Shorts The Good Feller Imperial IPA

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Draft at hopcat. Copper, orange hoppy. with a fruity astringent finish. eh.

(750mL bottle, courtesy of kmweaver) Dark copper, light tan head. Candied orange zest aromas lay on undercurrents of caramel and mango. Bitter grand marnier-like flavors flow over hints of earthy caramel tones. Sticky full body, soft carbonation, bitter finish. Not in the world class category, but nice none the less...

(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Cloudy dark amber body with small beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, grapefruit/pine, some caramel, light spice. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, some peach/apricot, light alcohol. Medium-full body, some stickiness.

Sharp, tinny, abrasive hop nose - harshly resinous aroma of overripe grapefruit, pine sap and fermented oranges. Moderately thick and viscous, then nearly caustically bitter and generally out of control on the palate. Sticky, resinous and huge, but damn it just doesn’t taste that good. I don’t really like the starchy pine sap hops, I don’t like how rough and biting it is, and it’s not really altogethor that bitter, it’s the astringency and harshness of the grains I think more than the hops.

750mL bottle, courtesy of hoppymeal. Thanks, Derek! Pours a hazy, reddish-orange tea color; light tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of sticky, pine and citrus bitterness in the aroma; grapefruit, chewy sugar, and candy sugar. Medium-to-full, sticky mouthfeel: lots of sticky sugar, candy sugar, and citrus / earthy maltiness; definitely errs on the malty side of things; lots of sugar and dried fruits / caramel. Lengthy finish, showing sugar and toasted malts and breadiness.

Courtesy of kmweaver. Hazy amber with a small beige head. The nose is bright citrus, orange, grapefruit, caramel and cotton candy. The flavor is moderately sweet, moderately bitter with lots of caramel, ice tea, grapefruit, pine and tangerine. Medium/full body is chewy with moderate carbonation.

750ml Bottle 292/798 I have to give a big thanks to Derek for sending this my way. Good Feller empties into my glass a chill hazed ruby that glows when backlit. A fingers worth of cotton white head grew on the pour and eventually receded to a skim coat with a thick ring around the glass. Leaves respectable lacing after each sip before slowly sliding back into the body. As I stick my nose in the glass I’m immediately hit with big sticky pine, lightly sweetened grapefruit, ripe pineapple and a touch of spicy alcohol. There’s even the aroma of that aspirin like bitterness associated with amarillos. The caramel maltiness is sweet and drizzled throughout. The hops are big and bold but the caramel stands up to the challenge. This beer makes my mouth water. The flavor stands up to the aroma and follows the same lines. All at once juicy pineapple, lightly sugared grapefruit, pine all drizzled with caramel wash over the tongue The intensity of each coming forward as the drink continues. What really makes Good Feller stand out is how seamless each transition is. Everything comes together to create an excellent, well rounded IIPA. This isn’t a mnster that stomps on every tastebud but it does leave a solid bitterness after a few sips. The bitterness just seems to build. The body teeters in between heavy and moderate leaning more toward the latter. The body isn’t as thick and sweet as many other examples which makes this top notch. Good Feller is far to easy to put away. For such a big beer the alcohol is dangerously well hidden and every sip leaves you wanting another. This is my second offering from Short’s and both have been nothing short of great beers. Good Feller is a joy for sure and one I wouldn’t hesitate picking this up if I was fortunate enough to be in the area. Thanks again Derek! I can’t get enough of this IIPA. 2/23/08

Poured a hazy amber color with a large beige head. Big citrus and sweaty hop forward aroma. The flavor started with some sweet malt and ended moderately bitter. Medium to full body. Pretty tasty.