Shorts Black Cherry Porter

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Fruit Beer
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Tasted at Otown Throwdown courtesy GOT. Reddish black pour. Roasted grain and dark fruit aroma. Taste is smooth roasted malt with nice notes of cherry. Really good.

On tap at hopcat. Opaque black with burnt brown head, nice lacing. Nice light smoke aroma, medium rich roast, light dark fruit, light bluebery. Flavor is a nice balance between roast and blueberry, some smoke, really nice. Light carbonation, medium body. Really nice, a lighter version of Dh tres.

<i>Draft at the brewpub:</i> Murky, dark brown pour with a thick mocha colored head that likes to stick around. Cherries jumped out at me first as I took a deep whiff. As the beer came to temp, a solid ensemble of chocolate and fudge notes came alive to balance the fruit. The story was the same with the body. Juicy cherries led the charge and were followed by a long list of porter-ish notes. Dark chocolate, vanilla beans, light brownies, etc. Very enjoyable to drink.

Courtesy Godofthunder. Dark mahogany brown pour with a light tan head. Smells of rich roast malts, some coca, chocolate, hops, and light frutiiness as well. Decent enough nose to it. The flavor was also very roasty, and you get the cherry flavors more in the finish and lingering aftertaste. Chooclate and cocao also are quite evident in its flavor character. Pretty drinkable and interesting beer.

Bottle @ Kolding Shorts Tasting, 18.09.08.
Pours a great black with a small, creamy, film beige head. Aroma is soft, lightly roasted, light tarty fruity. Fine, light carbonation, perhaps a bit thin. Good creaminess. Light tart at first, hard roasted malts, chocolate, light raisins. Nice enough.

Growler, courtesy GoT and northernbrews. The pours is dark, nearly opaque, and deep magogany in color. A small, frothy head of tan foam settles to a thin, swirly layer. Scattered, wet spotting marks the glass, much of it slowly returning to the body. The aroma is based in roasty, dry, dark cocoa, with notes of burnt caramel and toasted barley grain. Earthy hops lend aromatic bitterness, while a soft kiss of dark fruit lends depth. Flavors are again very roasty and chocolaty, with coffee, bittersweet cocoa, and indiscernible dark fruit all showing strong. Medium-plus in body and moderately carbonated, the palate transitions from balanced up front to a semi-dry finish. Nicely balanced and drinkable, it’s a solid porter, though the cherry is very subtle. Solid.

Sample at O-town throwdown ’09 Pours black with beige head and thin golden lacing. Aroma was actually weak in cherry. Taste, roasted malts, finish with black cherries on the palate. Malt profile is well present with light notes of hops to balance it out. Was expecting a lot more cherries, but a decent porter overall.

Bottle with a bottled on date of 2/19/07. Pours black with barely any head. Aroma is malty and cherry tart, with some chocolate. Flavor is sweet and smoky with a bit of chocolate and lots of cherries.