Short's Brewing Company Sustenance

Sustenance

 

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

  Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Rotating
Score
6.92
ABV: 7.3% IBU: 25 Ticks: 48
Sustenance Black Beer, classically referred to as a Schwarz beer, is a dark American Lager brewed in the spring. Soft and sweet on the palate, the roasted, dark caramel grains lend to a satisfying drinking experience, while Lager yeast creates a refreshing thirst-quenching sensation. This combination provides a rich, full-flavored, light-bodied brew.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0,355ltr: Black/brown coloured brew with an taste of bitterish chocolate, nice Schwarzbier from Michigan.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:39


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

12oz bottle. Opaque brown-black body. Steady beige head. Pretty solid example of the style...at least a US version. Pleasant specialty malt tones...caramel, chocolate. Medium to full bodied, very drinkable. Sweet, easy going, well done.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2017 at 21:44


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle shared at King William IV - London. Pours black-brown with a foamy off-white head. Seems a bit infected. Lightly roasty on the nose. Lightly sweet, tangy, with nips of cocoa and toffee. Light bodied with average to lively carbonation. Sweet and somewhat tangy on the finish, some berries, cocoa. So so.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2016 at 16:42


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

dark brown color. Light brown color. Treacles an chocolate malt. Very rich flavorful and rounded. A touch acidic.

Tried on 18 Apr 2015 at 22:04


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 2/2/2015. Pours slightly hazy very dark brown color with a 1 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, and roast/smoke earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good complexity of dark/roasted malt and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, and roast/smoke earthiness. Fair amount of herbal hop and roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean in lager flavors with zero yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, fairly creamy, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent schwarzbier style. All around great robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/roasted malt and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2015 at 20:37


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a cloudy brown with no head. The aroma is roast and caramel. Thin mouth with strong caramel and light roast. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2015 at 20:09


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Botella de 33 cl en el lúpulo en julio de 2012. color oscuro casi negro. Cuerpo medio fácil de beber y con toques maltosos y cereales ligeramente tostados. Buena, se puede repetir.

Tried on 16 Aug 2014 at 04:24


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein sehr dunkelbraunes Bier mit beiger Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, Schokolade. Geschmack röstmalzig, trocken schokoladig, Kaffee, leicht bitter, minimal süßer Abgang.

Tried on 15 Mar 2014 at 02:57


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle split in the beer garden at King William IV on the Rainbow IPA day, sourced from a bin end sale at the Cask, 21/09/13. Light black with a good sized off white head. Nose is dark malts, toffee, dark fruit notes. Taste follows, light cocoa, a touch lactic. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish. Mediocre.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2013 at 13:18


5.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4.5

03.10.2013, 0,35l bottle @ home:
Big brown-ish longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet and rich, dark malts, dark sugar, licorice, dark fruits, burnt caramel, grass. Taste is kind of sour-ish dry, dark malts, grass, sour coffee, sour unripe berries, burnt caramel and ashtray. Medium bitterness, veru thin sour-ish mouthfeel. Bad bottle??

Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 07:53