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Shorts The Curl Imperial Pilsner

Shorts The Curl Imperial Pilsner

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An European Strong Lager brewed by
Shorts Brewing Co.

Bellaire, Michigan USA

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373.51/5.03.47/5.0Special7.1%90.8Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed with 40% more ingredients to bump any ordinary pilsner to an imperial level. We hop the kettle four times, using a good amount of Amarillo hops to balance the malty sweetness from the pilsen malt and lots of flaked maze. At 7.5% ABV and 50 Bittering Units, this beer is still very quaffable and packed full of flavor thanks to the help of our house American lager yeast. This beer was brewed upon the request of every ones favorite beer tender, Jeremy “the curl” VanSice. 50 IBU's.

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 yjb (108), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20

Mar 20, 2008  
more bitter than it is malty this is not a bad drink. From an experimental brewery that makes as many hits as misses this one was close, but a bit off.

 GeneralGao (2627), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Bottle 135 of 1000. Poured a hazy light orange color. The head was white with good retention and lacing. Fruit forward nose including the likes of citrus and a bit of white grape. I also smelled cereal grains, some butter, and light grass. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with moderate bitterness. Effervescent with spruce, toffee, and a little apricot in the flavor. Nice.


 pepsican (778), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 26, 2008  
thanks to general gao! Clear gold pour with a very fluffy white head. Earthy hop aroma. Flavor was lemon, citrus, earth, pine. Bitter finish with a snappy amount of carbonation, dry. I think this one was well over a year old and has held up surprisingly well.


 hopdog (4779), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 11, 2008  
750ml bottle acquired in trade with ogglethorp (thanks!). 2006 Vintag. # 288 / 1000. Poured a deep yellow color with a larger sized white head. Aromas of citrus, grassy, and bready. Tastes of the same with some caramel.


 egajdzis (3086), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Poured a dark golden color with a small, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, pils malt, caramel, toffee, grass, and toasted dough. Taste was sweeter, caramel, toast, toffee malts, grassy hops, light caramel, and a bitter, hoppy finish, with low alcohol in the end.


 TomDecapolis (2545), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a lightly hazy golden with a bubbly white head that left some lacing. Aroma of noble hops, some citrus notes, bready, a little grassy with notes of lemon and some candy sweetness. I liked the nose on this one. Flavor of bready malt, a little sweet, noble hop flavor, some hop bitterness followed by some bready sweet malt.



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