Smuttynose Winter Ale
Overall: 8.3/10 by 1 dude
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Trend: 8.3/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: Belgian Dubbel
ABV: 5.10%
Seasonal: Winter
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- tikibeer from Sandwich, IL
- Date reviewed: Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 01:39:45
- $1.89 for 12 oz. bottle
- 252 beers rated with a 8.2 average rating
Date tasted: December 23, 2011
Color: Ruby Brown
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 8 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 8 (15%)
Drinkability: 8 (35%)
Overall: 8.3
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Pours a ruby brown color with a half inch tan head. The head settles out quickly leaving a thin layer resting on top. Lots of lacing that sheets down the side of the glass.
Aroma is sweet malts and bread as well as some dark fruit and a bit of citrus. The aroma is very different. I am not sure that I have ever experienced this arrangement of aromas in a beer before. I am not saying it is bad.....just different.
Taste starts out with sweet malt characters and works into a bready nut flavor, finishing with a hint of dark fruit and a bit of chocolate and an earthy hop that helps bring down the sweetness on the finish. I also detect some kind of spice on the finish that gives it a zing.
Medium body with an above average amount of carbonation. Very drinkable while maintaining a slight creamy mouthfeel. The sweetness on this beer tends to linger in the aftertaste.
Overall an interesting beer. I like it and would have it again. It has a lot going on, making it complex, fun, and interesting. It's worth a try if not just for the unique factor.