Not Unofficial
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Lagunitas Brewing CompanyIPA - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production
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7.05
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Not Unofficial is a dry-hopped India Pale Ale brewed with mango and guava in collaboration with Lagunitas Brewing Company. Golden in color and slightly hazy, this beer has huge aromas of juicy tropical fruit. Medium bodied this beer leads with flavors of mango and guava before finishing with dank hoppiness.
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superspak (10160) reviewed Not Unofficial from Short's Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/10/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy mangoes, melon, pink guava, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, light peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, mango, guava, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy mangoes, melon, pink guava, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, light peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy mangoes, melon, pink guava, fruit skin, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, mango, guava, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no astringent hop/fruit flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited IPA! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, mango, guava, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the mellowly bitter/tart/drying finish, not aggressive. Feels like mostly Galaxy, Simcoe hops; complements the fruit perfectly. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops/fruit; with a nice clean pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding West coast style example. Perfectly balanced between hops and fruit.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Not Unofficial from Short's Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at Craft Beer Cellar. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of citrus rind and grass with a bit of grain and hay backing. Flavor is slightly dank with citrus rind, tropical fruits, onion and sweet grains backing.