Subsidiaries
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 ml. Brewed 6-7-06. Bottled 2-5-07. Black pour with appealing dark brown, frothy head, mostly diminishing. The aroma has lots of dark, semi-sweet chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, licorice and raspberry. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter and then shows some fruity, cherry tartness. Dry, too. Enough bitter/tartness to mute the sweet chocolate. Medium bdoy wtih a watery texture, but turns slightly chalky — perhaps a characteristic of its age. Lively carbonation. This beer is like a liquid raspberrry-coffee truffle. Very enjoyable. Nicely crafted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 22:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks again to tpd975. This is my first Shorts Brewing beer. Pours dark brown with amber and copper edges to go along with a light brown head. The aroma is wood, bourbon, vanilla and a sliver of caramel. The taste begins with a quick pulse of sweet malts, a hint of roasted malts and caramel. Then wood and bourbon rise up followed by a note of vanilla. Tasty stuff but for me it is balanced a little too much on the side of the barrel flavors. Just by a bit though.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2008
at 19:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
All hails to mighty tpd975 for making my 600th review a good one. Pours black with tan head. Aroma has plenty of the bourbon nose, rich but remains very subtle and light. Taste, lots of roastiness, chocolate malts and light hints of bourbon. The overall mouthfeel is very enjoyable and leaves an aftertaste almost mocha. I really could not pick up any bitterness or tartness. This is definitely a new and interesting twist to Schwarzbier. Thumbs up.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2008
at 16:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Spicy vanilla aroma, some alcohol. Hazy red orange colour. The flavour starts off with a little rough bitter fruitiness, but not bad. Turns to sweeter fruits. Some red berries, berry tea, citrus, orange. Swelling mouthfeel. Good citrus flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2008
at 09:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to mibirder for this - pours a dark brown, nearly black, with a small tan head - the aroma is mostly dark chocolate, with some very mild anise underneath, and a slight doughy character - smooth, medium bodied - the flavor chocolate heavy, with hints of roast - the licorice flavor works well underneath this, and never becomes too powerful - the mint is present at the back, and plays off the licorice very well - that doughiness is there at the back again, making it a little less enjoyable, but this is quite nice.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2008
at 11:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at HopCat, Grand Rapids. Murky apricot-brown body, thin off-white head. Strong banana aroma. Surprisingly dry body, with heavy emphasis on bananas. Sharp, crisp bite, and notes of alcohol and cocoa. Too dry and bitter, but interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2008
at 14:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange to deep amber with a fully gone head. Dry and spiced aroma. Caramel and slight wooden. Warming bourbon flavoured with a solid wooden note. Smooth roasted malty and bourbon finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 03:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a diminished tan to chocolate brown head. Smooth chocolate and slight roasted malty aroma. Acidic and roasted malty flavoured with lingering chocolate note. Light herbal note on the back of the nose. Roasted and acidic into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 03:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours dark orange to light brown and with a small off-white head. Light peachy and mild milky aroma. Citric and peachy flavoured with a mild sweetness and slight citric note. Smooth hoppy peach fruity and sweet into the finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 03:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Pinewood and spiced aroma. Light citrusy. Light vegetable note too. Spiced and malty with a solid citric and dry dry dry bitter flavour. Solid citric and spiced finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2008
at 03:13