Aphasia

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

Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating Out of Production

Score

6.84

ABV: 8.0%

IBU: 28

Ticks: 4

A medium bodied dark brown ale with an enormous nose of bourbon and alcohol. Predominately sweet, unique flavors of plum, figs, and brown sugar are perceivable. Toasted malt qualities are complimented by oak-y wood flavors imparted from an extensive barrel aging process, aiding in a warming finish. Complex flavors of oak, vanilla, and bourbon are imparted from an extensive barrel aging process, aiding in a warming finish.

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6.5

djd07 (28882) reviewed Aphasia from Short's Brewing Company 10 years ago

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

Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a cloudy copper with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is caramel, candy sugar, toffee. Medium mouth, very sweet, candy sugar, toffee, spice finish, good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2015 at 18:47

7.9

superspak (10160) reviewed Aphasia from Short's Brewing Company 11 years ago

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

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 12/8/2014. Pours hazy/cloudy dark reddish brown color with a small dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, raisin, plum, apple, fig, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, raisin, plum, fig, apple, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Minimal earthy herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, raisin, plum, fig, apple, light chocolate, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice old ale style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2015 at 21:37

6.4

blackflag321 (2817) reviewed Aphasia from Short's Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle pour to shaker. Cola-like color. Hints of malty vanilla, toffee and booziness, but thin finish.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2014 at 21:22

Silphium (4308) reviewed Aphasia from Short's Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

Draft at Crunchy’s, East Lansing. Fiery orange-red-brown body, thin tan head. Prominent tannic oak/bourbon nose, slightly tart, with caramel and sticky sweet brown sugar. Potent oaky body with dense brown sugar, candy corn, and prickly alcohol. Rich but rough and unfocused, harsher than many higher-gravity beers.

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2011 at 17:36