Short's Brewing Company The Curl

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Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

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Score
7.09
ABV: 8.1% IBU: 59 Ticks: 17
Imperial American Pilsner

One of the first Imperial beers made at Short’s, this American Pilsner has an appealing clear, bright, golden straw color. Faint esters of fresh baked bread and grain aromas precede the flavor resulting from the abundance of flake maize used in this recipe. Hefty doses of hops create a pronounced dryness that seamlessly blends with the crisp, clean finish.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours golden with just a little bit of fine particles and a white head. Nice hop aromas, combination of earthy noble hop aromas combining with herbal spicy hop aromas as well. Hops come across quite spicy with herbal, earthy, and hints of pine flavors. Little bit of honey and pilsener malt. Lasting bitterness. Rather nice, a touch overbearing, though.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2011 at 22:11

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle shared by Odeed. Nose is caramel, light oxidation, and sweetness. Cloudy gold with a big pale golden head. Flavor is peppery, light bitterness, caramel, lots of oxidation, and cardboard. Wish I had this fresh!
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2009 at 16:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at DLD ... thanks to Yaniv ... Hazy amber ... bright light sweet hop ... juicy front ... sweet light yeast hop ... little cloves... ok
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2009 at 07:50

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
RBSG07. From 75 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma of grapefruit floral hops. Flavour is malty mild sweet and very floral. Decent bitterness in the finish. Good bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2007 at 16:42

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
A $15 pilsner. It is good, even if ridiculously overpriced. Well carbonated. A bright, gold color and a tall white head. It has a nice pilsner bitterness with medium bodied malt and considerable hops.
Tried on 28 Jun 2007 at 15:49

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750 mL bottle-tag says 4-20-06. Boy, if price and packaging is indicative, this should be out of this world. Comes in a big bottle, nice label, an attached tag with information and the like... fancy. The original price on this was $20, so they’re obviously pretty proud of it, too. I got a nice closeout deal on it... 5 bucks. Figured it might be worth trying at that price. Pour is pretty nice... golden color with some amber shades. Head on the first glass was about three fingers and it’s dying down as I type, leaving lots of nice lacing on the side of the glass. Aromas are interesting and somewhat unique... lemon peel, grass, floral hops and maybe a touch of grapefruit hiding in the background. It’s not an overpowering nose, but pleasant. First impression of the flavor is that the alcohol is a little out of balance and takes it in an astringent direction without enough of a malt body to support it well. It seems like as it sits and breathes a little it is becoming a little more managable. Flavors are still a little bitter, though. Lemon peels and summer grass are my best description, with that alcoholic unbalance pulling things away from purely enjoyable. Still, nice. I’d be willing to pay $5...
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2007 at 22:06

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cloudy sediment-laden apricot body, thick puffy off-white head. Looks like apple cider mixed with tang. Bready aroma with light citrus and grassy, bitter hops. Sweet citrus body, bready, strongly yeasty, which adds a creaminess to the body. Bitter, grassy, somewhat citric hops at the finish in addition to tropical fruits. The hops give this an IPA character. I’m not buying this as a pilsener. Pretty good but not worth the $16 tag.
Tried on 04 Oct 2006 at 19:58