Shorts Publican Porter

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

Bottle: Very good beer. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. One of the bests porters that I have had.

Bottle. [Drikkeriget Grand Shorts Imperial Series tasting, thanks to Jeppe for another great session] Small creamy brown head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Pitch black color. In retrospect, this was one out of the 13’Th with a more general aroma profile. Notes of coffee, liquorish, roasted malt, sweet chocolate, mild berries. Solid brew with quite a high complexity. Very full bodied with a soft carbonation and thick mild alcoholic texture. Heavy sweet flavor with good counter bitterness. Lingering burned malty – coffee finish. Excellent!

Poured an opaque black / dark brown color with a large, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, smoke, light toast, and black cherry. Taste was also roasty, with some cocoa, a bit of coffee, some smoke, and a lightly tart, black cherry finish. Thanks for sharing Steve!

750ml bottle acquired in trade with hoppymeal (thanks!). Brewed 6.01.06, bottled 2.5.07 and bottle 144 / 672. Poured a dark black color with red edges and an averaged sized tan head. Aromas of roast, chococlate, dark fruits, licorice, and light coffee. Tastes of chocolate, dark cherries, roast, light coffee, and caramel. Yet another Shorts beer that does not dissappoint.

Much thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a deep black with a medium creamy/bubbly deep tan head that laced. Aroma of milk chocolate, roasted malt, tart cherries, sweet maltiness, tobacco. Flavor of roasted malt, tart cherries, some vanilla, milk chocolate and caramel. Reminds me of Bells Expedition!

Deep black body with a brown head that are quickly disappearing. The nose is sourish and with roasted malts and coffee-beans. The taste is rather vinoes with a nice bitterness and I taste sour coffee, light alcohol and high concentrated chocolate - a chocolate that also dominates the finish. The palate is huge, creamy and has ha fat mouthfeel.

25 oz bottle, shared by eclectic at BCTC. Pours a pitch black body with a fizzy dark brown head. Heavy roast nose with licorice, chocolate, and some light alcohol. Big roasty flavor with a nice slight licorice sweetness. More hoppy than most Baltics, but it works well with this. A little bit of soy on the finish. Full bodied but not overly thick with nice soft pleasant carbonation. This is a beer I’ve been wanting to try and it didn’t disappoint.

Bottle shared by eclectic at BCTC. Thanks Kevin! Pours dark brown with a tean head. Nose is roasty with some chocolate. Flavor is similar. I didn’t take too many notes on this one cause I was busy drinking it. This was one of my favorites of the Shorts beers Kevin opened. Kevin, you were so generous to open all of these bottles. Thanks so much!