Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale - Smuttynose Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

One of the better pale ales in the NE, right up there with Ipswich and Cisco Whale Tale. Perfect mix of hops and malt with all of the yeasty by products a big strapping boy like me needs.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2002 00:39:26 | More by Jason

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz bottle with a picture of the Samuel Haley House, located on Smuttynose Island. "This ale is unfiltered - yeast sediment is natural.", runs down the side of the label. Good news for homebrewers. Yeast propagation!

Appearance: Chill hazed amber with a thin white head.

Smell: Clean, malt sweetness with a grainy nose.

Taste: Chewy with a very dry grain flavour, pulled by a big tingly hop bitterness. Salty, due to hard water perhaps(?) yet this seems to complement the nice dryness of the brew.

Notes: Not your typical pale ale, boldly complex and extraordinarily unique. Perhaps truer to the original style than most pale ales of modern day. We love this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-1998 00:00:01 | More by BeerAdvocate

John_Crozier

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-23-2013 19:51:31 | More by John_Crozier

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-17-2013 14:45:28 | More by twenty5

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-16-2013 16:20:37 | More by Slatetank

tdmccarthy

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-15-2013 02:53:16 | More by tdmccarthy

andrewschirmer

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +23.1%

05-14-2013 00:51:09 | More by andrewschirmer

mackeyse

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-10-2013 18:17:59 | More by mackeyse

creal92

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-07-2013 22:27:09 | More by creal92

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-07-2013 21:10:05 | More by dalepryor

civicm87

New York

3/5  rDev -22.3%

05-05-2013 18:38:22 | More by civicm87

OB1

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +16.6%

05-04-2013 02:51:34 | More by OB1

Rekrule

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-02-2013 12:07:45 | More by Rekrule

Ryan_Shannon388

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +16.6%

04-28-2013 21:49:03 | More by Ryan_Shannon388

polloenfuego

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-20-2013 00:05:16 | More by polloenfuego

dmorgan310

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-19-2013 02:19:08 | More by dmorgan310

Wortman1998

New York

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-17-2013 20:06:08 | More by Wortman1998

timn

Kentucky

3.73/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: Very hazy copper color, with not much head.

S: Light hoppy aroma with some sweetness to it.

T: Taste is well-balanced, with a very slight sweetness. The hops are quite noticeable but not overpowering, and the bitterness balances well by the sweetness. Nothing here blew me out of the water, but this was a solid beer overall.

M: Fairly unremarkable mouthfeel. Light-to-medium with some carbonation.

O: Overall, a good, not great beer. This is a nice choice if you like hops, but not the sometimes overwhelming hoppy bitterness that some pale ales have, or for someone trying a pale ale for the first time.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 02:32:35 | More by timn

smiga

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Appearance: definitely unfiltered. Pours very hazy amber large the fast fade to a coin width white head, and lots of lacing maps.

Smell: Clean, almost soapy, malt sweetness with a grassy hay nose.

Taste: All the flavors of the nose, still just a bit soapy. Chewy, dry, bread flavor, matched by a lovely tingly hop bitterness. Salty, and a bit soapy, yet it all works.

Feel: Medium, well carbonated, tingly. refreshing, sessionable, want more.

Notes: Highly original pale ale, complex and unique and very multi-faceted. One of the best? I prefer Dales Pale Ale still for it's piney, tingly, Rocky Mountain (now Brevard NC) style, but Shoals is up there.

Everything from Smuttynose is a must try and could become a fave for you. Opens up more and more as it warms.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 22:08:53 | More by smiga

Ograd001

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-08-2013 02:53:13 | More by Ograd001

Skramer

New York

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

04-08-2013 01:39:23 | More by Skramer

stunna

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

04-06-2013 23:57:03 | More by stunna

klawburke

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

04-06-2013 01:49:00 | More by klawburke

bigbeerfan

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-01-2013 03:43:02 | More by bigbeerfan

CoCambria

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-31-2013 16:39:39 | More by CoCambria