Plum Rye Bock
Short's Brewing Company

Plum Rye BockPlum Rye Bock
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Bock
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 14.76%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
76
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 14, 2015
Added:
Nov 13, 2010
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  2
Plum Rye Bock is a Rye Lager brewed with plums. Dark copper in color with beautiful clarity, this beer has an off-white head with aromas of bread, toffee, and plum. Upon first sip, you’re greeted with classic clean Bock flavors of malty caramel and light toffee. Light-medium bodied, the fruitiness of the plum flavors add a touch of tart sweetness with some spicy rye notes. Plum Rye Bock finishes smooth, crisp, and clean.
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Ratings by Frosty80:
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Reviewed by Frosty80 from Michigan

3.49/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Color: pours light brown with a slight reddish hue. sits a clear, deep amber

Smell: very clean, soft and sweet character. gotta really get your nose wet to detect the rye and plum

Taste: initial rush of tart plum sweetness and nutty rye. no hop flavor. finish is balanced with just a hint of fruity sweetness

Mouthfeel: low-medium body with low-medium carbonation

Notes: yep, this is a Shorts brew. i dont know what the hell it is. its like they use these ingredients sparingly and then they go for full attenuation so there really isnt any FULL flavor. its just ok.
Nov 15, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.08 by Cotton_27 from Michigan

Dec 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by jamesod from Michigan

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by zestar from California

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by StoutHunter from Michigan

Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Sep 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Circleo12 from South Carolina

Jun 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by SaisonRichBiere from Michigan

Mar 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by larebear

Dec 10, 2012
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Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan

4.06/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a dingy copper color, very opaque and very hazy, impossible to see anything on the other side. Dark beige-colored head, thick and fluffy - this beer was very volatile, even with a modest pour. Musty plum sweetness on the nose, some funk and some crisp tartness, slight herbal notes; some malt and spice also in the background. Not really getting any rye in the aroma. The taste is actually nothing what I expected from the aroma - very, very sweet taste up front. Huge abundance of plums and grapes, the sweetness turns into a sharp tartness for a moment, almost puckering. The carbonation peaks at the same time, giving one hell of a mouth shock midway through. Apple skins and phenol comes to mind as well. The rye doesn't get picked up until about three-quarters of the way through and even more so when the beer warms up a bit. The aftertaste is like stale rye bread and yeast - this beer is malty all the way. Very light perfume-like florals can be picked up but play tertiary to the malt and rye. Medium body, crisp with lots of carbonation. Beer almost floats away on your palate.

I didn't know what to expect with this one, but my expectations weren't very high. Maybe that's why I liked it so much? I was very pleasantly surprised with this one. Delicious fruit beer (and I don't normally like fruity stuff), fruit tastes authentic and sweet and it isn't cloying or sickeningly sweet. I'd have this one over and over again.
Dec 02, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by mzeld from Michigan

Dec 01, 2012
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Review from notes, sampled spring 2011
Pours a clear golden brown color with a good sized white ehad that persists for a while. The nose is sweet with caramel and burnt sugars offset with a tartness that I suspect comes from the rye as well as a tart dark fruit that should be from the plums. The flavor is rich and sweet like you'd expect from a bock, but there is a tart edge that makes this just a bit different. Spicy malts and tart dark fruits compete heavily with the clean malty richness of a bock. Medium body with a hint too much carbonation and a sweet tart kind of mouthfeel going on. Kudos to Short's for always pushing the boundaries, but this one doesn't work for me. I kept wanting this to be a clean bock, but that fruity tartness always jumped in.
Aug 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Jul 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by klipper from Michigan

May 13, 2012
 
Rated: 2 by senorscientist from Michigan

Jan 30, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 20, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Marti403 from Michigan

Jan 01, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by melissab318 from Michigan

Dec 27, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by twkirkby from Michigan

Dec 18, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by TasteTester from Ohio

Dec 17, 2011
Plum Rye Bock from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 76 ratings