Anni Ale (2025)
(Batch of Anni Ale)
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Wheat Spring|
Score
6.85
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We have made a handful of different beers to celebrate the beginning of Short’s, but this Anni Ale is our most made, most requested, and arguably our most favorite. You might read “blood orange wheatwine with peppercorns and orange zest” and be like “how the heck will that even work and what the heck will that even taste like?” and we get that. But trust us, we’ve been doing this for 21 years. Our original Short’s beers are old enough to drink themselves now! This beer is a dang delight, a real pleasure-giver full of a depth of flavor you have to experience to understand. Celebrate with us, won’t you?
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
2025 can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a mostly clear dark gold with a finger of off-white head that lingers. Big blood orange aromas with citrus zest and some floral aromas on the nose. Palate is similar with blood orange only really standing out. I don't get much wheat wine-like character and the peppercorns don't really come out (outside of some floral notes). Citrusy, malty and boozy on the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
I was blown away by the first Anniversary Ale that I had in 2012. I made a point of buying several 6-packs each spring. But something changed and they no longer wowed me. I hadn’t seen it in my regular store for several years. Saw it today and bought a 6-pack for the memory and to give it another chance. It’s okay but nothing like the original. The blood orange and peppercorn don’t stand out in this version.