Black Chai
Short's Brewing Company
- From:
- Short's Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 12.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 08, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 19
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Black Chai is a sumptuous black ale that immediately entices the senses with aromas of dark specialty malts, cardamon, nutmeg, and ginger. The brew has a delicious creamy mouthfeel. Chocolate and roasted malt characteristics resonate throughout this black ale. The finish is playfully spicy and bitter.
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Ratings by GRPunk:
Reviewed by GRPunk from Michigan
3.83/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from the Winter Pack poured into a Sam Smith imperial pint glass.
A- A normal pour creates 1-1/2 fingers of dense brown head. The body is near black. The head settles to a light foam. Solid, wide rings persist on the glass.
S- Lots of roasted malt with some spicing. Not necessarily what I think of as a "chai" aroma at first. The roasted aroma borders on smokey. Spicing seems like cardamom, maybe a little clove later. I keep getting hints of raisin.
T- Much as the aroma suggests. There's a bunch of dark roasted grains up front. Somewhere between coffee and a hearty, whole grain bread. Spices come through the middle, mostly cinnamon-like. Nothing seems overdone.
M- Medium-full body. Slightly grainy/chalky with lighter carbonation. Kind of creamy.
O- My wife is a huge fan of chai tea and chai tea lattes. Based on my experience, I just don't get a ton of it from this beer. While it misses on the label, it's still a very solid beer. I could see drinking 2-3 in a sitting because the spice/tea is subtle enough.
Edit: I noticed the bottle date of 11/17/14. Maybe the age has mellowed the chai spices?
Jan 04, 2015A- A normal pour creates 1-1/2 fingers of dense brown head. The body is near black. The head settles to a light foam. Solid, wide rings persist on the glass.
S- Lots of roasted malt with some spicing. Not necessarily what I think of as a "chai" aroma at first. The roasted aroma borders on smokey. Spicing seems like cardamom, maybe a little clove later. I keep getting hints of raisin.
T- Much as the aroma suggests. There's a bunch of dark roasted grains up front. Somewhere between coffee and a hearty, whole grain bread. Spices come through the middle, mostly cinnamon-like. Nothing seems overdone.
M- Medium-full body. Slightly grainy/chalky with lighter carbonation. Kind of creamy.
O- My wife is a huge fan of chai tea and chai tea lattes. Based on my experience, I just don't get a ton of it from this beer. While it misses on the label, it's still a very solid beer. I could see drinking 2-3 in a sitting because the spice/tea is subtle enough.
Edit: I noticed the bottle date of 11/17/14. Maybe the age has mellowed the chai spices?
More User Ratings:
Rated by TRIPPYAFTERNOON from Michigan
4.63/5 rDev +33.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +33.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I will definitely be trying this one again
Feb 23, 2016Rated by msromberg from Texas
2.67/5 rDev -23.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.67/5 rDev -23.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
On tap at The Raven, Port Huron, MI. Very dark and spicey. Bitter finish. Not to my taste
Jun 29, 2015Rated by deebo from Michigan
3.05/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This tastes like a dirty dark beer. Nothing to see here. The chai comes out for sure.
May 23, 2015
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