Strong sweet aroma. Smooth taste without any hop bite. Thick sweetness on the palate with mild hop aftertaste lingering, with hints of alcohol.
3 out of 5 stars.
New Belgium Higher Plane IPA
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Stone Enjoy by 01.01.21
No real aroma. Slightly sweet taste, but very subdued. Not a bitter hop monster, and also doesn’t taste like a 9.4% beer. Shockingly not too much of anything.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Toppling Goliath Intergalactic Warrior
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.
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.
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.
Stone Xocoveza
Thin head that fizzles down quickly. I can smell the dark makes and spice aroma with the glass sitting a foot away from my nose. Aroma up close is not as strong as I would’ve thought- nice mellow dark malts. Full flavor, with a zing of cinnamon spice cutting through the dark malts, then quickly disappearing. Aftertaste is fairly mild dark malt. The 8.1% ABV is hidden well, with no detectable alcohol burn.
A little too complicated for my palate.
4 out of 5 stars.