Shoals Pale Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Shoals Pale Ale

• Brewery: SmuttyNose Brewing Company (New Hampshire)

• Style: Pale Ale

• ABV: 5.4%

• IBU: 30

• Pour Color: A dark copper color to this one.

      This one poured a darker color then some other pales. Although murky light passed through this beer easy. The hop presence in this one is easily smelt off the top. Pine and citrus hop scents come off the glass. The head wasn't too fluffy and disappeared quick. The flavor of Shoals is a hop heavy affair. The pine, citrus and grassy tones make for a nice bouquet of flavor. This one though over powers any malt flavoring with that hop. A slight sweetness is added through those malts. Over all a really hop heavy pale.
      SmuttyNose has some great beers I'm quickly realizing. This one is much more like a IPA then just a pale. Very hoppy and not showing to much malt flavor. With all the hops and only a slight sweetness of flavor it's hard to believe this is a 30IBU beer. I really doubt a hop headed Mustache would mind being soaked in this one. I certainly didn't mind!

Rating: ****