Stache Bender
Short's Brewing Company

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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
10.3%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 9.9%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
136
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 17, 2019
Added:
Apr 27, 2014
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  20
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.49/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Picked this up in May 2014 on the Midwest reunion trip.

Pours an amber and orange like color indicative of a higher degree of malt for this double/triple ipa. Good amount of bittering hops and caramel present in the aroma. Getting a devil dancer vibe out of this one at this point of the experience.

Taste brings much of the same, bittering hops and caramel, but thankfully a little less sting than devil dancer. Pine joins grapefruit. Sticky dense malt heft. Rumors of tropical fruit have been overstated. Everything about the beer seems to land in between devil dancer and hopslam. This is their version of those beers (triple ipa) basically. Whereas the coasts seem to put out drier, lighter bodies tipas, these midwest ones are beefy enough to keep you warmer and fuller in the winter. Cool to have once, and I would probably buy a 4/6 pack just to have the cool cardboard art, but other than that, its kind of a style of beer that is a shout out to the past, but not something I pine (hehehe) for these days.
Sep 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by 98green from Michigan

Jan 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by petrusek23 from Ohio

Jan 18, 2018
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Reviewed by Sir_DrinksAtHome from Florida

4.41/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a 9oz snifter.
Poured amber/dark orange/Carmel in color with a small off white head. Left lacing with every sip.

Smells hoppy as expected from a DIPA, a bit of Carmel malt and piney.

Taste very smooth, abv well hidden. Carmel notes, piney and citrus.

Mouth feel is very smooth, moderate carbonation.


Overall this is a great DIPA. Glad I got to try it and I would seek it out again. 10/10 would smash this again.
Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by stadmo1 from Michigan

Dec 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by Z-man from Michigan

Dec 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by SiepJones from Pennsylvania

Dec 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.99 by Coho11 from Ohio

Nov 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours light Amber. Foamy, medium, off White head that fades slowly with light lacing.

Smell citrus peel, grapefruit, caramel malts and Pine.

Taste caramel malt, citrus peel, Pine and Light alcohol. Finishes dry with Citrus linger and light malt. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Nov 28, 2017
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Rated by Jim67 from Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Outstanding double IPA. Nice balance of sweetness and bitterness. Very smooth. Great orange color and head. My favorite Shorts IPA.
Nov 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.63 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Nov 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by jt354 from Michigan

Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by Hoptometrist from Ohio

Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by leprechaunandfatman from Ohio

Nov 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by ssimpson89 from Illinois

Nov 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by C_Adams from Ohio

Oct 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Timc32 from Michigan

Mar 02, 2017
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Reviewed by claminat420 from Michigan

3.82/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz bottle from the hoppy holidays pack.

Appearance- from a hardy pour it's a transparent copper color with an off white head. leaves some solid lacing.

Aroma- biscuit with some pineapple and citrus (tangerine and orange) notes. more heavily citrus with some light pineapple.

Taste- definitely get the flavor from the smell. alcohol is quite noticeable and the bitterness is there. nothing crazy tho. there's something hiding in the flavor of this brew. maybe like a funky bubblegum note or something. maybe it's just me.

Mouthfeel- medium/ heavy bodied. good carbonation. pretty solid.

Drinkability- they should bottle this once a year.

Overall- being a hophead and not into tropical ipa's this beer isnt' too shabby. for a double "hopstache" which is supposedly brewed with grapefruit juice I don't get a huge grapefruit blast. do get a citrusy taste with some biscuit malt action to back it up. tastes like a short's ipa. I don't wanna b#tch about short's but all their ipa's have this same unique taste. nothing out of this world but a pretty good ipa.
Jan 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by tommy5 from Michigan

Jan 18, 2017
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

4.11/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Stache Bender, DIPA. 10.4% ABV, 77 IBU. Pineapple, mango, citrus nose with just a touch of booze. Tropical fruit and lemon zesty flavor with a solid biscuit /caramel malt backing it up. Pretty amazing feel, a bit fuller than expected, slick.
Jan 09, 2017
Stache Bender from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 136 ratings