Old Reliable
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pale Rotating|
Score
6.84
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Old Reliable is a light-bodied American Pilsner. This beer is light in color with notable yeast aromatics and floral fragrances. Flavors of hearty grain and a delicate sweetness shift quickly to a pronounced bitterness that lingers and dries the palate. The finish is crisp and clean.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Hazy yellow body with a fizzy head. Aroma of straw, toasted grain. Hints of spice, lemon and corn. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/sticky texture, lively carbonation. Less than crisp finish, but fairly clean malts. Other than that, dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2016
at 14:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey during the SAVOR Week 4 Hands / Against The Grain tap takeover. Shared by GenDV138, thanks Donnie! Poured a very lightly hazed yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was nice and grassy. Light floral notes. Crisp, enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2016
at 17:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey during the SAVOR Week 4 Hands / Against The Grain tap takeover. Put on a day before the Short’s / Surly tap takeover. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of light lemon citrus, corn, wheat. Tastes of citrus, wheat, corn, malt. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2016
at 20:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 3/27/2016. Pours slightly hazy pale straw color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, cracker, corn, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt and light-mkoderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon cracker, corn, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cracker, corn, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pale malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately grainy/creamy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast notes present. Zero alcohol warmth as expected of 4.9%. Overall this is a very good classic American pilsner style. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth, clean, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2016
at 19:41