Time to Get Durty!

 

 

 

Brewer- Smuttynose Brewing Company

Beer- Durty

Style- American Brown Ale

ABV- 8.40%

Description- Durty pours a dark brown with ruby highlights with frothy brown beige head that lingers long and leaves a heavy lacing on the glass.  The aroma is surprisingly hop forward with earthy and citrus notes balanced against a background of chocolate and coffee, absolutely wonderful!  The taste is also hop forward and delicious hop notes of earthy pine, grapefruit, lemon, and floral attack the palate first.  Next, the taste buds are washed over by chocolate and coffee which are then finished with a hit of caramel and a lingering dry roasted malt taste on the palate.  The overall mouthfeel is wonderful with the perfect amount of carbonation that allows the full effect of the beer to hit the palate.  This is a very enjoyable brown ale and I love the intense hop profile which gives the beer a great depth without overpowering and creating an overly bitter brown ale.  Another absolutely stunning beer from Smuttynose!

Food pairing – The toasty malts and strong hop attack make this beer perfect to pair with your next BBQ.  The perfect meat pairing with this beer is in the red meat category; think a nice caramelized steak from the grill.  The other, maybe better, great pairing for this beer is with a huge assortment of desserts.  The coffee and chocolate notes make this beer great to enjoy by itself for dessert, but make it even better with a lovely piece of German chocolate cake.  If you are looking for something to add a bit more texture to your pairing then look for a delicious crème brûlée, the creaminess of the dessert adds another dimension to the beer and the caramelized topping melds into the beer and really highlights the malt character, my mouth is drooling just thinking about it! 

 

The Final Word- Durty was initially released in Smuttynose Short Batches, which meant very limited availability, but the few that did try this beer demanded that it receive wider availability and distribution and Smuttynose listened!  Smuttynose is a brewery that has truly perfected the brown ale with Old Brown Dog Ale, for a real treat try Really Old Brown Dog Ale!  Darker IPA's can be off putting to some casual drinkers, but when it is done right it is absolutely wonderful.  If you are a fan American Brown Ales than this is an absolute MUST try beer!

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Where can I get it? -  Currently available in 12 oz bottles at:  Backyard Ale House- Scranton, PA; Krugel's Georgetown Deli- Wilkes Barre, PA; Porter's Pub- Easton, PA; and Newberrys Yard of Ale- Stroudsburg, PA