Shorts Publican Porter

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Big bottle from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Shared with Skinnyviking. Dense, tan coloured head over a devil-black body. Nice glass-lacing. Dark malty aroma with notably alcohol. Anise and chocolate can be detected, but the delicate flavour is partial run over by alcohol. Bitter endnotes. Full bodied (Valby, 10.09.2008)

Bottle at home. Black - brown head. Burned, roasted, berries, nice hoppy, sweetness, fruity, chocolate, caramel. Nice straight porter.

From a 750mL Bottle. Dark brown, blackish opaque color with ruddy tannic hues and a thin, wispy head of light tan. Fudgey, chocolate brownie malt aromas with hints of prune and raisin. Some toasted almond and other mild nutty and light roasty malt tones compliment nicely. Medium full bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel with a slightly oily texture. Flavors of chocolate and toast with a kiss of minty hops. Finishes moderately roasty with a pleasant coffee flavor lingering. Wonderfully decadent chocolate malt base with lots of depth and heft, yet at the same time not overly sweet. Pleasantly fruity and an overall well executed beer. Thanks, Tom!

Pitch black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma has roast malt, dark chocolate and rich dark dried fruits. The medium sweet flavour is roasted and fruity with chocolate and licorice notes. Just slightly cloying. After a night with 13 more or less weird, although all interesting, Shorts Imperial beers, it was reassuring to find out in the end, that malt, hops and yeast still are the finest ingredients to make great beer.

Bottle @ Kolding Shorts Tasting, 18.09.08.
Pours completely black with a fine, creamy, beige-black head. Aroma has oak, chocolate, pleasantly roasted and light plums. Fine mouthfeel, very nicely creamy. Flavour is stunning, roasted, chocolate, vanilla and caramel rounded off brilliantly by a little hops and viniousness.

Bottle shared by Crosling, thanks man. Poured a very attractive deep brown/black color with a thick tan head that stuck around nicely and left some spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of chocolate, caramel, some light roast, a hint of dark fruit, and a soft nuttiness. Sweet, malty entry with some chocolate and vinuous fruit leading into a light roastiness with soft caramel finishing with a touch of nuttiness and some dark fruit. Smooth with low carbonation, very nice. I could give two shits about a beer being hand numbered and hand bottled, but this is a really good beer. Thanks for sharing Nick.

Serious looking beer. Pitch black and opaque, with a long lasting, super dark tan head. Outstanding nose combines premium dark chocolate, dark roast coffee and dark fruit. Flavor is tremendously rich, decadent and complex, with layers of aged malt character. Everything about this beer is impressive. Tank aged nearly 8 months before bottling. 18 months in the bottle and shows no oxidation. Impressive extraction and flavor concentration. Beautiful dark color, plus it’s hand numbered, hand bottled and bottle conditioned. A terrific beer.

Bottle. High creamy light brown head. Pitch black body. Creamy coffee cocoa aroma, mild without hops bitterness. Alcohol dominated creamy hoppy flavor with coffee and choccolate. Low carbonation, long aftertaste.