Shorts Anniversary Ale 2008

Formerly brewed at Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Many I wish I was sharing this with other raters. Growler. Poured a hazed amber with an off white head. I haven’t had a DIPA like this in quite a while. Strong hop forward aroma of pine, grapefruit and sweaty hop aroma. I am guessing there is malt in there by the sweetness. The flavor is a mix of hops and malt but leans definitively to the hops. Pine flavor in the middle with a moderate amount of bitterness that runs for quite a while on the dry finish. Medium body with no signs of alcohol. That is until I down the growler, then I will be the sign. Another winner for Short’s and my new MI hookup Derek

Thank you Derek for the Growler (I owe you one!). Poured a deep and cloudy amberish color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of pine, citrus, grapefruit peels, floral green hoppiness, and a trace of caramel. Tastes of grapefruit juice, grass, cigrus, and some caramel. Light maltiness with very nice hoppiness!

Growler from Hoppymeal. Hazy orange/light amber color with small off white head. Massive aroma of citrus hops and weed, with a touch of nutty maltiness. The taste was the same, but strong and aggressive, with lip puckering bitterness in the finish. The bitterness just lingers and lingers. This stuff is really good. Ps, Someone Please hook me up with ALL Shorts beers. Thanks goes to Hoppymeal for hooking me up with this fine beer.

MBG Summer Fest ’08. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber with a nicely contrasting white head. Aroma was biscuity with lots of pine resin and citrus. Flavor was absolutely amazing - tons of grapefruit and piney hoppiness, but perfectly balanced by the bready, sweet malt character. Long bitter finish with a warm reminder of the ABV. Chewy mouthfeel with excellent carbonation. Definitely deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Dreadnaught and Pliny.

Poured a hazy red amber color with a small, off white head, that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of pine, floral hops, citrus fruits, caramel, and a bit of yeast. Taste of light caramel up front, some grass, pine, citrus, grapefruit, and a sharp bitterness in the finish, with a bit of alcohol too. Thanks Steve!

(Draught) Pours a hazy amber body with small off-white head. Aroma of pine, floral, caramel, and herbs. Flavor of hops (citrus, pine, earthiness) with toasted and caramel malts to provide balance.

Growler shared by hopdog. Pours a lightly hazy ruby orange with a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that left some nice sticky lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, orange, a bunch of fresh American hops, caramel, toasted malt really nice hop aroma, no off flavors or grassy notes. Flavor of grapefruit, pine, earthy, tons of hop flavor, caramel and toasted malt.

Snifter on tap at the brewpub. This is a glorious brew for hopheads. The body was a very cloudy medium copper with an offwhite head. The aroma is massive grapefruit with some almonds. There is also some bread crust. The taste is palate ruining grapefruit with some almonds shells. Well made and an absolute monster.