Shorts Huma-Lupa-Licious

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Draft @ Brew HaHa. A hazy copper/orange with a medium sudsy white head.Big grapefruit,orange zest aroma,some pine and floral notes too.Flavor is very fresh and crisp,bitter up front with a rye/pale sort of malt in the middle and bitter at the end,peppery,orangy. Nice lacing left down the glass.Very good all around,very flavorful and enjoyable.

Great copper color with a big, fluffy head. Big hoppy aroma. Flavor is like a mouthfull of the freshest, best hops. Finish is brutally bitter. Absolutely wonderful IPA, perhaps my second favorite behind two hearted.

Nice deep copper color. Small head......good aroma of all the usual IPA attributes. Same with the flavor but very deep on the pine/ grassy notes. and decent mouthfeel. I rather enjoyed this! Another great brewer in Michigan?!?! I excited to try Shorts other offerings

Multiple samples at GABF. Poured a deep copper-yellow color with a moderate off-white head that left some spotty lacing. Aroma of piny, resiny hops with some light citrus (grapefruit and orange). Flavor consists of an earthy, resiny hop hit with some spicy notes of pine. Light undertones of citrus fruit and a soft caramel maltiness hiding beneath layers of hops. Finishes moderately bitter with some light pine undertones. Decent IPA, but nothing really stands out.

On tap. Aroma and taste are hops bitterness. Dark amber color. Medium body. Medium head. No confusing this IPA for a water-lager! Had first bottle on 4/13/09. Again felt that taste was almost all hop bitterness, especially an extremely bitter after-taste!

@ Michigan Beerfest-on tap-pours a foamy light tan head and amber/copper color. Aroma is resin/some lemon hops, secondary medium malt. Taste is resin/some lemon hops-some bitter, secondary medium malt backbone. Nice.

Draft at HopCat. Orange-gold and slightly hazy with a nice frothy head. Lots of lacing left behind throughout the imbibing. Nose is massively hoppy, mostly floral but also some grapefruit citrus. Taste is similarly skewed toward the floral end with a lot of earthy spiciness and a long, bitter citrus finish. Not much malt to speak of, and the beer suffers a bit from the lack of balance. Medium carbonation and a hearty mouthfeel.

Draft @ Shorts. Pours a clear, bright golden-orange color; off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Generous amounts of earthy and citrus bitterness in the aroma; resiny, fresh, dripping hop character; dry at the core; solid hoppy nose. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy, resiny earthy and citrus hoppiness; relaxed carbonation; intensely drinkable, resiny, dry IPA; very good, with just a touch of alcohol showing through at the perimeter; some dried red fruits at the core. Nicely dry and resiny. Lengthy, dry finish: chewy earthiness and citrus bitterness, lightly toasty, nicely dry.