Sweet 16 Anni Ale
Short's Brewing Company

 

 

 

My bro in law brought a can of this beer to my parents house over labor day weekend 2020. It poured a hazy copper with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had sweet malt with crushed berries and dark fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink....i get good pine start that turn to pine resin then finally dank bitter citrus finish. The mouthfeel is medium in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/4/2020. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber color with 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, honeydew melon, red apple, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, honeydew melon, red apple, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, honeydew melon, red apple, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy balanced that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 6.9%, with minimal lingering hop burn after the finish. Overall this is an awesome IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. 16 hop varieties; feels like a lot of citra, motueka, mosaic, el dorado. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice sized bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected of the brewery.

Decent IPA. Poured from can to perfect pint glass. Light gold in color, hazy, with a finger of foam. Nice aromas, lots of citrus and melon, with some bready and grassy notes. Flavor tends towards honeydew, with some light berry, citrus, and a touch of pine.