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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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Hannaford. Pours a deep brilliant gold color with a thin bubbly white head that quickly recedes. Light roasty coffee with lots of strawberry flavoring and some light vanilla and chocolate. Kind of gimmicky but tasty and easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2020 at 20:52


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared in NJ post Referend party - picked up a good few years ago. Pours clear orange with a creamy, white head. Lots of Belgian yeast, lightly toasted wheat, a little caramel, ample bready notes. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish, lightly warming, some yeast expression, citrus accents. Honestly, not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2019 at 19:29


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Taste is cola, lightly herbal, cherry, yeasty. Feels a touch heavy and not quite there. Bit flat. Caramel at the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at Bud. Interesting. Bit weird smell. Nice cherry tartness. Weird but nice. Sweet.

Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours clear amber into a shaker. White head crackles and quickly recedes to nothing. Honey and agave aromas. Soft with warm chili and sweet agave upfront turning to hot pepper skin in the lasting finish. Spice is nice, rest is lacking.

Tried on 17 Jul 2019 at 23:26


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beer Ma. Smuttlabs The Stallion 11% Imperial Stout aged in red wine barrels Geez 11% if I’d known I probably would’ve put off openingvthis until I had a friend to help me. Oh well... An inky black pour that had a rusty looking head of foam but it was gone so fast it left me wondering if I’d imagined it. The aroma is potent and features cacao, red wine and boozy fruity elements from far away but on closer sniff the chocolate comes to the fore but you get smoke and red wine as well. Full to medium bodied the taste gives an Ashey-smokey flavor (peat?) then red wine vinous fruit before some oak woodsy and chocolate elements. Not boozy tasting but it gives you a pleasing warmth and is smoother than I anticipated. An interesting take on a BA Imperial Stout.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2019 at 13:38


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Midtown tasting. Orange, lightly cloudy and with sone white bubbles on the top. Nose is tart, fruity and lightly funky, kind of feels like cider or even sidra. Taste is tart and funky, farmhouse. Some whiskey comes out as well but its not boozy. Lots of oak though. Whiskey coming out also in the linger. Relatively thin body, feels lighter than 10% abv for sure.

Tried on 16 Feb 2019 at 05:12


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pours unclezr blonde. Small white head. Smell is estery. Full, heavy. Taste is sharp, sweet, honey, estery, mild chestnuts. OK.

Tried on 02 Feb 2019 at 23:54


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From the bottle. A barrel aged Saison at 10% is new to me. No visible expiration date. Pours orange with a thin, frothy head. Aroma is full of peaches, wood, whiskey and Brett funkiness. Taste is mildly sour up front, even tart, mellows though as the barrel kicks in and brings a dry whiskey bitterness into the mix. Warming at the end. Body is to the light side of medium, carbonation is understated. Unique but probably not worth the high price this is going for in Germany.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2019 at 17:51


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

16.9 fl.oz. bottle, from Vinmonopolet. Bottled November 2015. ABV is 5.9%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of acid, stale lemons and brettanomyces. Fizzy mouthfeel, The medium sour flavour has notes of lemons, funk, vinegar and brettanomyces. Better flavour when more of the yeast is poured in. Not something I'd buy again, though.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2018 at 01:59