Shorts Mystery Stout

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Growler provided by GodofThunder. Big thanks for bringing back such a huge amount of beer for us to all partake in. Pours deep black with a small tan head. Nose is roasty with alot of coffee and chocolate in the nose. The flavor is very good and I am floored to learn this is an imperial stout and of almost 13% at that. It drinks like a 6.5% stout. In fact the mouthfeel was a little thin, that was my biggest complaint. The flavor was fantastic with some light cherry and big chocolate coffee flavors. Very enjoyable.

courtesy of fogdog. Partial growler in a grolsh bottle. Pours black with flat head. Aroma of strong chocolate malts. Taste of roasted malts with caramel and light charcoal mouthfeel with notes of smoke, light bitter finish.. Really could not tell this was a 12.5% beer. Wish we had a lot more to share.

Growler from lampeno420, thanks! This was my first growler ever received in a trade. Pours a black color with a light tan head. I get coffee, roasted malt, anise, chocolate and some smoke. Flavor is quite roasty with nice notes of bitter chocolate and a lot of coffee. Also some faint notes of dark, dark berries. I really enjoyed this, all three monster pours of it!

Another nice offering from Shorts. From growler. Pours a nice enough looking creamy black color. Aroma is a nice mix of oats and roasted chocolate. Just a tad bit weak. Flavor is very nice: roasted marshmellows, oats, bakers chocolate, and molasses. I liked the way this one changed its profile a little with every drink, although the toasted marshmellows usually were the dominate flavor. Slight alcohol burn, which was nice. Medium creamy mouthfeel. Nice.

Graciously shared by GodOfThunder. Pours from the growler black with a thin ring of off-white head and little lacing. Tinged brown around the edges when held up to the light. Big nose of roasty chocolate, licorice, malts and some dark coffee notes. In flavor a little sweet, roast, bitter chocolate, licorice, dark fruit, coffee, earthy hops and some bitterness. Man, I didn’t pick up on the alcohol at all. Very well hidden. Big round mouthfeel, a little chalky, slight drying. Quite good.

Sounds and feels like this version is slightly different than what is listed. Black pour with a tan head that receded quickly. Not a ton of lacing, but it is there. Some roast aromas, more cocoa and chocolates. Tastes reciprocates, but there is some espresso type tones in there as well. Not creamy, but not watery either with just enough carbonation. The coffee roast is how it finishes and it lingers a while. Not really much alcohol presence. It is just a little bit thin, with the offset being there is no problem putting some quantity of this down. Will look forward to trying to get some more from Shorts.

Draft at brewery. Nice dark brown color some tan head, and moderate lacing. Very smoky aroma. Smoky flavors follow aroma with some milk chocolate flavors, some nice complexity and fairly smooth for a stout of this magnitude.

Thanx to Godof Thunder for sharing this growler.Lots of roastiness goodness on the nose with some chocolate.I was suprised to read this was a 12.5% brew.No warming or any signs of alcohol here.A very good blend with the alcohol well hidden.