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Smuttynose: Shoals Pale Ale
This traditional pale ale is/was brewed by Smuttynose in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 37.95%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 5.60%.
Historical Community Tasting Notes
Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)
12 oz bottle, golden amber frothy appearance with little head. Aroma at first is kind of bland and doughy, then gets a little sweeter and maltier as the drink warms. Taste is pretty bitter throughout as expected but with a good malty sweetness balancing it out. Palate is full and malty, aftertaste very bitter. Good representation of an English Pale
The Shoals Pale Ale out of the bottle was a hazy orange with a slight off-white head. The smell of citrus dominated the nose with some maltiness. The taste was a mild bitterness that was crisp and refreshing and went down easy. The bitter frutiness ended quickly after each sip. The pale ale is slightly dry with strong carbonation and a smooth m
Bottle. Pours hazy orange/amber with an off-white head. Sweet, candy citrus aroma with caramel overtones. Flavour is dusty, sweet, malty and a bit tart. Reminds me of some kind of hard candy. Fruity notes in the background. Bitter liquorice finish on a malty background and a lingering tartness. A really nice beer I liked the hard candy bit. 19.02.
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Oct 2012 at 8:45 pm | bottle | (room 316 in Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago hotel), Chicago, Illinois, USA | 5.60 | dark to mid-golden with some cloudyness |
Taste: 78.82% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 70% |
37.951% | paradoxical | 459 |
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Other Beers (etc.) by Smuttynose
Apart from Shoals Pale Ale, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by Smuttynose. These are:
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