Short's Brewing Company
Regional Brewery
in
Elk Rapids,
Michigan,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Shortβs Brewing Company
Established in 2004
Contact
211 Industrial Park Dr, Elk Rapids, MI, 49629, United States
Subsidiaries
Description
Short's Brewing Company is a brewpub and microbrewery in Bellaire, Michigan, United States. Registered in 2002, the company opened its pub in 2004. In 2008, a production facility in Elk Rapids, Michigan was purchased and renovated to accommodate larger scale batches.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of raspberry with light grains and a bit of heat underlying. Flavor has slightly sweet raspberry with grains and a bit of jalapeΓ±o heat underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2023
at 18:28
6.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear rose gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has slightly earthy tart watermelon and peach with a bit of hay underlying. Flavor has light peach and earthy tart watermelon with a bit of wheat backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2023
at 18:04
6.1/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz. single from Beerhead. A rather bright orange color. Bright haze, with a sudsy head. A fruity nose, mainly strawberry and then mixed berry. Taste is a bit of a mixed bag. I think the rye kind of gets in the way, or the fruit mix is a little more tart or red wine-like than it should be. A nice summer take-down, yes, and I realize this can is a year old, like many I got at Beerhead's going-out-of-business sale. But maybe I'll try it again later.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2023
at 05:17
7.3/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear, orange copper with a finger of off-white head that lingers. Very guava forward nose as it warms, but pine and grapefruit stand out as well. Similar palate with some honey, toasted caramel and more pine and grapefruit. Guava lingers on the finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 26 Jun 2023
at 01:24
7.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can from Jack's Fresh Mart Menominee, 5/27/23. Hazy yellow, large tan head, average retention. Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, dank. Taste is dank, resin, earth, pine. Lingering bitter. Mmkey pretty drunk now so I'll just finish this. Nice beer. Later dudes.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2023
at 07:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz can. Pours a hazy pale amber with a lot of fine and medium debris in it and a white head. Citrus aroma with some sweetish malt. Flavor is more of an herbal/citrus hop blend, with some bitterness and not much sweetness. Tastes pretty nice.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2023
at 03:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 15 May 2023
at 23:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz can, dated 03/07/2023. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head. Hoppy citrus and floral aromas mixed with pale malt. Flavor has more spicy hops, floral and citrus hops, with the pale malt. Has the lager crispness but also a nice, lasting bitterness. A pretty nice IPL.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2023
at 03:33
8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 07 May 2023
at 14:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mostly hazy golden coloured body with a very nice, beautiful off-white and deep tan microfoamed head that caps the beer at around six centimetres in height above the 80 per cent opaque golden body - nice! Aroma of strong grass, pine, resin, citrus, floral and especially perfumey hops dominate with a lot of alpha acids and a good deal of noticeable alcohol and rich malts as well, but this really is all about the hops - in a great way, in the nose, at least. Medium-bodied; Rich grassy and very resinous hop notes dominate with a good deal of malts to support, but the pungency and bitterness from the hops is great and while there is some subdued sweetness here, the bitterness is assertive in a great way. Aftertaste, a very nice bitterness from the hops with some resin, pine, flowers and perfume along with a good balance of malts and a good kick of both sugars and alcohol towards the end, but this really is all about the hops, in a great way. Overall, the balance of this is amazing with a ton of hops and alpha acid bitterness, but the malt more than holds with the hops and along with a good deal of sugars and noticeable alcohol makes this beer very fitting and great for the style. This was perhaps a bit better than I was expecting, but a great beer that is well worth trying to find, especially if you like Imperial IPAs, but I found this easily! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Kroger in Detroit (Utica, 23 Mild Road), Michigan on 18-April-2023 for US$10,99/six pack sampled in my hotel room here in Utica, Michigan on 18-April-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2023
at 20:14