Grizzly Paw Bloody Hell Pale Ale

Brewed by Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
Canmore, Canada

On tap at the brewery, part of a sampler. This was a refreshing break from the fairly mediocre beers in the sampler, the best of the bunch, a moderately hopped pale ale, light and crisp

This may be the same beer that has recently been listed by "dkoonce", however I am certain that it is not characterized as an IPA, since I spoke at length with the bartender/assisstant brewmaster about this beer. It also is not a true English pale ale, nor a true American pale ale. It’s existence came about entirely by mistake when the brewmaster was making a batch of the Rutting Elk Red and accidently left out the crystal malt (this is why it is called "Bloody Hell!"-- get it?). The result is a pale malt ale with a moderately rich hop profile that doesn’t quite fall into any category. I tried this as part of an 8 beer tasting tray at the pub. The tasting tray is an excellent value, featuring Big Head brown, Grumpy Bear Wheat, Powder Hound pilsener, Rutting Elk red, Beavertail Raspberry, Randy Goat pilsener, and two seasonal brews that are new: Bloody Hell Pale Ale and Burrowing Badger Summer Ale. As far as the two seasonals, I thought that the Bloody Hell was more interesting and I ended up ordering a full pint of it instead of the Badger. A beguiling hop profile with moderately bitter finish, plays more towards the classic English-style pale ale than any other in my opinion.