Village Reserve
Short's Brewing Company

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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
California Common / Steam Beer
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 10.96%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
115
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 22, 2017
Added:
Sep 14, 2005
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  11
Fermented as "beer" from wort extracted from fully modified two-row pale malt which provides a beautiful straw color. This beer is aggressively hopped with Perle and Centennial hops. Its light body and low alcohol allow the hops to become more prominent throughout the beer. The floral aroma is attributed to heavy handfuls of centennial hops at the finish of the boil. Hearty handfuls of hops lend a grape fruity tone in the flavor and finish of the beer.
40 I.B.U.'s
10.6 deg.  Plato
4.2% A.B.V.
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Ratings by mikejonze:
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Rated by mikejonze from Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%

Aug 15, 2014
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Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio

3.92/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Not retired.
A: Hazed dark gold-orange. The head is pure white and starts at a thick, creamy finger. Dissipation takes some time until it leaves a layer on top. Lacing is dropped in a thin sheet that coats the glass from top to bottom
S: Earthy, hoppy, interesting sort of funk
T: nice balance, sort of green woodiness and grains I expect from the style.
M: Very creamy in a might medium body with a smooth flow and a snip up crispness of the front that leads to the creamy flow
Aug 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.45 by MI_beerdrinker from Texas

Oct 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by red94tt from Michigan

Mar 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by Thirstygoat from Illinois

Feb 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by stadmo1 from Michigan

Oct 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by bigleague from Michigan

Aug 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by grundsow18 from Pennsylvania

Jul 21, 2015
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Rated by entenduintransit from Tennessee

2.51/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Smells, tastes like a lager that is masquerading as a Cali Common. Probably my least favorite Short's brew I've tried.
Jun 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by hopnado from Michigan

Jun 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

3.74/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into pilsner glass. Had this one last year and didn't get to review but really enjoyed it. Pours a glowing yellow/orange color, with a large, thick rocky head. Great retention and lots of sticky lacing, settles from two to one finger of foam which lasts and lasts. There a massive amount of carbonation in this brew, storms of tiny bubbles rushing their way to the surface. Aroma is biscuit, white grapes, lemongrass and citrus. Taste follows with some grassiness and a dry, bitter finish. that lessens and turned to more of a white grape flavor on warming. Like this one a lot, there's more character in this steam than other steams I've had.
May 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by jrborchert74 from Michigan

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by AlarmClock314 from Wisconsin

May 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by km02600 from Michigan

May 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by Chris_Gannon from Michigan

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by amalburg from Michigan

May 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by pirmannt1 from Illinois

Apr 29, 2015
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Reviewed by justinp444 from Michigan

3.66/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A straw yellow hazy beer with a nice foamy white head. Smell is of citrus, hops, and biscuity malt. Taste is nice and bitter with a fine watery lager maltiness. There are some earthy hops, mint, and a nice sweetness. Doesn't fully follow the style of a California Common with a more citrus hop output but still good.
Apr 26, 2015
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Reviewed by michiganmatt from California

2.62/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Got as part of a build-your-own 6-pack at Kroger. Bottling date 1/15/15

Appearance - 2/5
Light orange, fairly clear, yet with a massive amount of large particles floating in the beer. The kind of look that makes me wary to drink it. I know it's perfectly fine, but I'm pretty sure we've evolved such that when we see a liquid full of particles, we don't like it. Also I see no carbonation.

Smell - 2.5/5
A light lagery smell, with hints of spice and earthiness. Also a little but of not-so-great mustiness.

Taste - 2.75/5
Quite sweet, has a very thick, bready taste, along with some light citrus. A lot of earthiness, as well as strong earthy-dirt hop flavors. There's also a bunch of other weird flavors, like mint, and woody resin. Overall definitely a strange taste.

Mouthfeel - 3/5
About medium-light in body, but the taste does make it seem a little more thick as I noted above. Low carbonation. Pretty average feel overall.

Overall - 2.5/5
Sometimes I feel like Short's just whips up a random recipe, sips it to make sure it doesn't taste *terrible*, and then just throws it in a bottle and sells it. I understand they are a heavily experimental brewery, but that's no excuse for poor product like this. This beer was a chore to finish and should have been kept (permanently) in the village's reserve.
Apr 18, 2015
Village Reserve from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 115 ratings