Shorts The Liberator

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Name: Liberator
Date: March 06, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: HMOG
Appearance: hazy orange, off white head, bits of lace
Aroma: big sweet pine aroma, crystal sweetness, fruity orange, big citrus, touch of spicy pepper
Flavor: big sweet iueeuuyhuyyytyytwstggggggggfffffrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr flavor, lots of hops with a big citrus character, touch of orange, big bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

(12oz bottle, courtesy of blutt59) Pours a hazy orange body with a medium white head. Aroma of grapefruit, light menthol, pine, lemon, and orange. Flavor of lemon, grapefruit, toffee, florals, and caramel with a bitter finish.

From the Bottle at the Marriott Hotel, Denver 26/09/2009 Floral malt aroma. Amber coloured very strong in alcohol and hoppy with a little dryness in a crisp malt finish.

@Tampa Wkly Gathering @BT Thanks TampaBrew-pours a white ring for a head and cloudy orange color. Aroma is lemon/resin, medium malt-bread. Taste is lemon/grapefruit zest/resin hops bite, medium malt-raisin.

Growler... GSRARO Throwdown... Hazy, dark orange ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Fantastic retention. Big toffee and earthy hop aromas provide a big note of damp pine needles along with lesser notes of cat pee and grapefruit. Medium to full-bodied and a touch oily with modest carbonation. The flavor leans a good bit toward the bitter side of balance - tangy, earthy, bitter hops. Low sweetness. Lengthy, crisp, medium to heavily bitter finish. Mucho thanks to GodOfThunder for providing the growler!

12oz bottle. Poured a medium and hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus (lemons and oranges), floral, toastiness, and citrus. Tastes of citrus, the same toastiness, floral, and caramel. Nice bitter finish.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured clear copper color with an average fizzy off-white head that diminished with little lacing. Moderate to heavy citrus and earthy hop aroma. Medium to full body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good brew that exceeded my expectations.

Awesome bottle of DIPA thanks to blutt59. Pours with a large off-white head over a hazy orange body. Aroma of grapefruit, herbal hops and a ton of citrus. Taste is herbal, dank and strong citrus hops. Grapefruit rind. Nice and bitter. Light bubbles and dry. Outstanding!