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Shorts Black Licorice Lager 3.52 80

Shorts Black Licorice Lager

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
803.57/5.03.52/5.0Special8%93.7Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
• A sagacious formula of inherent elements within a beautiful cold fermented darkness
• Beer Type: High Gravity American Dark Lager aged on anise seed, Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans and fresh chocolate mint leaves
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 Ungstrup (15272), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 27, 2007  
Bottled. A pitch balck beer with a brown shine under a brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of licorice as well as medium notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as medium notes of licorice, leading to a dry finish where the licorice note lingers.


 Papsoe (15009), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2008  
(Bottle 75 cl) Clear warm reddish brown with a creamy light brown head. Very spicy nose with some hard roasted malts. Medium body, very spicy with cinnamon and cardemom and also some hints of licorice. Fairly bitter in the finish. 311008


 yespr (12228), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2008  
75 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a diminished white head. Spiced and dry annis seed aroma. Smooth chocolate and dense spiced flavoured with a dry base flavour. Dry and annis seed finish with a mild chocolate malt base. Smooth.


 fonefan (11648), VestJylland, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
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]


 oh6gdx (8886), Vasa, Finland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 11, 2009  
Bottled@Konttori, Tampere. Pretty much black colour, beige head. Aroma is salted licorice aong with anise and some wood. Flavour is coffee, vanila, licorice, some hops and also some roasted as well as sourish notes. Interesting and pleasant.


 joergen (8615), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Bottle. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. The aroma is dominated by liquorice with notes of chocolate and vanilla. The flavour is dominated by liquorice and vanilla with roasted notes and notes of chocolate. Finish of vanilla.


 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 21, 2007  
Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewfest, GABF

black, fine beige head, sweet licorice aroma reminds me of root beer, sweet malt flavor, lots of vanilla and licorice sweetness, light chocolate and roasted malts stay in the background,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 fiulijn (7330), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/101/59/20
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.



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