Freedom of '78
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Half Acre Beer Company|
Score
7.12
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India Pale Ale Brewed With Pink Guava
This is what Short’s IPAs are all about—pushing a flavor envelope and delivering something you want to drink over and over again. The original fruited IPA from Short’s, Freedom of ‘78 packs a plethora of pink guava into a beautifully balanced IPA (we’re talking the triumphant trio of bitter to citrus to pine) for a brew that will make you feel like you’ve set sail on your own adventure to find an entirely bold and unique new universe.
The original recipe was developed through a collaboration with Half-Acre Brewing in Chicago. A nice medium bodied IPA with a wonderful bright clarity and pleasing bronze hue. The aroma is a unique fusion of citrus fruit combined with subtle pine qualities. The distinct characteristics of the guava nectar are impossible to miss as the sharp sweetness and slightly tart flavors snap across the palate. Comparable attributes of tangerine, nectarine, and even some faint honey flavors are detectable. The finish quickly turns to a bitterness expected of an IPA, that resonates and turns dry during prolonged tastings. Freedom of the body, freedom of the mind, this bitter nectar does it all.
This is what Short’s IPAs are all about—pushing a flavor envelope and delivering something you want to drink over and over again. The original fruited IPA from Short’s, Freedom of ‘78 packs a plethora of pink guava into a beautifully balanced IPA (we’re talking the triumphant trio of bitter to citrus to pine) for a brew that will make you feel like you’ve set sail on your own adventure to find an entirely bold and unique new universe.
The original recipe was developed through a collaboration with Half-Acre Brewing in Chicago. A nice medium bodied IPA with a wonderful bright clarity and pleasing bronze hue. The aroma is a unique fusion of citrus fruit combined with subtle pine qualities. The distinct characteristics of the guava nectar are impossible to miss as the sharp sweetness and slightly tart flavors snap across the palate. Comparable attributes of tangerine, nectarine, and even some faint honey flavors are detectable. The finish quickly turns to a bitterness expected of an IPA, that resonates and turns dry during prolonged tastings. Freedom of the body, freedom of the mind, this bitter nectar does it all.
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