Shorts The Good Feller Imperial IPA

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

Looks great. A rih copper amber reddish with a textbook white head. this is what an IIPA should smell like. Big Amarillo hops. Smells like a grown up Gumballhead with some light and caramel malt sweetness giving it a backbone. Full creamy mouthfeel. A bit higher in the carbonation. Big hops with a strong malty background. Reminds me of Alpha King a bit. Though definitely imperial. A bit garlicy on the hop flavors. Tastes a little like older Hop slam. Not bad, but disappointing after that nose!

You smell great... fresh & yummy. You taste very good. I would cross town to meet you... but to the boonies of northen Mi? maybe, but i wouldn’t make a habit out of it. Pretty good 2(ipa)

Bottle at the Yeah 07- from Hopdog? I think this was opened at the hotel, as my handwriting is absolute crap at this point. Pours medium orangey amber with a nice tight head. Aroma is awesome fresh citrusy hops,grapefruit salad (wtf?) and tropical fruits like mango. Flavor is sharp citrus and pine hops upfrotn but is a bit weak in the middle- then more tacky tropical fruit hops in the end. I was drunk, but really diggin this IPA. Nice.

750ml bottle. Drank this on New years eve. Smelled of nice citrus and some sweet malt. Taste was nice hoppy punch, citrus, slight lemon tartness, nice malt backbone, pine and tropical fruit. Nicely balanced and fresh. I thought they did a great job with this one.

750ml bottle. Poured a deep and cloudy amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, pine, tropical fruits, and light caramel. Tastes of citrus, caramel, pine, and fruity. Medium alcohol burn in the finish. Man, I really need a Shorts connection!

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet hoppy, which gives it notes of grass and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of grass, grapefruit, and alcohol. The alcohol burns on the palate.

Bottle from Brewpub. Amber pour with large foamy head, large bubbles. Pine, Mango, Citurs aromas. Peach flavors, fruity, with big malt presence. Nice mouthfeel. Smooth sweet finish with a a bit of heat.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Golden(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 1   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX   Fusel : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : 3   Fruity : 2   Nutty : 1   Honey : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 5   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : 4 Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : 3   Earth : XX   Mint : 1   Butterscotch : 2   Smoke : XX   Dates : XX   Bourbon : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 4   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 4   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A surprising IIPA that focuses more on bitterness than aromas. Growing bitterness by the sip which is something I would generally not mind, but the poorly hidden alcohol kinda clashes with it.