Sweet, strong resiny hop aroma. Very smooth taste with a solid light malt base and some yeast sweetness, with the hops playing more of a background role. Clean taste, with mild perkiness.
4 out of 5 stars.
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Sierra Nevada Dankful IPA
Sweet, resiny hop aroma. Crisp, but not biting flavor of hops balanced by a slight caramel malt taste. Leaves the palate clean, with hints of hops fading away into the background.
4 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Sabrotage!
Sweet hop aroma, almost raw. Sweet taste that immediately transitions from the raw hop aroma to a smooth grapefruit-like taste, without the bite. Very smooth from a bitterness perspective, but a lot of different tastes lurking around the edges. Interesting.
4 out of 5 stars.
Homebrew YAK (Yet Another Kolsch)
I’ve been to Cologne, Germany a few times (Ford engineering offices there), and enjoyed some true German Kolsch. The atmosphere of course is part of it, but I have been trying in vain to recreate the beer that my memory has put on high. I haven’t gotten there yet, but this is another iteration on my journey. I pretty much changed up everything from last time I made it.
Sweet aroma, slightly tart & crisp bite at first taste, which mellows quickly into a slightly sweet malt taste. Finishes with slight hop aftertaste.
Brewed: 10/14/2020. Distributed: 12/10/2020.
ABV: 4.9%, IBU: 21
Malts: Brewer’s 2-row malt, Xtra Pale, Flaked Wheat, Vienna
Hops: Hallertau, Spalt
Yeast: Wyeast 2565 Kolsch and Omega Yeast OYL-044 Kolsch II
Homebrew Brad’s Perfected Black IPA
I’ve made this beer a few times. After a few iterations a while ago, I honed it in to be where I wanted it, hence the name. This particular batch I tried a slight process variation on the dry hops, and it didn’t give me as great of a hop aroma as before. So this one isn’t truly perfect…
Brown head of foam. Decent hop aroma. First drink gives a bite of dark malt, but is immediately backed up by bright hop flavor. That then transitions out to a blended mix of hops and malt, with a mild dark malt aftertaste. Still enjoyable.
Brewed: 11/4/2020. Distributed: 12/10/2020.
ABV: 5.9%, IBU: 58
Malts: Golden Promise, Brewer’s 2-row malt, Carafa III, Munich, Carafa I.
Hops: Magnum, Citra, Simcoe
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Short’s Batch 10,000
Overly sweet, raisin-like aroma. Wow tangy, like a cross between a fresh-squeezed juice and a red wine. Not overly strong tasting, just lingers around in that juice/wine taste category. I don’t drink wine. Might be good if you like wine?
2.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Double Psychedelic Cat Grass
Nice, broad, bright hop aroma. Taste has hop bite and then a mouthful of hop flavors and bitterness. Has a slight edge to the hoppiness, but not overpowering. Caramel malt sweetness in the background can be tasted in amongst the hop waves.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Yoda’s Blend
Sweet and thick hop aroma. Strange, almost sour/tangy flavor. Finishes without any bitterness, with a slightly sweet residual. Almost concord grape-like. Not sure I’m a big fan.
One month since canning date.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s The Liberator
Bright, strong hop aroma. Sharp biting bitterness, with a hint of caramel malt in the background. Full on hop bitterness assault that’s somehow still drinkable.
One month past the canning date, so still fresh.
5 out of 5 stars.
Homebrew Try Not to be a Tart IPA
This was a new/unique yeast for me, and I didn’t realize until after I bought it that it would have this tangy side to it. It makes for a unique taste twist, but won’t be one of my regular yeasts.
The aroma is bright and floral, full of hops. Taste is bright and citrusy-tangy. Finishes with a clean, mellow malt flavor, and bit of lingering hop citrus.
Brewed: 10/23/2020. Distributed: 11/24/2020.
ABV: 7.2%, IBU: 46
Malts: Brewer’s 2-row malt, Maris Otter, Flaked wheat, White wheat, Vienna.
Hops: Citra, Amarillo, Galaxy, CTZ
Yeast: Omega OYL-200 Tropical IPA