Fruitful brownish amber bock scintillates from ripe citrus opening to warm barleywine finish. Juicy fig-raisin emphasis envelops ripe tangerine, bruised banana, and maraschino cherry on second passing, strikingly contrasting alcohol heft. Buttery caramel and biscuit-y wheat guard corners; occasional cinnamon dalliance or floral trace pop up.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
SMUTTYNOSE SHOALS PALE ALE
Rich mocha malting and piney dry-hopped char secure docile front end of copper-toned English-styled ale. Musty cocoa nose brings out chocolate creaminess above dirty grain presence. Distant fruit tang recieves unexpected wood-burnt bittering to biscuit-y baked bread spine.
SMUTTYNOSE SCOTCH STYLE ALE
Beautiful roasted malt sweetness intrigues nose then mouth as cascading auburn bubbles surface quickly above burgundy body. Elegant spiced hops caress smooth buttery flow consuming mild espresso spell, bitter black tea swell, and resinous earthen peat quell. Fruity esters, dried plum, and caramelized toffee outline barleywine finish.
SMUTTYNOSE ROBUST PORTER
Dry stout-like mocha assertion reveals coffee bean insistence over sinewy yeast seduction and burnt hickory-oak wood tone. Bittersweet black chocolate surge and roasted tobacco splurge confirm ‘robust’ aphorism.
SMUTTYNOSE PUMPKIN ALE
Brassy pumpkin muffin essence increased by dry hop sharpness as piercing coriander-nutmeg spicing and lemony berry-nectar illusions intensify bright floral highlights to cinnamon-spiced pumpkin pie finish. On tap, pumpkin-spiced decorum acquires spicier floral hop tingle, malt-lacquered ginger gunk and whimsical gin tinge.
SMUTTYNOSE PORTSMOUTH LAGER
Bittersweet caramel luster dominates soft milky yeast flow of reliable copper-paled Vienna lager. Floral spiced-hop screed, distant toasted barley heed, and dried raisin sneak add depth. Reminiscent of Sugar Daddy candy bar and more complex than ordinary grain-based lagers.
SMUTTYNOSE OLD BROWN DOG ALE
Blood-thick chocolate malt richness and mild burnt hop bitterness provide winning blend for high caliber New Englander. Softer palates will appreciate moderate-bodied essence yet hard drinking guzzlers will enjoy long lasting mocha finish.
SMUTTYNOSE MAIBOCK
Lively fruit permanence emits peach-toned melon-honeydew tang coating mild hop-embittered malt-soured scourge. Oncoming honeyed wheat biscuit sweetness nearly escapes the senses as contrasting herbal rosewood-jasmine bouquet shines through orange blossom midst. Thinner than dark amber hue indicates. Minor sulfuric acidity hampers melon-pear backdrop.
SMUTTYNOSE I.P.A.
Sharply bitter amber-glowed India Pale Ale brings pine needled spruce hop vault to brisk orange-peeled grapefruit rind souring engulfing ripe peach-pineapple tang. Creamy caramel malting sweetens bright citric finish.
SMUTTYNOSE IMPERIAL STOUT
Cherished ruby-highlighted ebony-bodied dry stout bestows black chocolate frontage, impending roasted coffee souring, and toasted hop slot atop caramelized sugar penetration, retaining creaminess to leathery pine tar finish. At midst, floral rosebud-dandelion bitterness lingers through black cherry, overripe raisin, and raw cocoa cluster.
SMUTTYNOSE HANAMI ALE
Harshly acrid Japanese-named ‘Hanami’ forfeits advertised cherry juice souring to extremely parched lemon juice tartness. But unlike, say, a fine dry Lambic, fizzy Seltzer-like hops diminish subsidiary unripe white grape, green apple, cranberry, and pomegranate dapple as well as frail wheat spine. Grassy herbal-floral illusions killed off by muddled oak-dried citric acidity.
SMUTTYNOSE FARMHOUSE ALE
Alcohol-doused dry-hopped bottle conditioned Belgian Saison sets the pace with mammoth bruised orange tang and lemon rind bittering, leaving hints of grapefruit, pineapple, white peach, and dehydrated fig-prune-grape in its wake. Spry floral backdrop recedes to herbaceous earthiness before juniper finish seizes control.