Peaches & Crème - Short's Brewing Company

tectactoe

Michigan

4.21/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

Pours a crystal-like shade of copper and orange, thin, wispy, white head that settles quick but leaves some decent lacing all the way down the glass. The nose on this beer is GREAT. Some fruit/vegetable beers suffer from having aromatics that are oft too artificial; impure, contrived, forced - this beer, however, hits the mark. The peach aroma hits the nose like a fresh peach, picked straight from the tree. No medicinal or chalky tones - very pure and welcomed, but not overpowering or cloying. Some bread-like aromas go hand in hand from the yeast, balancing the nose perfectly.

The taste IS the aroma in flavor form - the mouth follows the nose perfectly, making for a nice hand-in-hand combination from the senses that really makes the beer come alive. Sweet, ripe peaches, crisp carbonation, bread and biscuity yeast, plentiful malts and barley, and balancing woody-earth tones. Some slight warmth from the alcohol, gives the "fruit" beer some meatiness and an extra leg to stand on (as if it needed one). Slightly syrupy, silky feel with a medium body.

I normally do not care for fruit beers, oftentimes because the "fruit" element isn't done properly. But this beer hits a homerun as far as fruit beer goes. This is the benchmark for how this style should be done. Powerful, but not dominant; smooth and pure. Watch out, at an almost unnoticeable 9.5% ABV, this beer will kick your ass.

Serving type: on-tap

11-21-2012 12:51:12 | More by tectactoe

NJB145

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

05-19-2013 01:34:32 | More by NJB145

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 01:17:24 | More by Photekut

MusicaleMike

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Review is from notes.

After the pour it appears under-carbonated, with only a small off-white head on top of a rich golden-orange colored body that possesses a decent clarity, though somewhat dull looking. The head dissipates to a thin layer of foam after a short amount of time.

The smell is amazing! Peaches and Creme smells just like...peaches and cream. Peach aroma that smells dulled from milky cream. I'm really impressed with the great clarity of this beer's aroma. A little alcohol is present in the back end.

Has a rich full body. More beery than expected, which is actually nice because I was expecting something more sweet and cloying. It tastes like it has some strength to it, in a sense it is Malt-liquor-like in flavor. The peach flavor is meaty and fresh, but not very intense. I guess that is because it isn't that sweet. Definitely under carbonated but not flat. Good enough to hold this beer up.

Honestly this is a pretty good beer from Shorts. I would drink this again, and I would certainly look to pair this with dessert. Great aroma, and a good mix of peach and beer in the flavor. Thanks to monitorpop for this bottle!

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 18:34:52 | More by MusicaleMike

Slay40

Michigan

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-10-2013 18:55:04 | More by Slay40

2beerdogs

California

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-05-2013 13:40:29 | More by 2beerdogs

rsenters29

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-01-2013 19:50:34 | More by rsenters29

beergorrilla

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

04-26-2013 23:13:04 | More by beergorrilla

Docrock

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

04-25-2013 03:41:58 | More by Docrock

QuentinCall

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

04-15-2013 02:53:19 | More by QuentinCall

SimcoeJoe

Michigan

4/5  rDev +1.3%

03-16-2013 13:06:46 | More by SimcoeJoe

jeonseh

Indiana

3.64/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottled poured into FFF Teku

A - Copper with golden hues. Off-white head formed but slowly receded to only be on the sides

S - Peaches are the main component as it smells like biting into a fresh, juicy peach. I get a light cream sweetness but not much. Also, a slight pepper spice seems to come through

T - This is a sweet beer initially as I get a lot of sugar and sweet cream. The peach comes in the middle to give it a slight peach fruitiness that makes it taste like those sugar coated peach rings you can buy at a gas station. There is a alcohol bite, a slight metallic flavor, and some bittering hops that comes in near the finish that prevent it from being cloying.

M - Thick, syrupy beer that is slightly astringent in the finish

O - Like many Short's beers, this is interesting. It has good peach flavor too it but it is soo sweet that it's hard to drink too much of this. Worth the try but wish it wasn't so sugary.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 19:47:22 | More by jeonseh

SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

03-02-2013 02:01:07 | More by SaisonRichBiere

Circleo12

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

03-01-2013 23:39:41 | More by Circleo12

zrab11

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

02-26-2013 02:01:06 | More by zrab11

LinzBrit

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

02-15-2013 15:34:08 | More by LinzBrit

mikeyv35

New York

4.18/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Date: 02/15/2013
Type: 12oz. Bottle
Vintage: 2012
Glass: Southampton Tulip

I just recently completed the 2007 Short's Imperial Series that consists of 13 750ml. limited release bottles (Peaches & Creme is the 12th 750ml. bottle), with a lot of help from the generous hoppymeal. A big thanks goes out to hotpipes29 (eric) for getting me this newly released 12oz. bottle to sample! Now, I don't have to breakup the Imperial Series just yet to taste this long time want.

Poured a burnt orange in color w/ a skim coat white head that left very light lacing. Aromas of peaches, wheat, wood (oak), and vanilla. The taste paralleled the nose starting off w/ big peaches up front, leading into wheat and breadiness, and finishing w/ vanilla, a touch of booze, and mild hop bite. Medium bodied w/ carbonation on the lower side. Very easy to drink w/ great flavors that were well balanced. I drank my 12oz. w/ ease as it never became cloying at any point and the flavors don't taste fresh and not artificial.

Overall, congrats to Short's for this success in a bottle! This brew tastes like what it claims to be, Peaches & Creme in the form of a beer. My only knock on the beer is the low carbonation. If Short's maybe would back off the malts a bit and increase the carbonation this beer could go from very good to amazing.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 10:25:38 | More by mikeyv35

adamant1912

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

01-29-2013 19:22:02 | More by adamant1912

Gonzoillini

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -55.7%

01-28-2013 04:56:10 | More by Gonzoillini

Camel242000

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

01-18-2013 02:28:39 | More by Camel242000

huskermike12

Iowa

2/5  rDev -49.4%

01-14-2013 20:45:51 | More by huskermike12

schmityl

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

01-14-2013 00:16:44 | More by schmityl

bryseitz

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

01-13-2013 04:24:41 | More by bryseitz

rjl910953

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +1.3%

01-12-2013 05:57:28 | More by rjl910953

BlissJunkie

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

01-11-2013 21:03:44 | More by BlissJunkie