Smuttlabs Brewery

Microbrewery in Dover, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Smuttynose Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Closed in 2022

Contact
47 Washington St, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
Description
Experimental craft brewery and scratch kitchen in the heart of downtown Dover, NH. Wild child younger sibling of @smuttynosebeer.

Located in Downtown Dover, NH, this is the first physical outpost for the limited-batch, experimental arm of Smuttynose Brewing. This R&D powerhouse is constantly showcasing new and unique craft beers through an ever-evolving 16-tap tower.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
16 oz. can. Another white stout concoction. Lame! Flavor has very soft chocolate, coffee, and a lasting blast of mint that lasts throughout the sip. The lactose can’t even cut through this mint. No thank you.
Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2021 at 17:50

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can (12/3/20) pour from trade with Johnnnniee--thanks, John! Appearance is lightly hazy (tons of fine white particulates) bright yellow light lazy sparkle, fizzy cap of white head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is mix of fairly mild mint, tart fruit and pilsner malts. Taste follows aroma with mint dominant over milder pilsner malts, hint of chocolate. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, creamy texture, average-to-lively carbonation and crisp, weak finish as taste. Overall, this was like an Andes mint thrown into a Marzen or something. Not strong enough to work but could see this working as a really delicious stout. This seems to be somewhat confused as to what it's trying to do and so isn't very good at doing it.
Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2021 at 03:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from the Packie, Lightly hazy bright gold in color with a decent sized white head that persists. Roasted coffee hints of chocolate and a whole lot of mint. In my opinion this would have worked better as a stout, not this white stout crap.
Tried from Can on 04 Jan 2021 at 00:17

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
16oz can-pkgd 12/3. Offwhite bubbles-pale yellow/straw. A-earthy, some roast. T-chocolate/some soft mint, cream, slight hop bite. Glad the Packie shelftag and both staff explained this is a pale ale with... as that wasnt clear to me by reading the can label.
Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2020 at 22:46

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Quite hazy golden and orange coloured boy with a thinnish, single centimetre tall, just off-white head. Aroma of grass, pineapple, juice, oranges, flowers and a bunch of grapefruit - very nice and quite strong in the nose. Medium-bodied; Very strong fresh pineapple flavour shows at first with a nice bitterness and a good hit of flowers, with some grapefruit and orange citrus fruits as well along with a dry maltiness towards the end with a pleasant level of sweetness as well. Aftertastse shows a great blend of fresh pineapple, crisp grapferuit and oranges and a nice layering of alpha acids from the hops that supply the bitterness with an almost perfect amount of sweetness. Overall, a very nice and well-structured beer with a good hit of pineapple and does the name proud with some clean hops and a good layer of malt as well. Great to sample and well worth trying to find, especially if you are like me and really enjoy pineapple. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 12-September-2020 for US$4,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 13-December-2020.
Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2020 at 19:17

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Pint at the source. Dark brown with hints of garnet and a frothy tan head that slowly recedes. Spicy earthy roast with plenty of citrus and earthy hops to counter. I love the spicy malt/citrus hop interplay in this beer.
Tried on 12 Nov 2020 at 01:14

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample at the source. Hazy light yellow in color with a stingy bubbly white head. Initially the nose was loaded with clove and spicy astringency. The flavor is cereal and corn with just a hint of chocolate and spicy pepper in the finish. Decent beer.
Tried on 12 Nov 2020 at 01:11

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the source. Dark brown with decent clarity and a frothy tan head that dissipates quickly. Light roast and chocolate with hints of caramel and sweet cherry. Tasty but could have used more choc and cherry and a bit more body imho.
Tried on 12 Nov 2020 at 01:07

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the source. Dark gold almost amber in color with great clarity and a decent sized bubbly off white head. Rich crackery toasty maltiness with just enough floral spicy hops to counter. This is the best stateside German style lager I have had in a long time. Very well made!
Tried on 12 Nov 2020 at 00:26

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample at the source. Lightly hazy dark gold in color with a frothy white head that slowly recedes. Spicy earthy yeastiness with cereal and bready graininess. Light honey malt hints of clove and banana pretty tasty.
Tried on 12 Nov 2020 at 00:23