Counterculture Common
Short's Brewing Company

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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
California Common / Steam Beer
ABV:
4.25%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.34 | pDev: 17.96%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
45
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 19, 2020
Added:
Jan 15, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  6
Sour Mash Southern Style Dark Lager
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Ratings by cb8282:
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Rated by cb8282 from Michigan

3.44/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Mar 05, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.14 by SWChi from Illinois

Feb 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by red94tt from Michigan

Mar 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by SaisonRichBiere from Michigan

Mar 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.11 by stadmo1 from Michigan

Oct 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.49 by DruC4 from Michigan

Aug 10, 2015
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Rated by Gardmark59 from Michigan

1/5  rDev -70.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Terrible,used the rest of the bottles as a marinade
Jul 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by jamesod from Michigan

Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.02 by BobbyOlson from Michigan

Jun 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.12 by jrborchert74 from Michigan

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Eziel from Ohio

May 21, 2015
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Reviewed by SerialTicker from Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampled at World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

It's alright. It is what it says it is -- a bit of a sour dark lager. Pretty good, and sort of refreshing. If you don't like sour, you'll obviously hate this beer -- I think it's decent for a pretty one-of-a-kind style of beer... a sour dark lager? Well, that's weird. There's a dark malt/caramel flavor, a moderate amount of sourness, and a slightly bitter finish. The bitterness level is a little high for my liking -- the sour flavor with bitterness clashes a little bit and could use some tweaking. I'd prefer a little more sour and less bitterness, personally.

Not exceptional by any means, but not forgettable.
May 17, 2015
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Reviewed by BIN29 from Michigan

1.82/5  rDev -45.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Look - 2/5
Cloudy dark brown

Smell - 2.5/5
light sourness, light skunk, light malt.

Taste - 1.5/5
The first sip leaves you wonder if there's something wrong with this beer. After few careful sips, you realize you're drinking a short's beer. This is one of the worst that I had from Short's, and I'm a big fan. Short's should stick to IPAs.
Unpleasingly sour with a hint of sweetens from the caramel. It's sharply metallic and extremely bland

Mouthfeel - 2/5
lightly carbonated with a bitter aftertaste.



Overall - 1.5/5
I'm not really sure if this is a California Common beer. The label says "Sour Mash Southern Style Dark Lager" and I have no idea what does that mean. The beer is really weird but not in a good way. I don't think it's worth it at all.
May 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by Chris_Gannon from Michigan

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.07 by MacStinson from Michigan

May 06, 2015
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Reviewed by justinp444 from Michigan

2.37/5  rDev -29%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A hazy dark orange/amber beer (looks purplish in the dark) with a thin quickly dissipating white head. Smell of lager, malt, and dried fruit. Tastes like lager, a bit of skunk, some roasted malt, medium body, light carbonation, quite a bit of sour copper, lemon, and bread. Lots of clashing flavors, didn't really care for this at all.
Apr 30, 2015
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

3.59/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from bottle into tulip glass. Head is here-and-gone, color is brown with orange and garnet hue when held to the light. Aroma is sweet and fruity, raisins, caramelized sugar, malty. Taste is interesting, definitely new to me. There's sourness, mealy flesh fruit (pear, apple), dark bread, and a sweet finish. The sourness hits the salivary glands, and there's a bit of copper taste there, too, just a bit. Some toasted notes, too. Every sip exposes different flavors.
Apr 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by richkrull from Wisconsin

Apr 24, 2015
Counterculture Common from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 45 ratings