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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Category Archives: IPA
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 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 Pure Michigan Autumn IPA
Muted hop aroma. Slight tang flavor at first, that traditions to a moderate malt flavor. Very slight malt and hops flavor lingers. Overall fairly smooth and not very hoppy for an IPA.
4 out of 5 stars.
Bell’s Larry’s Latest Juicy IPA
Faint sweet hop aroma. Crisp bite with a caramel crispness that’s distinct, but not too sweet. Very dry aftertaste with a palate cleansing bite from hops and the yeast. Very refreshing and tasty.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Most Excellent Stellar
Bright and sticky hop aroma. Taste is a mix of caramel malt and slightly edgy hop bitterness. Aftertaste seems mild in comparison, with lingering alcohol-tinged maltiness and hop bitterness.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Fresh, broad bouquet of floral hop aromas. Hop bitterness slides in soft at first, then builds. Ends with a full flavor of hops across the palate, falling to a slight sweetness and lingering hop bitterness.
Haven’t had this one in a long time. Nice to see I still enjoy it!
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Surly Direct Current IPA
Very sweet aroma, almost like grapes. Tart taste, very little malt flavor, then slightly harsh kick on the back end.
3.5 out of 5 stars.