Shorts Black Cherry Porter

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Fruit Beer
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Can 12fl.oz. @ [ Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting - Ulfborg ].

Dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, light to moderate coffee. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dusty coffee, burnt malt, berry - cherry notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120218]

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thick lasting dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, wood, chocolate, and some cherries. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, cherries, chocolate, and wood, leading to a dry and roasted finish.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours pitch black with a small, creamy and brown head. Aroma is flat malty, light cherry fruity and vague butterish. Fruity, light citric, cherry and mild phenolic. Dark roasted malt and mixed chocolate and liqourice. Thick malty, cherry fruity and vague butterish finish.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours an opaque brown with a creamy reddish head. Interesting nose of roastiness combined with some berry sweetness and a whiff of butter. Medium body, very low carbonation, roast, blood and cherries with an annoying tired late mouthfeel. Very subdued hops. Starts nice, but ends pretty blah. 280112

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty slightly spicy chocolate coffee aroma with hints of cherries. Roasted malty fruity cherry flavor hints of chocolate. Has a roasted malty chocolate and cherry finish.

Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning 2012, Ulfborg. Pours black with a creamy brown head and lacings. Cherries, ashes, liquorice, cookies and vague roast. Smooth and full bodied. A bit of cold coffee and roast in the in the finish.

Bottle at Pibar, Lausanne
Black color, with generous brown head, compact. Initially the aroma is metallic, blood, then it tunes to some better chocolate and fruits. Good chocolate and caramel flavor, with mild and nice fruit and acidity. Moderate bitterness. Very good when warmer.

Bottle. Weak fruity and slightly buttery aroma. Black colour. Small light brown head. The flavour is sweetish and slightly citric with a little buttery cherry note. Do not know if it is really butter, but it tastes like it - might be from the cherries.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice creamy head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are sweet roast malt, cherries, chocolate, coffee notes, cocoa and hops. Nice and smooth finish.

(12oz bottle, courtesy of Exiled) Pours an opaque black body with a small tan head. Aroma of cherry, roasted malt, caramel, and coffee. Flavor of roasted malt, raisins, roasted malt, grapefruit, chocolate, light coffee, and cherry.