Space Rock
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
6.47
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Don’t let that “gluten-reduced” bit scare ya, this hop banger delivers all sorts of fun, from a floral and orange-peel aroma to a complex citrus and almost grasslike bitterness in flavor. So jump on board and rocket yourself into our hoppy universe, whether you’re watching your gluten intake or not.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Shared bottle, pint glass. Nice all round. Crisp, bitter, bready. Clean fresh taste.
ericsc (2969) ticked Space Rock from Short's Brewing Company 11 years ago
Very good.
flatmatt (2380) reviewed Space Rock from Short's Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 oz bottle. Pours a hazed gold with a white head. Fresh grapefruit and orange citrus aroma hinting at more tropical fruit flavors. Flavors lean more toward grassy hops, some biscuity malt. A bit of honey.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Space Rock from Short's Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy orangish gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of sweet citrus and flora with a light sweet grain backbone. Flavor combines sweet citrus and earthy pine with a bit of an earthy and sweet grain backbone.
superspak (10160) reviewed Space Rock from Short's Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 11/13/2014. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, pineapple, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, floral, grass, cracker, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate bready malt balance; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, pineapple, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, floral, grass, cracker, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, pineapple, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate bready malt balance; with a nice crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very bright and fairly dank on hops in the flavors and aromas. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent American pale ale style. All around great complexity and robustness of bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate bready malt balance; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.