smooth

Smooth

 

Dugges Bryggeri in Landvetter, Västra Götaland, Sweden 🇸🇪

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.45
ABV: 15.0% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Smooth is one of a kind but yet part of a duo. A single imperial stout that we let rest on two different types of Swedish High Coast Whisky oak barrels. A few of the barrels were peaty and the others, you guessed it, smooth. One of the ways we like it. Skål!

There arn’t too many Swedish whiskey makers, so getting a couple of barrels from one of them, for us, is a big deal. We stroke up a conversation with High Coast Whiskey and they sent us a couple of barrels that had previously contained their peaty whiskey and a couple that had contained an un-peated version. Let’s call that version smooth. Upon receiving the barrels we filled it with the best beery, malty lovely liquid canvas we could think of to showcase both beer and barrel flavor. This resulted in two beers; Peaty and Smooth. A true testament of what whisky barrels can bring to a beer. Heaven!
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from 330mL bottle (stamped 07/11/2024). Very dark brown with very minimal beige head. Aroma is almost the same as Dugges Peaty - taste is more whiskey forward, minus the peat bomb note, sweet underlying molasses note, feint oak. Quite balanced.

Tried from Bottle from A1 Hop Shop 144th on 21 Feb 2025 at 06:14


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

11.2 oz. bottle, pours black with a tiny tan head. Aroma is pretty potent, with intense, lightly smoky whiskey barrels, lots of woody oak, and a bit of roasted malt. Flavour is no less intense -- dominated by the smoky whiskey barrels, lots of wood, and a touch of roast. Plenty of booze, smoky whiskey and just enough sweetness on the finish to balance everything. Absolutely love that barrel character. Sublime stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2021 at 03:59


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown to black with a quickly dissipating beige head. Lots cacao nib and prune aromas with notes of chickory, tobacco, whiskey and oak. Smooth on the palate with more whiskey flavors, oak, cacao and mild star anise. Warming finish with oak, cacao and molasses. Very good.

Tried from Bottle from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 19 Sep 2020 at 02:53


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at All In Beer Fest 2019-11-02 Göteborg AR: sweet chocolate, peaty AP: dark brown, wee dark brown lid F: sweet chocolate, peaty, roasted malt, warming feeling, salt licorice

Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 21:22


8

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2019 at 11:10