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Shifters

BentSpoke Brewing Co
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🌍 Australia · Pale Lager · One of 28 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

A pale lager that pours clear and bright gold under a lasting white head. The aroma stays restrained: light stone fruit and a grainy malt sweetness, with a citrus and white-wine edge that keeps it from reading as a plain lager. The body is light and the finish clean, and at 28 IBU the bitterness is present but soft rather than cutting.

ABV
4.4%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter28 IBU
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
citrusy
Malt character
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
fruity
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Shifters

Appearance

Shifters pours a clear, bright pale gold with excellent visual transparency. A lasting white head forms and clings to the glass with stable retention, creating fine lacing as the beer is consumed. The carbonation appears well-integrated, producing fine bubbles that rise steadily through the clear body.

pale goldcrystal clearpersistent white headfine lacing

Aroma

The nose is restrained and inviting, leading with light stone fruit notes—subtle peach and apricot—over a clean grainy malz sweetness. A delicate citrus and white-wine character edges in on the back, adding refinement without dominating. The overall aromatic profile avoids the bluntness often found in straightforward pale lagers, instead presenting a layered, nuanced approach.

stone fruitgrainy sweetnesscitrus edgewhite wine notes

Taste

The palate opens clean and malty, with a soft sweetness from pale malz that carries through the mid-palate without becoming cloying. Citrus and subtle fruit notes weave through the flavor, while the 28 IBU bittering sits gently rather than aggressively, providing balance and structure. The body remains light and smooth throughout, never clumsy or thin.

clean malt characterlight bodysoft bitternesscitrus and fruit balance

Finish

The finish is crisp and dry, with bitterness fading cleanly into a lingering malty aftertaste. No harshness or astringency; instead, a refreshing, sessionable conclusion that invites another sip.

clean dry finishrefreshingmalty aftertaste
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
76
Taste
78
Appearance
82
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Shifters

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Shifters

About Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, malty, citrusy character as Shifters will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Other Pale Lagers in hopIQ