The Liberator
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.51
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Double IPA with Lemon & Orange Zest
The Liberator was made as a 30th birthday gift to Joe Short. As a double IPA, this beast employs a sizable malt bill, but it is the crazy amount of hops added to the boil every 4 minutes, for 120 minutes, that really make this beer special. Fruity, floral, and piney hop flavors penetrate throughout the caramelized malt profile. The Liberator is a well-balanced, full bodied brew that has a bitter finish due to the post fermentation addition of lemon and orange zest.
The name, The Liberator, came from Joe’s name for the Short’s employees who carry out our company’s mission statement as “Beer Liberators”, freeing the masses from their misconceptions surrounding beer.
The Liberator was made as a 30th birthday gift to Joe Short. As a double IPA, this beast employs a sizable malt bill, but it is the crazy amount of hops added to the boil every 4 minutes, for 120 minutes, that really make this beer special. Fruity, floral, and piney hop flavors penetrate throughout the caramelized malt profile. The Liberator is a well-balanced, full bodied brew that has a bitter finish due to the post fermentation addition of lemon and orange zest.
The name, The Liberator, came from Joe’s name for the Short’s employees who carry out our company’s mission statement as “Beer Liberators”, freeing the masses from their misconceptions surrounding beer.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler shared by GodOfThunder. Pours amber color with off white head. Big pine hop aroma with some malt sweetness. Bitter hop flavors of pine and grapefruit with sweet caramel malts. Medium body with lively carbonation and a bitter finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Feb 2009
at 14:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Growler at throwdown, courtesy GodofThunder. Huge fresh hop nose: grapefruit, pine and dank. Resiny flavors with a clean bready background. Very bitter finish. Copper color.
Tried
from Growler
on 26 Jan 2009
at 11:59