Chocolate Wheat
Short's Brewing Company

Chocolate WheatChocolate Wheat
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Porter
Ranked #181
ABV:
6.1%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,480
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 10.77%
Reviews:
67
Ratings:
236
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 02, 2024
Added:
Jul 17, 2004
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  10
Elusive and legendary and neither chocolate or wheat. This American Porter has been moonlighting at the Pub since the day we opened in 2004. Season-less, and peer-less, Chocolate Wheat is perfect for any day you could use a little extra lovin’—with rich malt tones of caramel, coffee, and chocolate. Fill your guts with this full-bodied goodness!
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Ratings by clint1019:
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Reviewed by clint1019 from Michigan

3.61/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Black in color with a chocolate frothy head.

S - Roasty malt aroma with hints of chocolate.

T - A very mild roasty malt flavor, hint of coffee and a hint of chocolate.

M - light to medium bodied.

O - A very mild tasting porter. Almost a cross between a brown ale and a porter. But overall a pretty good beer.
Dec 04, 2011
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Reviewed by klarcbarr3 from Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
L= Nice chocolate brown color, topped with a 2 finger tan head. Decent carbonation, moderate lacing.
S= Not a lot there. Faint chocolate, faint malt, faint hops. Quite undistinguished.
T= Weak. The chocolate taste is pleasant, but there's no enough of it. Wheat dominant, hops, faint malt, mild hops.
F= The mouthfeel is slightly watery, There is no back end, no excitement rolling it across the tongue. The water base seems like good, clean water.
O= Brewed to a price and it shows. Bland, Inoffensive... it is as refreshing as a cold glass of good water.
Feb 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.71 by Sparty1965 from Michigan

Jan 28, 2024
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Reviewed by Valdez_Mescalito from Michigan

4.16/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
December 2023 Passion Project Release - 6 pack
12 oz. can dated 112223 (11/22/23) - 6.8% ABV / 35 IBU
Brewed and canned in Elk Rapids, MI
Poured into a Bell's branded nonic pint glass

Look - Pours a soapy and fizzy tan-colored head that evaporates instantly. Pitch black appearance.
Smell - The aroma is very faint, but it's mostly chocolate and roasted malt.
Taste - Chocolate dominates the taste, and there's not many other flavors to speak of. There's a small amount of bitterness in the aftertaste.
Feel - Thin bodied with a slightly sharp mouthfeel and finishes with little dryness.
Overall - This is a very muted beverage, but the chocolate flavor is nice, and it lives up to the name.
Dec 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.88 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Nov 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.9 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

Aug 12, 2019
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Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan

5/5  rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Bottle poured a black hue with a thin dimming tan head. Moderate boozy chocolate aroma. Initial flavor is moderate sweet with a moderate bitter finish of short duration. Tastes are roasted coffee, dark chocolate, dark toast, and earthy hop.
Jun 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by Fishwhisperer from Michigan

Mar 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.55 by MacStinson from Michigan

Feb 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.68 by Mikecd234 from Michigan

Jan 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by Jim0031 from Michigan

Jan 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by rsquared59 from Indiana

Oct 07, 2017
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Reviewed by leantom from Indiana

4.24/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good brew. Here goes:

A: Pour a nice head; leaves good lacing. Beer is pitch black; very little light makes it through the beer.

S: Chocolate and coffee. Very dark malts. Just how I like it.

T: Follows the nose. Very little fruitiness, which is a good thing, IMO. Just chocolate and coffee.

F: Little light considering the flavor. Still good, though.

O: Decent beer. Would have again.
Aug 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by BarrelAgedG from California

May 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by km02600 from Michigan

Feb 24, 2017
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Rated by Furlinator from California

4.24/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On nitro at Fenton Fire Hall on 02/18/17.
Feb 21, 2017
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Reviewed by ribby from Michigan

4.08/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass. The color is deep maroon. The chocolates late in this porter makes it relatively sweet. The wheat is not too strong, it just cuts the sweetness a bit. Their is not much head. It is a good and accessible dark beer.
Feb 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.11 by DanGeo from Michigan

Feb 10, 2017
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Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan

4.13/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours black with small, thick, tan, short lived head.

Smells chocolate, roasted malt, light grassy wheat.

Tastes is coffee, bitter chocolate, roasted malt, hints of wheat. Dryer finish with coffee and roasted linger. Medium body and creamy medium carbonation
Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.26 by moshea from Michigan

Jan 29, 2017
Chocolate Wheat from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 236 ratings