Shoals Pale Ale
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.64
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Our first beer, Shoals Pale Ale debuted on July 16, 1994 on Portsmouth’s historic waterfront. Our interpretation of a classic English ale is copper-colored, medium-bodied and pleasantly hopped. Its flavor is delightfully complex yet balanced: tangy fruit at the start, with an assertive hop crispness and a long malty finish that one well-known beer writer has compared to the flavor of freshly-baked bread.
The Samuel Haley House, which is featured on the label still stands on Smuttynose Island, one of nine Isles of Shoals, just off the New Hampshire coast. The rich lore of the islands holds that Samuel Haley paid for this house with four bars of pirate silver he found exploring the island. And yes, there are hordes of seagulls on Smuttynose Island.
The Samuel Haley House, which is featured on the label still stands on Smuttynose Island, one of nine Isles of Shoals, just off the New Hampshire coast. The rich lore of the islands holds that Samuel Haley paid for this house with four bars of pirate silver he found exploring the island. And yes, there are hordes of seagulls on Smuttynose Island.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
From the very old notes, hence this is not a real rating, but more just a mark to myself that I have tried this at one point. OK fruity pale ale with a bit watery body.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2015
at 02:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle from Bierpost. Golden with a white head. Malty start, pleasantly fruity with citrus fruit - but not ans intensive as ecxpected. Best bitter from the US of A.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2015
at 10:34
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle from Rudat, Dortmund. The beer starts fresh and malty. Hints of sourness with a subtle hoppy floralness. Nice fresh and easy to drink, but this subtle sourness with hints of cardboard doesn’t fit too well. Probably my bottle is too old (best before is July 2015). But not bad at all. Fruity-fresh hints, nice bitter ending with a subtle ground sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2015
at 16:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 23 Club , Liverpool. Bottle. Copper pour with a skinny white head. Beak had some fragrant citrus hop and sweet malt present. Some decent enough hop emerged in the flavour married with some fruit and earth notes. Dried out towards the end. Pleasingly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2015
at 18:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Damian Beer and Ale. Aroma mostly hoppy, resiny, zesty citrusy, grapefruit, orange. Biscuity. Hazy amber colour, rather small head. Very nicely balanced in taste. Rather high carbonation lends it a crisp refreshing quality, assertive hops with citrusy resiny flavours is complemented sufficiently by biscuity malty background. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2015
at 10:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a brown from a bottle. Smells of brown sugar, flavor has none of that, floral hoppiness is up front with a nice malty roundness. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2015
at 21:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Harvest Market, Bedford NH. Aroma is bready roasted malts, some yeasty dough and basement. Appearance is hazy amber brown with thin foamy white head with fair retention, nice lacing, nice sparkle. Taste is moderately sweet malt balanced with light bitter and hint of fruit. Palate is medium bodied with slightly slick texture, average carbonation to support the beer and an abrupt, dry finish. Overall, a rich but highly drinkable beer, without huge complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 20:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 9/3/2015. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, apricot, lemon/orange zest, pear, apple, light pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, apricot, lemon/orange zest, pear, apple, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of piney/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, apricot, lemon/orange zest, pear, apple, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice compelxity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balace and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/sticky, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice American pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2015
at 21:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap @ Beer Temple, sample size glass. Clear amber color with a big, white to off white head like whipped cream, good retention and sticking to the glass. Aroma’s: resinous, light fruit, also a bit herbal. Flavor is moderate bitter, slightly earthy, with light fruity sourness. Light bodied. Long bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2015
at 16:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Gonzo, Coventry. Hazy Amber colour, foamy white head. Aroma is fruity hops, but nice and delicate. Taste fruity hops as well with a bitter sweet taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2015
at 16:29