Subsidiaries
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From May 2008
I got this bottle from nutbrown in a trade. Thanks Alan!
Cool looking label and I'm stoked to try another Baltic Porter. My experience to the style is very limited...
It pours a pitch black with a 2 finger head of tan foam. Good lacing and very good head retention.
Dark fruit dominates the nose for me but I also get notes of smoke and roasted malt.
The taste...Roasted malt is nicely done here followed by notes of coffee, caramel, and dark fruit. The flavours are really big but I'm surprised how smooth the overall drinking experience is. Mind you, the abv is right up there where it belongs for the style but I still find it quite drinkable as the alcohol shows itself as just some warming after the swallow. It's pretty close to being full bodies and the carbonation, I'd say, is about medium. The finish has a nice bitter coffee finish that lasts for quite a while. I like sipping on this one and it will probably take me a while to finish the bottle. Not a negative comment regarding its drinkability, more of a I don't want to see the end of the contents of the bottle. That's always a good thing. ;^) I think Smuttynose did one hell of a job here.
I got this bottle from nutbrown in a trade. Thanks Alan!
Cool looking label and I'm stoked to try another Baltic Porter. My experience to the style is very limited...
It pours a pitch black with a 2 finger head of tan foam. Good lacing and very good head retention.
Dark fruit dominates the nose for me but I also get notes of smoke and roasted malt.
The taste...Roasted malt is nicely done here followed by notes of coffee, caramel, and dark fruit. The flavours are really big but I'm surprised how smooth the overall drinking experience is. Mind you, the abv is right up there where it belongs for the style but I still find it quite drinkable as the alcohol shows itself as just some warming after the swallow. It's pretty close to being full bodies and the carbonation, I'd say, is about medium. The finish has a nice bitter coffee finish that lasts for quite a while. I like sipping on this one and it will probably take me a while to finish the bottle. Not a negative comment regarding its drinkability, more of a I don't want to see the end of the contents of the bottle. That's always a good thing. ;^) I think Smuttynose did one hell of a job here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2017
at 09:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle ambrato carico velato resina luppolatura decisa ma non fragrante caramello lievi tostatura
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 13:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle, old rating from 2016ish - Hazy copper pour, aroma of citrus and resinous hops. The flavor is aggressively bitter with good citrus/resin character. Medium bodied. There's some rye spice flavor under all that hops. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2017
at 13:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Dieses Imperial Stout ist blickdicht und erinnert in seiner Konsistenz an Rohöl. Es ist ein wohl ausbalanciertes, gut durchdachtes Stout, dass aber nicht zu stark beißt, wie es einige Biere mit dem Zusatz "Imperial" tun. Es schmiegt sich gut an den Gaumen und ich kann keine Fehlaromen finden. Wirklich, das einzige, das mich an diesem Bier störte, war dass es kein MHD aufgedruckt hatte.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2017
at 13:27
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Translucent cola brown color. Dense, creamy tan head. Rich, cocoa malt nose. Soft, silky roasted malt flavor. Rich, flavorful chocolate malt notes. Slightly bitter resiny hops. Absolutely delicious with a smooth easy drinking palate. One of the best American Porters I've tasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2017
at 23:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Copper red pour topped by a small creamy tan head. Mild caramel malt nose. Hints of baked bread and spice. Rich, toffeeish malty flavor. Silky mouthfeel. Notes of vanilla, Demerara sugar and herbal hops. Wonderful balance and complexity. Very faithful to the Bavarian Doppelbock style. Outstanding!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2017
at 22:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tea, wood nose. Cloudy copper, thin yellow head. Woody. Medium body, easy carbonation, a little warm.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2017
at 19:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Jun 2007
his was aquired in a trade with jwc215...Thanks, Joe!
The beer pours aclear light brown-amber with a nice big head of foam that stays around forever as a solid 1 finger layer with lots of lacing.
The smell has some caramel malt, fruit, and some floral hop in the nose.
The taste is very complex and not what I expected. Lot's of caramel and dark fruit in equal quantities for me and it's very nice and very tasty. The dark fruits I notice are plum, raisin, and fig and hey, a touch of cherry is there as well. And boy, there's definitely some warming going on here but that's not interfering with the good flavours that are dancing on my palate. :^)
A few more sips in there's some vanilla and some floral hop bitter goodness that's most notable when I swish the brew in my mouth. It finishes bitter *and* slightly sweet and leaves a good long lasting aftertaste. Yummy. I like this a lot and I'm finding that it's very drinkable. Every time I take a sip and put my glass down, the flavours beckon me to take yet another sip and I obey their command!
Bottom line: I'm very impressed with this Old Ale offering from Smuttynose and can easily recommend it. See it? Buy it and sip on it. Thanks again Joe!!
his was aquired in a trade with jwc215...Thanks, Joe!
The beer pours aclear light brown-amber with a nice big head of foam that stays around forever as a solid 1 finger layer with lots of lacing.
The smell has some caramel malt, fruit, and some floral hop in the nose.
The taste is very complex and not what I expected. Lot's of caramel and dark fruit in equal quantities for me and it's very nice and very tasty. The dark fruits I notice are plum, raisin, and fig and hey, a touch of cherry is there as well. And boy, there's definitely some warming going on here but that's not interfering with the good flavours that are dancing on my palate. :^)
A few more sips in there's some vanilla and some floral hop bitter goodness that's most notable when I swish the brew in my mouth. It finishes bitter *and* slightly sweet and leaves a good long lasting aftertaste. Yummy. I like this a lot and I'm finding that it's very drinkable. Every time I take a sip and put my glass down, the flavours beckon me to take yet another sip and I obey their command!
Bottom line: I'm very impressed with this Old Ale offering from Smuttynose and can easily recommend it. See it? Buy it and sip on it. Thanks again Joe!!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2017
at 10:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tea, pecan, honey aroma. Cloudy amber, thin head. Honey, dried leaves. Light body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2017
at 19:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster pours at NH Brewfest and the source, can (7/22/22). Appearance is mostly clear yellow-brown, nice sparkle, finger-width foamy white head with good retention and fair lacing. Aroma is hoppy melon, tropical fruit, grass, orange-citrus, pine and cracker/biscuit. Taste is pine/grapefruit, bitter resin--not as fruity as the aroma--and late biscuit. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin frothy/foamy texture, average-to-lively carbonation and dry finish as taste, more bitter than sweet. Overall, this was a little milder than I expected but with decent complexity.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2017
at 21:14