3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20Bottle . A dark reddish brown color body with a small short lasting tan head , medium carbonation , leaving lots of jagged lacing behind . Aroma is very malty , lots of caramel , toffee , nuts , dried fruit and a hint of smoke . FLavor is sweet with lots of character , caramel , toffee , rasins ,apple skins, wood , butter and a hint of chocolete , hops are not really noticeable but there for a touch of balance to keep this from being a total malt bomb. Full body , creamy mouthfeel , short sweet finish . A good brew and quite sessionable .
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Not a bad beer- definitely differs from my usual brew. Also not for everyday consumption. Most prominently a raisin taste, also notes of cereal, chocolate, with a kind of carob aftertaste, minimal head, tan foam, hazy, red, medium sweetness, lively carbonation, oily feel. Not a bad brew- though the artwork is atrocious and embarrassing- something a young Trekkie might draw on his geometry notebook.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Chocolate, roasty nutty, and caramel aroma. Deep amber with a small beige head. Charred toast, nutty caramel, and roasty bitter flavor, as well as some tartness. A strange collections of flavors that don’t quite come together for me. Medium body, soft carbonation. I agree with others about most of Shorts’ label art., and this one is especially bad.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
355 ml bottle.
Originally rated on 20110218.
Pours amber color with a medium head. Aroma of sweet fruits, some resin, hops and caramel. Flavor is pretty much the same with some nutty notes.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Raisin, chocolate caramel, and earthy root aroma. Amber with small head. Sweet caramel malt up front with mildly bitter ginseng/gentian finish. Complex.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle. Pours a dark red color with a small head that fades quickly, leaves some lacing. Aroma is pretty malty, like a scotch ale. Caramel, toast, and light chocolate. Taste is not as good though. Very watery and bland. Some caramel and toasted malt, but mostly water. Medium body. Finish is fizzy, stale, and watery. I guess this is trying to be an accessible scotch brewed for the masses but I don’t even think it works as that.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle (from backlog). Nice dark brown/amber pour with a medium head. Faint aromas of caramel and raisins. Then it got weird. Raisins, maybe chocolate and some all malts that didn’t blend well. I poured out the bottom half of my glass.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Looks great. A deep, somewhat hazy red color with a tan head. The head doesn’t last long, but there’s some good looking lacing.
Smell: Sweet. Dark fruits, malts. Almost a bit of chocolate, but that doesn’t come out in the flavor. Caramel in there a touch as well, and alcohol can be traced.
Taste/feel: I haven’t had many Irish Reds, but this is my favorite of the four or so that I’ve had. As I’m not familiar with the style, I’m not completely sure about how they’re SUPPOSED to taste, but this is just a good tasting beer. The malts up front with the dark fruits, tartness, and sweetness on the finish makes me want more. There seems to be a mild hop presence there, too. Just tastes great. The feel is fantastic -- a somewhat prickly carbonation, but the beer still goes down smooth.
Overall, I’m shocked at the 77/100 rating. That’s a decent score, but I actually thoroughly enjoy this one, and it’s one of my new favorites from Short’s. That sour smell, tart flavor, malty finish.. all of it comes together well. May I have another?
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
22nd February 2012
Hazy dark red - amber beer. Little pale tan head. Light crisp palate. Semi dry. Sourish citrus on a caramel malt base. Minerals. Finishes with a carbonated sting. A bit clunky, especially for Shorts.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foamy fine to large sized light brown colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a strongly carbonated slightly hazy dark red brown colored body and a very good lacing. The aroma was malty and mild vinous. The semi-flat mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a mellow hoppy aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of old ale brown malt and hops. An OK brew just nothing special.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Can a beer be downgraded for a nasty-looking label with a drawing that looks like a bad rendition of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s beloved Mr. Data with a bucktoothed smile? I’m saying the answer is yes, so there goes a point for "Appearance." There are scents of caramel malts in the aroma, but it has a tart taste that seems mostly like apple cider.
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