Bloody Beer
Short's Brewing Company

12 oz. bottle poured into a pint glass. The last of the set of Short's beers from MarcatGSB.

Appearance - Pours a deep orange color with a small, fleeting white head. I expected a redder color. Again, Short's beers have no head retention.

Smell - Smells like a subdued Bloody Mary. Tomatoes are the strongest, but it has it's fair share of light malt aromas. A little bready from the malt. I get a huge whiff of the celery, too.

Taste - The tomato isn't as prominent in the flavor as it is in the aroma. A lot more of the spices come through. The celery and peppercorns in particular. No horseradish, which might be a good thing. Finishes pretty clean with only some remnants of tomato lingering.

Mouthfeel - A little bit heavy, but otherwise a nice body. Well carbonated and no offensive flavors are putting me off.

Overall - Well, it does exactly what it set out to do. It's a Bloody Mary beer. It's pretty spot on, but the jury is still out on whether it's a flavor combination that's absolutely necessary in a beer.

Pours a medium dark caramel color with a small white head on top. Smell has notes of tomato’s and spices. Taste is strong with tomatos and peppercorn with a malty finish.

Not as terrible as I thought it would be.

 

Executes the concept well. Doesn’t smell particularly like a Bloody Mary - more like a sweet ale - but delivers on the premise once it hits your palate.

It’s not like drinking a Bloody Mary, itself; it’s a blend of a Bloody Mary and an ale. No spice or heat to speak of.

Major props for executing the concept, but frankly, that concept isn’t very tasty. It’s not bad, but it’s worse than a regular craft ale, and worse than a Bloody Mary. You’re better off just making up your mind and getting one or the other. Or get both a beer and a Bloody Mary - just not in the same glass!

 

October 2023 Pub Brew Release - 6 pack
12 oz. can dated 101123 (10/11/23) - 7.8% ABV / 47 IBU
Brewed and canned in Elk Rapids, MI
Poured into a Bell's branded nonic pint glass

Look - Pours a dense and fizzy, slightly caramel-colored white head that leaves lacing. Clear, dark amber appearance with a good amount of streaming bubbles.
Smell - Getting mostly faint tomato in the scent with the spices blended together in the background.
Taste - The spices are more dominant in the taste with celery seed and dill being the most prominent. Not picking up too much of the tomato, horseradish, or peppercorn. They're very subtle. The caramel malt seems to come through as well, despite all of the adjuncts.
Feel - Medium bodied with a spicy mouthfeel and finishes with minimal dryness.
Overall - Being not quite the flavor explosion that was expected, and the tomato flavor being so subtle, made this somewhat of a disappointment.

 

It matches the style so I can't ratw it too low but I'm not a fan of Bloody Marys.

Pour is orangish red. Short, foamy, off-white head that is short-lived.

It smells tomato, pepper, Citrus, celery and Bloody Mary mix.

Taste basically like a bloody mary the kind that's mixed with beer. Finishes dry with a tomato linger. Medium body and fizzy medium carbonation.

I like bloodies, but this was so-so. I was hoping for more spice. It reminds me of a watered-down V8.

 

 

 

For what it is its not bad. A bloody Mary beer? Shorts did a hell of a job. Smells like tomato soup with flavors of horseradish, dill, tomato, and malt. First beer ever had that tastes better with a pickle and a few drops of hot sauce. I highly recommend adding the pickle and got sauce.

 

Near spot-on. I wasn't sure how much I would enjoy this one since Bloody Mary's - and tomato juice in general - is something that I have to be in a specific mood to enjoy. I don't think ive ever craved after it. After having a few I've discovered that it's the texture of Bloody Mary's that I have difficulty with.
Poured from bottle to goblet. Color is that of raspberry jam with a collar of off white foam. Head quickly dissolves, leaving a clean glass. Aromas of spice: celery seed, pepper, dill, all riding a wave of savory/sweet tomatoes. Flavor is tomato forward, with dill and celery upfront and a peppery/horseradish finish. Spicy without becoming too hot. Thin feel.

As a huge fan of Bloody Marys and beer... this is just gross.

Appearance - The beer poured a copper color with a white head.

Smell - The beer had a salty Bloody Mary-like nose. Celery is also fairly evident.

Taste - The overall profile makes me think of a rye beer. I get celery salt, tomato, and char. There is something that reminds me of vodka. The horseradish or any sense of spice are not evident.

Mouthfeel - Carbonation was pretty straight forward like an average pale ale.

Overall - I wonder if I add a pickle or celery stick if this would improve. Perhaps adding Bloody Mary mix would help.