Short's Brewing Company Woodmaster

Woodmaster

 

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

  Brown Ale - Imperial Rotating
Score
6.97
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 21 Ticks: 32
High Gravity Brown Ale fermented with Northern Michigan maple syrup and toasted pecans.

Woodmaster is a high gravity, American Brown Ale fermented with Northern Michigan maple syrup and toasted pecans. This dark brown, full bodied ale is rich with sweet malt and syrup flavors. These flavors are complemented by the presence of hop aromas and a faint nuttiness.
 

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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Tap at Churchkey during Craft Brewers Conference. Poured a clear copper color with a small white head. Aroma is boozy, sweet malt. Flavor is sickly sweet maple syrup notes. Pecans weren’t really all that noticeable unfortunately. This would probably be a lot better if the alcohol content was lower - way too hot, way too boozy.

Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2013 at 21:20


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Shared bottle, poured to tulip. Brown with small, quickly fading head. Roasted pecan aroma. It was too sweet, but yet it seemed syrupy. Interesting combination of maple syrup and nuts, but it didn’t work for me.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2012 at 16:16


6.6
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 13

Bottle. Deep amber/ruby body. Fizzy, off-white head, diminishing. Aroma of caramel, maple sugar, raisin, plum, wood, alcohol, nuts. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Peppery alcohol finish. Taste of bread, overripe fruit, maple syrup. Interesting beer. Sweet flavors balanced by the alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2012 at 17:40


5.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Sour toasty malt and light maple syrup aroma. Murky brown with a small light tan head, heavy suspended white sediment. Sour toasty malt flavor with a roasty bitter finish. Alcohol well hidden. Medium body and carbonation. Overall, very acidic and not in a good way.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2012 at 14:47


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

18th November 2009
Cloudy brown beer. Semi soft palate. Low carbonation. Slightly sour nose. Sourish beer. Light spice, a little coca cola. The mid is sweeter, honeyish. Finishes with more mildly sour malt, spice and a little maple sweetness. Bitterish aftertaste.

Tried on 03 Jun 2012 at 03:55


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled at EBF Saturday afternoon. Slightly hazy deep brown color with a stingy head that dissipate quickly. Smells of caramel brown sugar with a maple earthy nutty thing going on and a hint of alcohol. Taste is a bit sweet with caramel and brown sugar, earthy nutty and very tasty. Medium body moderate carbonation with a sweet mouthfeel. I’ve wanted to try this for a while now, and now I want more. Nice big thick brown.

Tried on 11 Feb 2012 at 19:02


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle-thanks to jtclockwork for sharing–pours a light brown head with trailing lace and black color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate/roasty/maple, nutty. Taste is dark malt-chocolate/roasty/some ashy, maple/nutty, some hops. OK carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2011 at 04:36


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Northernbrews. Pours black. Tan head. Nose and taste of raisin, maple, pecan, chocolate and dark malt. Mouth feel is decent, but a bit thin. Otherwise, an excellent brew.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2011 at 17:42


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12oz bottle pours amber with copper edges and tan head. The aroma has loads of walnut skins, fruity esters, weird earthy spicy plastic and an overall sense of malfunction. The taste offers up a huge level of nuttiness as well as slightly lesser notes of spiciness, fruity esters, tartness and plastic toys from Toy r Us. Hmmm.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2011 at 18:29


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cloudy fiery orange-red-brown body, medium to thin dissipating yellowish tan head. Sweet aroma with maple syrup, brown sugar, and toast. Sweet and sharp body with significant maple notes in addition to red grapes, nuts, and toast, finishing with prickly alcohol heat and bitter notes. Plenty of chewy sugars. Warming, rich, and potent.

Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2011 at 19:06