Prolonged Enjoyment - Short's Brewing Company

zachary80

Indiana

3.98/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Purchased last week, poured into a pint glass.

Appearance is good but with less head than desired for a hoppy beer. White head and decent white lacing. Body is on the orange side.

Aroma is citrusey with some honey-like features.

Flavor is full, more like a drier IPA than expected. Plenty of complexity here. Fairly bitter but not overwhelming, and the flavor lingers for a while.

Mouthfeel is thin but as expected.

Delicious and session-able while keeping the hoppiness notched up. Surprisingly good

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2012 00:50:53 | More by zachary80

thebigredone

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

05-25-2013 13:47:55 | More by thebigredone

alelover

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-17-2013 19:17:31 | More by alelover

johnyb

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-16-2013 22:01:10 | More by johnyb

kjkinsey

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +16.6%

05-11-2013 01:20:55 | More by kjkinsey

Slay40

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +23.1%

05-10-2013 18:55:32 | More by Slay40

Texasfan549

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

05-09-2013 04:00:20 | More by Texasfan549

Scotthuller

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-08-2013 12:55:10 | More by Scotthuller

AlMarzo

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-07-2013 10:54:10 | More by AlMarzo

bob_d_j

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-07-2013 01:42:51 | More by bob_d_j

Acuity

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

05-05-2013 15:33:27 | More by Acuity

rsenters29

Michigan

3/5  rDev -22.3%

05-01-2013 19:53:32 | More by rsenters29

superspak

Michigan

4.2/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 3/21/2013. Pours hazy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, tangerine, floral, grass, pine, light honey, and floral earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of hop notes with a fair malt balance. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, tangerine, floral, grass, pine, light honey, and floral earthiness. Moderate floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, citrus zest, floral, grass, pine, light honey, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of hop flavors; with a decent malt balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky, and crisp mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming noticed after the finish as expected at 3.5%. Overall this is a highly excellent session IPA! Lots of hop flavor with nice complexity and robustness; and very smooth to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 04:58:46 | More by superspak

maximum12

Minnesota

2.45/5  rDev -36.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

Thanks to tectactoe for sending me a box brimming full of Short's goodness. It's been over a year before I picked up a bunch of Short's - it's always a pleasure to have these bottles in the fridge. 12 oz. bottle, one for me, one for my wife. Who just had ice cream. Warning, kids: dont mix the two.

Pour is the color of summertime, a muted, opaque orange. Lovely bouquet, like an orange being stuff up your nose, without having to sneeze/blow it back out, plus a sugar-coated sweetness.

Prolonged Enjoyment should be a scratch & sniff beer; the taste falls long kilometers short of the nose. Huge inoculation of pale malts whacks the tongue, along with a surprisingly bitter back-hand. The orange in the nose becomes something less pleasing, with an acidic, almost tart edge that doesn't meld well with the following sweetness, malts & bitterness. A session beer that's one-and-done.

Nicely complex for a small-bore beer, but the taste just don't play nicely together, & as it warms, the weird edge become more pronounced. A rare whiff for this brewery, says my palate, not a good beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 02:15:20 | More by maximum12

rjcoy06

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

04-25-2013 10:29:12 | More by rjcoy06

kojevergas

California

2.94/5  rDev -23.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

"Session India Pale Ale." 12 fl oz bottle with branded white pressure cap and clever label served into a Mitchells of Lancaster flared stemtulip in me gaff in low altitude Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Acquired from the very generous surlytheduff in a trade; I received my box today. Thanks again, buddy! Expectations are high; I've heard great things about Short's. I'm reviewing this as an IPA because that's what the brewery/label identifies it as.

Served cold, straight from a cooler. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: Pours a one finger beige colour head of slight cream and average (~2 minute) retention. Disappointingly thin. Lacing is light and even. Body colour is a somewhat hazy nontransparent pale copper. Murky yet translucent. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Typical of an IPA, but there's nothing unique or special here and I'm a bit disappointed in the head - especially considering the low ABV. No egregious flaws, though. I'm optimistic.

Sm: Oily and floral as all hell. Lightly nectary. Grapefruit punches through heavily. Dank citrusy oily notes. Light pine. Oily hop character is dominant here; I like that. An impressive aroma of moderate strength. No yeast character or alcohol comes through. Pale malts. Grains. I'm really looking forward to trying it.

T: Oily and floral. Fairly hefty grapefruit citrus bite - a dominant note here. A blip of hop bitterness on the climax and then it reverts to its default oily hop-meets-pale malt body. Some graininess rounds it out nicely. Fairly piney. The hop selection here is interesting; it's not exactly my preferred flavour profile for an IPA but it's nice for what it is. I can see where if you were in love with the hop varietals used this would float your boat, but I'm a columbus and amarillo man. No yeast character or alcohol comes through. Regardless of what you make of the hop choices alone, the sheer quantity of flavour in this beer cannot be ignored - especially for such a low ABV, seemingly innocuous brew. The balance isn't ideal - again, that bitterness does creep in - but it's pretty well pulled off. I like it for what it is.

Mf: Smooth, wet, oily as hell. Overcarbonated. Decent presence on the palate. Good body. Suits the flavour profile generally well. Not at all weak. Good thickness.

Dr: It succeeds in its aims; it's a sessionable IPA packed with flavour. And while I like it in a general sense, I doubt I'd get it again. I chalk this up to personal hop preference. But it does get me really eager to try more Short's beers; this one justifies their reputation - even if it's not quite oriented towards my own personal preferences. A tasty brew from Short's that tests the boundaries of how much flavour can be packed into a small beer. Every fan of the style should give this one a go.

Constructively, if we put aside appreciation for what it's doing as a small/low ABV beer specifically, it comes off as rather average for the style. I doubt praise would be as high as it is if it weren't tempered by the understanding that this is meant to be a sessionable brew. There are bigger bolder IPAs that clobber this one in terms of a 1v1 comparison. I review beer on an individual basis, not 6 pack to 6 pack. I appreciate this one for what it is, but the fact remains - it's merely average for an IPA when compared against all other IPAs irrespective of sessionability.

High C

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 04:36:54 | More by kojevergas

HardyA

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-19-2013 22:56:27 | More by HardyA

SportsandJorts

Michigan

3.96/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Appearance: a hazy yellowish orange. a finger and a half of a off-white foamy head. leave behind a lacing

Smell: nice and pleasant floral hops. nothing to powerful

Taste: decently strong floral hops and a touch of grains. quite a strong flavor for a beer that comes in below 4%.

Mouthfeel. pretty light, slightly bitter. with a little bit more crispness this beer could be higher rated

Overall: another solid small seasonal from Short's. But this one isn't completely unique or above the competition and was a bit tough to track down.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 23:08:03 | More by SportsandJorts

spry

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -35.2%

04-16-2013 20:36:49 | More by spry

gtermi

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-13-2013 03:32:02 | More by gtermi

warnerry

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

04-11-2013 23:09:29 | More by warnerry

mzeld

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-11-2013 02:17:08 | More by mzeld

avschmitt

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

04-09-2013 15:16:16 | More by avschmitt

twkirkby

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -35.2%

04-07-2013 18:42:30 | More by twkirkby

Prager62

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

04-06-2013 17:08:15 | More by Prager62