Short Fuse Brewing Company

Brewpub in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Short Fuse Brewing

Contact
5000 N. River Road, Schiller Park, Chicago, IL, 60176, United States

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
The Buechel OGs raid the GABF 2023: Poured a murky white yellow with a white head. Aroma is pungent guava, citrus, lime. Taste is tangy tart guava, lime, citrus. Lively tingle finish.
Tried on 07 Oct 2023 at 20:56

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
The Buechel OGs raid the GABF 2023: Poured a pink amber with a white head. Aroma is oak, pungent, fruity, vinous. Taste is oaky woods, vinous, fruity, grape, funky.
Tried on 07 Oct 2023 at 20:55

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
The Buechel OGs raid the GABF 2023: Poured a white lemon yellow with a white head. Aroma is yeasty, lemon, grassy. Taste is lemon, grassy, yeasty.
Tried on 07 Oct 2023 at 20:55

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
The Buechel OGs raid the GABF 2023: Poured a murky pink peach with a white head. Aroma is pungent fruit, passionfruit, berries. Taste is tart passionfruit and raspberry, tangy finish.
Tried on 07 Oct 2023 at 20:54

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
16oz can. Wow. Overboard candy watermelon action. Perhaps if this was in smoothie from it might fare better but as it is it is just super one-dimensional. Candy beer, I would have been all about this stuff when I was 15, all we had was Zima. Candy store stuff, best to split this one as 16oz is way too much for anyone older than a teenager.
Tried from Can on 02 May 2023 at 22:12

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
12oz can. The mango syrup sweetens it up to much without adding any real flavor. Not really impressive on any level.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2023 at 07:13

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Flight taster at Short Fuse. Here's the big bang of this row of seven beers! More properly black in color, and it carries a strong and lovely bourbon smell. The taste is a true Wow! Full-on cognac taste, but still some slight roasty bitterness asserting itself.
Tried on 22 Mar 2023 at 03:49

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Taster at Short Fuse. Oddly, this has a similar cinnamon and maple nose as the Carnival of Darkness. Maybe it just overwhelmed me? Or maybe it's the extra alcohol mellowing the roast of the malt. I did not ask, and so was not told that this is one of their barrel-aged beers. And yes, there's much more alcohol apparent in this one.
Tried on 22 Mar 2023 at 03:40

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft flight taster at Short Fuse. Lighter than the usual amber color. A small ring of foam. Equally malty and hoppy nose. Taste is a little chewy. Much more like a brown ale. Guessing German and English hop[s. Goes down very easily. They describe this only as Amber Ale, suggesting it's different than the Red Rocket ale.
Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2023 at 03:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
4 oz. Taster at Short Fuse. Hazy gold, a thin head that's quickly gone. Fruitiness for sure, but not too powerful, enough to imagine some of it may be from the hops. Still, the nose is mild, with just a pleasant hit of fruit. And yes, a tutti frutti juice mix in the taste.
Tried on 22 Mar 2023 at 03:05