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Smuttynose Brewing Company
- From:
- Smuttynose Brewing Company
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 16.58%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2015
- Added:
- Jan 16, 2013
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 9
Belgian Golden brewed with Edible Flowers
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From BeerAdvocate Magazine #76 (May 2013):
We had bottle #540 of the 950 made. This Belgian-style Golden Ale was brewed with edible flowers (yarrow, lavender, chamomile, rose buds, elderflowers, calendula, nasturtium and dianthus) and bottle conditioned in February 2013. In our books, this is less of a “Belgian” ale and more of a Gruit; a damn fine and unique one at that.
STYLE: Belgian Pale Ale
ABV: 6.5%
AVAILABILITY: Limited
LOOK: Rich, bright amber; lively, foamy head
SMELL: Floral, lavender, herbal tea, bubble gum
TASTE: Light bodied, sweet bready grains, fruity, spicy, pithy, floral, lavender, chamomile, tangy, bitter herbs, earthy, dry
Mar 08, 2015We had bottle #540 of the 950 made. This Belgian-style Golden Ale was brewed with edible flowers (yarrow, lavender, chamomile, rose buds, elderflowers, calendula, nasturtium and dianthus) and bottle conditioned in February 2013. In our books, this is less of a “Belgian” ale and more of a Gruit; a damn fine and unique one at that.
STYLE: Belgian Pale Ale
ABV: 6.5%
AVAILABILITY: Limited
LOOK: Rich, bright amber; lively, foamy head
SMELL: Floral, lavender, herbal tea, bubble gum
TASTE: Light bodied, sweet bready grains, fruity, spicy, pithy, floral, lavender, chamomile, tangy, bitter herbs, earthy, dry
Reviewed by Skwalk47 from Massachusetts
4.13/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Both the smell and taste start with familiar clove and spice flavors but then you get the floral notes to follow. The Belgian yeast spice flavor is nicely balanced with the edible flowers. It is almost like the floral flavors chance the belgian spice and give you just as much as you want without overloading.
A tremendous brew in my opinion and something I hope they do again next year.
Jun 21, 2013A tremendous brew in my opinion and something I hope they do again next year.
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Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
44 ratings
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