Aorta Ale
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.19
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Aorta Ale is a Double Red Ale with bold flavors of Cascade hops and sweet malt, and a dark reddish-brown color. Subtle aromas of candy, brown sugar, and toasted malt are released from the depths of this full-bodied beast. Raisins, figs, and burnt caramel are among the sweeter and more forward flavors found in Aorta Ale. This brew finishes with a roasted cocoa like bitterness which is magnified by the high alpha hops.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber with a medium white head. Quite fruity aroma and taste. Also some malt and notes of caramel and toffee. Medium carbonation and body. A pleasant beer to drink. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2011
at 05:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
( #634 of 780) from kihoskh clear dark red-brown smooth light brown head. sweet bitter malty aroma, also lots of warm flowery honey sweet hops, a slight touch of bitterness as well - sweet grapefruit. very nice fresh hoppy honey malty sweet aroma. flavor is sweet malty, sweet , flowery hoppy, good subdued bitterness, alc. at a nice level where you can’t taste it, but it adds body. palate is full. Typical american brew. Also very smooth palate. Delicious
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2011
at 07:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Poured hazy amber with an off-white head that had a yellow hue and lasted throughout the beer. Aroma had a combination of caramel and biscuit with a bit of a backing pine note. Flavor started with pine but was quickly over taken by the malt profile consisting of caramel, cookie and biscuit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2011
at 20:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Deep bloodred ambery colour, thick creamy off-white to beige head. Aroma is sweet plum, some caramel malts, mild spices, red berries and fruits. Flavour is spices, floral and fruity hops along with some berries, spruce and also some sweet maltyness. Bitter, semidry palated finish. Interesting and rather drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2010
at 09:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
courtesy of the Shorts tasting night group. early ’07 bottle. bottle#575 pours golden-reddish haze with beige head. Aroma is mainly of citrus hops, a big hoppy nose that is surprisingly strong for an ’07 bottle. Flavor, lots of citrus, grapefruit and strong hoppy presence as well as a light bitter finish. Malt profile is there with hints of caramel but remains overshadowed by a ton of hops. Not bad, but my least favorite beer of this 13 beer serie.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2009
at 12:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 75cl. @ [ Shorts Tasting ].Clear medium amber orange red color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity, grapefruit, orange, wood, medicine notes. Flavor is light heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081108]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2009
at 09:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tasting at Papsoe
Hazy dark amber color; creamy head. Nice hoppy aroma, fruity, strange grapefruit, horse barn. Strong caramel flavor, medium sweetness, good hopping, light citrus fruitness, hop resins. Strong ending bitterness, a bit harsh. Good.
Hazy dark amber color; creamy head. Nice hoppy aroma, fruity, strange grapefruit, horse barn. Strong caramel flavor, medium sweetness, good hopping, light citrus fruitness, hop resins. Strong ending bitterness, a bit harsh. Good.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2009
at 17:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange to brown with a diminished tan head. Mild spiced and hoppy aroma. Light soay flavoured with a mild citric note and underlying classic hoppy spiced note. Smooth and hoppy finish. Lingering light citric and hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 03:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of fruit and alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, fruit, and alcohol, leading to a dry bitter finish where notes of straw lingers around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2008
at 01:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Pors a hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Spicy hop aroma. Medium body with roasted malts and fruit with very American aroma hops and a rather bitter finish. 311008
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2008
at 07:37