 mjs (1541), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 5, 2009 (Bottle, 0.75 l, at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-04-04 -- shared with sayravai and isos, thanks!) Almos black. Medium sized and quickly disappearing tan coloured head. Sweetness, aniseed and mint in aroma. Medium bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Aniseed, liquorice, roastedness and light bitterness in taste. Aniseed in aftertaste. Reminds of a cough mixture.
sayravai (3767), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 4, 2009 (Bottled, 0.75l) Very dark brown with a tanned, smallish head. Very strong and quite delicious aroma of anise, vanilla and mint very clearly present. The flavor is almost too overspiced with anise and mint being the most powerful ingredients. Light malt roastiness, too. Almost medium body with low carbonation. Quite experimental, not extremely balanced cough syrup.
fonefan (11878), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 Bottle 75cl. @ [ Shorts Tasting ].
Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, mint, anis. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081108]
fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 1/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 <i>Tasting at Papsoe</i>
Black color, creamy head. Mild aroma of liquorice, carobs, talc, perfume (eau de cologne). Flavor of roasted malt, mint, liquorice, chemicals… wrong. Undrinkable for me.
kegbear (273), Orange, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of mint and licorice. Tastes like licorice, mint, creamy vanilla and finishes with a nice hop bitterness. Different and tasty.
puzzl (2648), New York, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 19, 2008 Bottle shared by Brandon. Lots of licorice, sage, tarragon in the nose. Nice black pour, good head. Flavor is anise and tons other herbs, vegetal, fruity. Little normal beer flavor. Very interesting. Probably my favorite Shorts experiment so far.
PilsnerPeter (2653), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 1, 2008 Bottle (Thanks Brandon!) Pours a deep brown with ruby highlights and a dense khaki head. The aroma has lots of spicy anisette, along with toasted vanilla, and roasted chocolate malts. Fairly creamy body with tame carbonation. Some roasted malt comes through under a dense licorice flavor. Toasted vanilla from the beans is evident and it goes well with roasted chocolate malts. Clean and well integrated spice character. Interesting and easily drinkable.
Dickinsonbeer (3497), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 Thanks to Notalush for sharing. Pours a deep dark murky brown/almost black, with a foamy cola like head. Aroma is definite licorice/anise up front, wtih lots of herbs, cola, root beer, and a weird medicinal/chocolate like character. Flavor is a bit more medicinal, phenolics, licorice, bittersweet chocolate, and an herbal nuttiness, with a slight bitter finish and a bit astringent. Weird and intersting brew, but I can only handle a few sips of this.
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