Shorts Publican Porter

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

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. Pitch black coloured with a huge beige head. Roasted aroma of chocolate, liquorice, dried fruits and rye bread. Roasted flavour of chocolate, liquorice, dried fruits, rye bread and hops. Dry roasted and hoppy finish.

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.

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.

Appearance: Pours a black body with a full, foamy, tan-colored head. Smell: Black malt, licorice laden aroma with notes of bittersweet chocolate morsels, caramel, and a touch of smoke. Taste: Black malts hit the tongue at once. They’re very roasty, very satisfying. Frothed melted milk chocolate. Plenty of sweetness throughout. A trickle of caramel syrup. Slight smokiness. A moderate amount of earthen bitterness sets in. Full of flavor from start to finish and beyond. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Mild carbonation. Soft mouthfeel. Drinkability: A porter par excellence and another fine, unique offering in a long line of fine, unique offerings from Short’s.

Bottle, damn I wish I could remember who sent this, but who you are, thank you, maybe alexsdad. Pours black with a tan head. Nose is sweet, malty, sweet and rich with viscous thick qualities. Taste is wow, excellent! Sweet chocolate and yummy.

Bottle. Black colour with large creamy light brown fully lasting head. Aroma is roasted malt with notes of vanilla. Botter flavor with coffee notes.

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.