Batch 5000
Short's Brewing Company

Batch 5000Batch 5000
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
14.6%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 9.35%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
103
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 01, 2020
Added:
Jan 30, 2016
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  40
Triple IPA - 14.6% - Batch 5000 is a big-bodied, Triple American India Pale Ale with a sizable palate coating sweetness.
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Ratings by Eric1Mess:
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Rated by Eric1Mess from Michigan

4.56/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Mar 21, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.04 by Seal4676 from Michigan

Jan 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.02 by GRFounder from Michigan

Feb 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.73 by MacStinson from Michigan

Jan 22, 2019
 
Rated: 2.68 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Jan 07, 2019
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Reviewed by Raime from Korea (North)

4.37/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A 15%er in a mixed twelve pack? Sounds like an absolute disaster waiting to happen. But I regress. Haven't had an IPA of above 12.5% since DFH 120 and that stuff was a diaster.

So expecting the unusual but hopeful.

Look - Sunset orange over an Arizona highway. Crispy and clear as a warm summer day on the beach. Carbonation is as low as you can go with a few bubbles to show it's there.

Smell - Candied orange. Tagerines. More candied orange. Sweet malts. Not a hint of alcohol.

Taste - Candied orange galore. The malt comes through more here but the alcohol is surprisingly MILD. This is less alcoholic than the two beers I had prior and they were 5% less.

Feel - The body almost crumbles in your mouth in a sense. Thick and syrupy at first, but break down around your tongue the longer it sicks and settles down to a higher moderate with a matching carbonation and a high thickness. Alcohol ramps up for sure but it doesn't burn and really only envelopes the area of the mouth upon an exhale. IE when you take a breath and blow it out you can tell you've been drinking a potent beer but it doesn't feel nearly the breadth of the exhale.

Overall - Potent, Pungent, High ABV though well hidden for that. A true slow drinker TIPA if I've ever seen one. The after mouth heat surely won't win you any favors on a potential DUI, but drink it at home and don't move for a bit and you'll enjoy every second of such a visceral journey. Top ten? Nah. But a fantastic IPA.
Dec 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by ehurst from Indiana

Dec 10, 2018
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

4.13/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottled 10/23/18 (6 weeks ago) poured into a snifter at fridge temp, 15% ABV 75 IBU. The beer pours hazy orange yellow in color with quickly fading nearly white head. The head recedes to a fat ring and leaves a little lacing. The aroma is mild revealing a bit of grapefruit, pine and booze. The flavor is big, sweet, boozy pils malt with little hop flavor. Maybe a little pine and citrus before the heavy bitterness and alcohol heat hit through the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, with strong carbonation and a semi dry finish. Overall, good in a way over the top way. Very reminiscent of 120 minute. Not terribly complex, but pretty well put together for what it is.
Dec 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by swanny010 from Michigan

Nov 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.26 by 98green from Michigan

Nov 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by rjcoy06 from Michigan

Aug 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by CScott12 from Michigan

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by stadmo1 from Michigan

Mar 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by Fishwhisperer from Michigan

Jan 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.41 by petrusek23 from Ohio

Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by SiepJones from Pennsylvania

Dec 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by Coho11 from Ohio

Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by Hoptometrist from Ohio

Nov 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by aclockworkchris from Michigan

Nov 29, 2017
Batch 5000 from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 103 ratings