Kind Ale
Short's Brewing Company

Kind AleKind Ale
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 14.17%
Reviews:
80
Ratings:
225
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 17, 2018
Added:
Dec 06, 2009
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  16
40-50 IBU
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Ratings by Norseman:
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Rated by Norseman from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

Oct 08, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Oct 17, 2018
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Reviewed by Piercan from Wisconsin

4.69/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
30 OCT. 2017. Draft&Vessel WI-53211
Draft into 14oz. tulip glass.
Described as ''Wet-hopped IPA'' -
7.7 ABV - 85 IBU.
Tastes more like a good American IPA to me, rather than an APA.
Flavorful. Bitter. Hoppy. Who could ask for more?
Oct 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.24 by moshea from Michigan

Jan 29, 2017
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Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois

3.44/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear light golden bronze color with a thin momentary white head.

Smells like a freshly mowed lawn with a hint of fresh orange and grapefruit.

Taste is very crisp and vivid. Lots of freshly mowed grass up front. Extremely bitter, hint of citrus rind is noted with a strong malt backbone. Again, very bitter on the back end with a lingering cat piss like flavor.

Feel is a bit too thick and heavy for a pale ale. This is solidly an IPA. Prickly carbonation. Bit syrupy.

Overall its not a great pale ale, but as an IPA its a solid beer. Definitely on the bitter side of things.
Oct 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by Richter525 from Michigan

Oct 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by BLZR from Michigan

Oct 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Fishwhisperer from Michigan

Oct 07, 2016
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

4.06/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a glowing honey gold with a couple fingers of rocky foam that exhibits good retention and leaves lots of sticky rings around the glass. Aroma is big, almost from the pop of the cap: floral and grass, syrupy fruits, and caramel. Taste gives up rotating floral, grassy, and pine resin hops flavors with biscuit and caramel malt. Feels fizzy, prickly, semi dry and medium. This ale is indeed very kind.
Oct 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.46 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by drunkenmess from Michigan

Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by DanGeo from Michigan

Oct 01, 2016
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Reviewed by MIbeer27 from Michigan

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle, dated 09/19/16

Bottle into Short's goblet with a slightly hazy, golden hue and moderate, one-finger white head.

Aroma is predominately grassy, with big dank pine and some underlying citrus. Unrefined and raw.

Taste matches the aroma with a raw greeness that coats the mouth. The grassiness and dank pine are the stars of the show here, with a crackery malt sweetness backing it all up.

Mouthfeel is resiny with a building bitterness. Carbonation is moderate, but the resinous nature of the beer leaves hop oil all over the tongue.

Overall, Kind Ale is an unabashed hop assault on the palette. Unbalanced is probably the right word here, but this is what I was expecting in a wet hop beer.
Oct 01, 2016
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Rated by bigleague from Michigan

4.21/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Enjoyed at Joe Short's 37th birthday party at HopCat GR 12/16/15
Dec 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by GRFounder from Michigan

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by marcb105 from Michigan

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by zachraymer from Michigan

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by thickgirth from Michigan

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by carlmoberg from Illinois

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.68 by Syracuse12 from New Jersey

Nov 21, 2014
Kind Ale from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 225 ratings