Good Humans - Short's Brewing Company

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Fresh bottle from Champagne's Cellar. This tastes a lot more hoppy than 19 ibu. More or less neutral aroma. Crowning white head on Brownish body with tons of lace at the end of a very drinkable brew. Grapefruit citrus taste, some herbal - lemongrass? A little sting on the palate.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2011 04:44:39 | More by northyorksammy

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.63/5  rDev +21.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

so i decided last night to break out 10+, thats right 10+ new shorts beers for a nice sampling with the family. turns out my and my brother in law were the only ones willing to go down this road, so long afternoon for sure. serve cold and consumed on 10/02/2010.

an absolutely exceptional beer to say i was thrilled to death to be able to try this would be the understatement of the night. pours out a nice medium brown color with a short lived head of off white that has just enough to it that it is able to coat the sides of the glass with a light lacing.

a really nice and healthy dose of hops great you as you take the first breath in. warming with a definite alcohol nose but this is shunted by a ridge caramel malt that balances it perfectly against the rest of the profile. smooth, rich and much fuller then one would expect the richness of the flavor wastes no time at all in coming across here. really well done the brown sugar and earthy base is cut by deep, piney hops and a resonant alcohol touch that really warms the belly. smooth finish leaves a dry touch that is both a nice and clean finish but has a small hint of roasted nuts that pops up.

overall would take this any day over an arrogant bastard or other strong ale. just really, really well done.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2010 17:42:01 | More by mikesgroove

womencantsail

California

4.1/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Once again, huge thanks go to hoppymeal for sending me this bottle.

A: The pour is a rich mahogany color with plenty of red highlights and a thin white head.

S: The nose is full of floral and citrus hops which really steal the show from the usual caramel and nutty sweetness of a brown ale.

T: The hops stand out in the flavor as well. An interesting combination of citrus (grapefruit) and sweet brown sugar and caramel. Even with all the hoppiness, there isn't much in terms of bitterness.

M: The body is medium with moderate carbonation and an overall creamy mouthfeel.

D: This is a really interesting beer, and the description was enough to intrigue me. The hops really come through and make you forget that you're drinking a brown ale for a second.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 00:04:28 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Pours a nice caramel brown color bordering on chestnut. Nice white head and a bit of lacing. The nose is really nice, with some sweet and roasted brown malts along with some nice piney, floral, and earthy hops. Really love the concept, as this seems to be done differently than the typical hoppy brown. The taste scales back a bit with some slight bitterness, roast, and slightly-sweet malt. Good body and carbonation with a nice level of bitterness. Drinks quite well and I'm glad that put this into bottles.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2010 00:29:32 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

2.83/5  rDev -25.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Pours a cloudy chestnut color with a well=formed head; very good retention and shards of lace are left behind

Smell: Brown sugar and caramel dominate the nose; the alcohol is readily discernable as are the hops

Taste: The sweet caramel and brown sugar flavors dominate at the outset but are joined by a bitterness that verges on sour; I cannot tell if this is what the brewer intended or whether it is another example of Short's quality control problems

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with prickly carbonation and considerable warmth in the gullet

Overall: I was hoping for much more from this brew and don't think the sourness was intended

Thanks, FlandersNed, for the opportunity

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2011 18:28:58 | More by brentk56

Mora2000

Texas

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to TasteTester for sending this bottle to me.

The beer pours a clear brownish-red with an off-white head. The aroma is chocolate, mint, caramel malt and some piney hops. The flavor is a nice mix of chocolate with some pine. You also get caramel. Not too terribly complex but a very nice, easy drinking brown ale with some nice hopping. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2010 02:36:01 | More by Mora2000

emerge077

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The label design (and name) is odd yet cool... i'm sure there's a good story behind it.

Light brown pour, it ends up much darker with a glint of ruby when held to the light. A finger of foam when first poured, receding quickly to a patchy skim over the surface.

Some clear piney hops when the cap is cracked, and in the glass there's some solid hop herbals overlaid on a woody, toasty malt base.

Flavor is similarly green and roasty, interesting combo. Smooth feel, some coffee, ash, and wood elements, with some grassy & citrus notes coming through. Dry finish. Well hopped brown ales may not be for everyone, but this seems pretty well integrated. The body has a moderate weight to it, but drinks light.

I like it. This seems perfect for Fall/Winter weather.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2010 03:44:14 | More by emerge077

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Telix. The bottle is right, we are the best things ever.

A: The brown ale is a syrupy red-brown color, a full color that looks like the horizon as the last of the sun slides away each night. The first pour of the bottle generated a quarter finger of head that left thin patches of lace behind.

S: Roasted malts, burnt biscuit and nuts, share the stage with oily hops. The hop profile is citrusy and formidable, easily making it out of the roasted malts.

T: The hops strike first, delivering a strong citrus dose that registers immediately. Grapefruit and orange peel are immediately evident, cutting through the thick morass of burnt malts with ease. The only downside is a syrupy sweetness that seems out of place right at the end of each sip. I really like the subtle strength of the hops.

M: The mouthfeel seems like it wants to emphasize the malts but the hops have other plans. The sweetness of the hops lulls the tastebuds to sleep.

D: It's difficult to criticize Short's. This is no exception. I like the syrupy hoppiness and how it gradually builds up its strength.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 22:05:00 | More by akorsak

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I really do like the nose on this one. Really nice hop influence going on. Overall, the hops really do stick with the beer on this one, providing a constant influence that clearly speaks of dry hops. A different take on brown ales that works out pretty nicely.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 00:50:57 | More by RblWthACoz

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Pours a small fizzy head covering that barely exists before disappearing, not too bad for an 8% beer but not great either, slightly hazy dark mahogany slightly chocolate brown color with some ruby light coming through.

Nose is interesting, a blend of brown malts and floral hops. Hops bring some floral, slightly noble like grassy aromas, touch of pine and earthy hops, and a decent malt base, light toasty brown malts, little caramel and hint syrupy, little nutty toffee too.

Taste brings a juicy brown malt right out first, plenty of toffee, nutty, caramel, hint buttery toffee, nice malty base with mild sweetness but mostly dry, almost candy like toffee nutty flavors almost brittle but without the sweetness. Then hops, milder hops, just a touch of bitterness, mostly grassy floral almost noble like hops, just a touch of earthy and faint piney hops. Finish gets bit more bitter, spicy earthy hops lingering, grassy hops as well, semi dry but a little sticky and some buttery toffee and nutty brown malts lingering.

Mouth is med bodied, nice fluffy carb, booze is hidden well.

Overall not bad, I'm surprised by this one. The Short's normal beers don't seem to do anything special and are usually fairly lackluster. And I wasn't expecting a dry hopped brown ale to do anything nice, but this is well balanced, not too bitter, nice profile of both hops and malts that seem to somehow play off each other, since I think they picked the hops and malts well.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 02:02:54 | More by jlindros

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle. Deep amber with a frothy light mocha head. This retains with a creamy richness, leaving sticky swathes of lacing behind. The aroma smells leafy with green citrus, cocoa and roast all mixing together to give the nose a fresh ripe twang. The taste is fresh ripe citrus with a firm bitterness at its core. Tropical and herbal notes hang on the edges while a malty backbone of cocoa sweetness and roast flavor that leave a touch of char lingering in the finish along with some leftover green bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium with a firm creaminess that spreads out. This is pretty easy going in the mouth overall with just a touch of warmth to the proceedings. This was a more than serviceable take on the hoppy Brown Ale style with a good bit more going on with it than I expected. The really easy drinkability for 8% helped as well. Glad I picked a bottle up.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 19:32:55 | More by Kegatron

Viggo

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle, big thanks to grub for sharing.

Pours a lightly hazy dark orange/red, pretty nice colour, medium sized off white head forms, settles down to a medium ring around the glass, some chunks of lace stick, looks pretty nice.

Smell is neat, very hoppy, big grapefruit aroma, some floral, lots of citrus, nice malt underneath, caramel and biscuits, very nutty, some raisin, touch of fruit, alcohol, light bit of toast, some brown sugar/maple, pretty neat.

Taste is neat, a lot like the Bellaire, light roast and some toast, caramel, alcohol, raisin and some fruit, very nutty with some maple, pretty boozy, some floral and a touch of grapefruit, sweet roasty finish, pretty neat and intense herbal bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, pretty thick, low carbonation, some warmth but goes down smooth. A pretty nice beer, thanks Russ!

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2010 21:09:17 | More by Viggo

corby112

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep dark mahogany/chestnut brown color with deep golden ruby hues when held to a light source and a two finger off white head that slowly fades into a lasting cap and ring.

Very hoppy aroma with lots of sweet citrus character and a touch of earthy pine. Lots of sweet citrusy lemon and orange peel as well as some grapefruit, subtle mango and pineapple. The nose is dominated by these hop characteristics but underneath there are some slightly roasted dark malt notes with hints of hazelnut, toffee and caramel. It is shocking to me really how hoppy this beer smells. The typical brown ale notes are over shadowed but are faintly noticeable.

Very hop forward, especially for the style with lot of dry bitter pine notes as well as a very prominent sweet citrus presence. Hints of orange and lemon peel along with some grapefruit and mango. Medium bodied with a slightly creamy texture mid palate. The hops are prominent and linger throughout but are nicely balanced by a slightly toasty caramel malt backbone. Hints of toffee and hazelnut as well as some biscuit. These notes are noticeable underneath but this beer is truly dominated by the dry bitter and sweet citrus hop notes. This beer is truly unique and a welcome twist to the style. Very complex and flavorful with a very dry finish.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 09:33:14 | More by corby112

DrJay

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Trippy label. The beer poured a bright, clear chestnut with a thin beige/tan cap of fine bubbles. A bit of sticky lace, decent head retention. Big citrus aroma, lots of grapefruit, with some caramel and earthy malt in the background. Sort of surprising, but nice. Bold hop flavour, juicy citrus, grapefruit, moderate to high bitterness with enough malt sweetness, caramel, faint nuts and chocolate, to provide some balance. It finished with a hint of alcohol and lingering combination of malts and bitterness. The body was lighter than expected, not thin exactly but headed in that direction. Carbonation was medium-low and the texture was malty with a bit of dryness once the sweetness dissipated. An interesting beer, plenty of flavour and quite tasty.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2010 20:53:29 | More by DrJay

JohnGalt1

Idaho

4.13/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz received in another Epic trade with Kbeals... Kevin is a force to be reckoned with.. awesome trade! Enjoyed from my Delrium goblet.

1" off white head.. nice lacing.. descent cap ... the brew is fairly clear walnut brown.. pretty.

Nose is intriguing.. bunches of citrus hops don't exactly play well with toasty brown malts.. but it is interesting for sure..

WOW!! The brown malts translate into bushels of nuts on the palate.. hazelnuts actually.. not nearly as hoppy as the aroma shows.. instead a nice citrus that isn't over done and just sorta compliments the abundant malt character.. very tasty and a great body.. with a smooth carbonation. I would be interested in the ABV is on this one, because there is no alcohol to be had... hops show again a bit more on the finish as an oily citrus component.

Man... I wanna know how they got so much nutty character into this brew.. I really like it... Thanks again Kevin for another super trade.

4/3.5/4.5/4/4

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2010 10:04:59 | More by JohnGalt1

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks for the beer, Adam.

A: brown, moderate head and lace

S: both hops and malt are strong in the nose. very interesting and intriguing, cocoa

T: Nice hop flavor up front, an enjoyable sweetness, slight chocolate aftertaste. The hoppiness and maltiness together is strange and delightful. An odd brew, but well done. An interesting treat.

M: creamy with a nice carbonation level

D: a nice brew that I'd be happy to have again.

Notes: I wrote Short's Brewing inquiring about the ABV%, and have yet to receive a response.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2010 01:03:21 | More by Huhzubendah

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy deep amber to a brown-ish color with a tan head. In the aroma, sweet roasted malt, with small notes of fruit and nuts. In the taste, a sweet roast and complimented with a nice sweet fruitiness and balanced back down with a dry nuttiness. A small bite and medium bodied mouthfeel, with a small dry fruit and nut aftertaste. Nice malt, and the fruitiness is really nice.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2011 13:57:07 | More by OWSLEY069

gford217

Georgia

4.15/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle from hoppymeal.

Pours a deep but clear chestnut brown with a small creamy off-white head that shows very good retention and leaves good lacing.

Ooooh, I like the smell of this one. It's got the sweet caramel malts and nutty character I expect in a brown but the most impressive and noticeable part of the nose is the hops, which seem to be a mixture of pine resins and sweet citrus, oranges maybe.

The taste doesn't quite live up to the nose, as the hops seem to be much more understated and the sweet caramel malts, brown sugar and toasted nuts. The finish has a slight citrus hop bitterness but definitely not to the extent of the nose.

The mouthfeel is extremely creamy but with a slight prickliness from the hops. Strong carbonation.

This is an outstanding brown ale, especially if you like a hefty hop presence to mix things up a bit. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2010 02:02:40 | More by gford217

jrallen34

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A big thanks to PhiDelt for this extra...12 oz bottle into my Narke tulip.

Dark brown pour with a nice tan head, good retention and lacing...The aroma is really, lots of clean fresh hops, a little earthy dirt, and coffee...The taste is really pretty nice, lots of flavor, coffee undertones throughout, some light peanuts, and dirt as well. I normally don't like browns but this is really really good and flavorful. The feel is pretty good.

Overall, a really nice new take on a brown ale, worth a shot for sure.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2010 00:55:04 | More by jrallen34

TurdFurgison

Ohio

3.53/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Another 12oz Shorts beer from Wadsey. This one pours a dark copper orange, almost brown color, clear with a thin tan foam.

The aroma is very odd, almost off, dry hopped to the point of near sourness. More pine resin than citrus, which worked as the pine paired well with the roasted malts. The beer tastes very odd, the hops are so bitter that I get a puckering sour feel in my mouth. Not expected in a brown ale, which I guess is the point for Shorts. Other than the bitterness I get a little toasted malt / roasted malt flavor, but I think the dry hopping is the main attribute I'll remember.

This strikes me as an interesting experiment, but not one I'll return to. Good on Shorts for trying new things.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2010 02:02:43 | More by TurdFurgison

DefenCorps

Oregon

3.63/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I got a bunch of Short's beers in a recent trade with schro126. Thanks, Nathan! This was a welcome treat after the infected peanut beers.

A harsh pour yields a deep caramel brown pour with great clarity and a thin, light brown head with decent retention and a little lace. Solid stuff.

Juicy citrus hops with candied orange and a deep, rich malt backbone are immediately present. Brown sugar, caramel and a touch of syrup are present. I like the combination of the malt with the dry-hopped character.

The palate opens with plenty of caramel and brown sugar, but this definitely isn't syrupy. These flavors are well complemented but the aroma hops with some sweet citrus present Hop bitterness appears towards the finish with a mildly grassy off-flavor, almost vegetal? The sweetness of the finish almost tastes artificial, like there's some Spleda/Equal present. As it warms up, there's a fruity yeast character present, which doesn't really work well here. Medium-light in body with a medium-high level of carbonation, this is solid stuff. I did like drinking this.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2010 15:37:38 | More by DefenCorps

BeerFMAndy

Wisconsin

2.88/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into a Sierra Nevada imperial pint.
110410 on the label, no other info.

Thanks to Beerwolf77 for yet another beer!

A - Good Humans pours a brilliantly red mahogany color with nice clarity and a dense caramel head. Solid retention and thick foam coats the glass.

S - Willamet hops immediately push forwards with an aggressive earthy tone of mulch and soil. Deep amber malts exude some toast qualities and provide a good backbone. Earthy to the max.

T - The biting hop profile completely overwhelms the malt to the point of it being thin. Toast on the finish, but the taste is almost completely earthy hop. There is a touch of what tastes like a sour infection but it plays out more in the mouthfeel.

M - Thin, light-bodied, and under-carbonated, there is a dry bitterness from the hops but it's more of a dry, almost lactobacillus-like sourness that seems to be taking a hold of the brew. (No, I'm not just assuming this because of Short's past problems.)

O - Honestly, this beer isn't awful, I just find it lightly offensive between the over-the-top hop profile that's not balanced very well. Also, I'm not sure if the date is a production or best before (although the hops haven't faded it seems) but there seems to be some sort of bug in it. Lastly, the label calls it a double but there's no alcohol anywhere. Then again Short's excels at covering up alcohol levels.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 14:47:36 | More by BeerFMAndy

tpd975

Florida

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Jale for this one.

A: Pours an amberish brown hue with a tall off white head. Head dies to a ring but leaves behind huge chunks of lace.

S: Very hopped up aroma. Lots of grassy green hops, light roast, a bit floral as well.

T: Hints of caramel malt with only very mild sweetness. In the middle the hops push through. Bold grassy hops with hints of grapefruit. A bit of boozy burn in the finish.

M: Medium in body, good carbonation, bit of burn in the finish.

D: Good, pretty solid unique take on the style.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2010 00:13:07 | More by tpd975

alexgash

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle.

Brownish-amber body. Clear. Fat finger of moderately creamy, dark beige head. Some lacing. Nose is rather hoppy. Fresh notes of pine, resinous weed, and some zesty orange. This hoppiness is contrasted nicely with malty aromas of plum, brown sugar, and nutty, toasted grains.

Starts off with toasted grains, soapy sweetness, and subtle hop bitterness. Cola and caramel sweetness increase, along with herbal, resinous hoppiness. Slightly earthy, tobacco and chocolate flavors near the finish. Fruity alcohol contributes some warming. Grainy, herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium-full body with a somewhat sticky feel. Not bad, but a tad rough around the edges and not as cohesive as it could be.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2010 22:35:50 | More by alexgash

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - A very dark brown but clear at the base. Head is tan in color and I got at least an inch of foamy goodness.

S - Smell doesn't give way to much dry hopping which is a good thing since these guys can sometimes take hoping to far. Mostly sweet with caramel and toffee with only slight floral hops. Smells balanced.

T - Well it doesn't have much roasty nutty flavors but mostly sweet malts and citrus/pineapple hops in the finish. I do like how balanced it is starting sweet and finishing mildly hoppy.

M - Medium body the ABV is hidden very well in this.

Overall nothing really bad to say about this except maybe could use more roasty or nutty flavors. Kind of drinks more like a mildly hoppy amber ale if you ask me (nugget nectar like...)

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2012 01:37:28 | More by DrDemento456