Imperial Soft Parade
Short's Brewing Company

Imperial Soft ParadeImperial Soft Parade
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 17.36%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
34
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 23, 2015
Added:
Jul 02, 2007
Wants:
  24
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by hopdog:
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Reviewed by hopdog from Pennsylvania

4.34/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle acquired in trade with hoppymeal (thanks!). Bottle # 228/1005.

Poured a medium to deeper and muddy reddish/purplish/brownish color with a smaller sized head. Aromas of lots of different berries (strawberies, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries). I would get a different berry every time I sniffed. The berries were done nice! Tastes of the same berries with some light rye bread in tehre as well. Light tart finish. Good thing I like all the types of berries in this one.

Notes from 5/30/08
Nov 17, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.58 by jrborchert74 from Michigan

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Feb 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Acuity from Michigan

Dec 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.24 by QuadriderMX from Michigan

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by amalburg from Michigan

Jul 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Travitten from Iowa

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Flabbyjandro from Illinois

Jun 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by JohnnieNepal from Michigan

Apr 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by AliK

Feb 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Rifugium from North Dakota

Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by t0rin0 from California

Jan 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by redleg64 from Michigan

Sep 03, 2012
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Reviewed by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

4.47/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle received from adamdd.

Amber red in color and semi-translucent. Pours with a minimal head. Can smell this brew right away and get a good scent of berries including blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries. Taste is similar to how it smells, however I don't get much alcohol at all as it is very well hidden. If you had a couple of these the 10% would definitely creep up on you. There is good carbonation throughout with the berry fruit flavors continuing through the end on the palate.

Would look forward to trying this one again.
May 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 20, 2012
 
Rated: 1 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Jan 13, 2012
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Reviewed by ShogoKawada from Pennsylvania

4.77/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
750ml, bottle 332 of 1008. Major thanks to mike for this one! My long time, mega-wale of a beer. The one I never thought I'd get to try.

Poured into leffe goblet. Trading card notes this beer was brewed on 4.13.07 and bottled on 5.7 and 5.8, 2007. Listening to 'Waiting for the Sun' by The Doors as I sip.. perfect mood music.

A- A ruddy amber/ruby/brown with a thin but lively head that fizzes out to settle on the outer edges quickly.

S- Deep berry fruit. Surprised at the life the fruit has in this! Sweet strawberry jam.

T- Blackberry tartness hits first, with a wave of sweet strawberry following up. The strawberry is overripe and very sweet, but is cut by the myriad of other flavors. The rye is a bit spicy and bitter in the background. I'm floored by the berries, this must have been a sugar bomb fresh. The flavors are still very potent. Blueberries are fleeting, raspberry tartness intermingles with the blackberries.

M- Tart, sweet, slightly puckering, bitter/tannic in the finish. No sign of ABV, I wonder if it mellowed over time or if the berries have always dominated it.

D- Very high. Wow, I enjoyed this beer. It's a very nice thing when a beer meets your lofty expectations. Short's, please please please brew some more.
Feb 18, 2011
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Reviewed by joshuaseresse from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up this bottle from Shorts a while ago. They say it was from 2008. 750 poured into my town hall snifter:

A - pour gets a thin to medium frothy white head that dissipates into foam ring around the edges with murky cloudy foam in the middle. Amber, ruby pinkish color.

S - Lots of wine like berries. A bit like a fruity slushy. Pretty nice.

T - Faint berries and slightly wine like. Kind of citrus and tart at the same time. I know that its two years old but the berries really suffered on this one.

M - Pretty good carbonation. Its refereshing but probably more like a summer brew than a winter brew.

D - Pretty good. Its nice but I'm really not sure to this kind of beer. It is cool that it is vintage and two years old but the berries in it really suffers and I believe it would be better fresh. Pretty nice smell, mouthfeel and drinkability but the taste lacks.
Jan 01, 2011
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Reviewed by illidurit from California

3.97/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from the free table at Woodshop 5.0. Pours a light muddy brown color with a smallish beige head. Striking berry aroma/flavor with blackberries and blueberries especially. Additional notes of caramel, chocolate, and dark bread crusts. Alcohol is undetectable and I was shocked to see this was 10%.
Feb 23, 2010
Imperial Soft Parade from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 34 ratings