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Smuttynose: Old Brown Dog Ale

This New World brown ale is/was brewed by Smuttynose in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 59.42%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 6.50%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Nutty, malty with hints of fruit (I sensed cherries). Enough hops to make a nice balance. Not as flavorful as others, but they dont all have to be and still be good.
A dark ruby red beer with minimal head. Falovours are reminiscent of sweet toffee and biscuits. Its quite "chewy" on the palate. Pleasant.
Overall unimpressive. Nice color and body but lacked the rich nuttiness I expect in an English Brown Ale.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
3rd Apr 2011 at 6:10 pm bottle Sheffield Tap (on the station), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 6.50 dark golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 59.420% treacle 383

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Other Beers (etc.) by Smuttynose

Apart from Old Brown Dog Ale, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by Smuttynose. These are:
Big A IPA
Finestkind IPA
Hayseed
Pumpkin Ale
Robust Porter
Shoals Pale Ale
Star Island Single
Summer Weizen Ale

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