PB & J
Short's Brewing Company

PB & JPB & J
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
8%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 19.09%
Reviews:
131
Ratings:
226
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 03, 2021
Added:
Dec 18, 2009
Wants:
  150
Gots:
  13
Available any time Uber Goober is on tap. Take our popular Peanut Oatmeal Stout and blend it with our famous flagship Soft Parade, a fruit infused rye ale, and viola! I think you get where we are going with this one, it’s a liquid version of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This customer created concoction can also be found for a limited time in bottles.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled 1/5/21; drank 5/1/21 @ Hannah & Kenser's.

Black/brown appearance.

A rough pour yielded a small tan head; minimal lace.

Concord grape, mild peanut & faint fresh earth notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Mild notes of concord grape & peanut butter up front; mild fresh earth notes on the finish.

This was mild, which is probably for the best; it's easy to drink & suggest PB & J, rather than beat you over the head. A good beer.
May 03, 2021
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Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan

3.66/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a dark brown color with a minimal head that lasts quite a while. Aroma is peanut butter and jelly. Tastes of jelly and then peanut butter. Good mouth feel.
Feb 12, 2021
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

2.59/5  rDev -26.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
expected more flavor from a beer listed as PB & J mostly bland beer
Jan 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.81 by Z-man from Michigan

Nov 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by rjcoy06 from Michigan

Aug 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.29 by Rostie from Michigan

Aug 11, 2018
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

3.6/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was actually quite nice and surprisingly palatable, despite my initial reservations. Nice dark brown color with a little head and spotty lingering lacing. Smells of peanuts and a little caramel, but surprisingly mainly tastes of raspberry and strawberry fruit, caramel, malt and a nice roast coffee-dark chocolate combo. Mild smooth mouthfeel with a decent amount of carbonation. Not too heavy and quite easy to drink.
Jul 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 17, 2018
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.81/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
its hard to do this kind of thing well, and i really think they have. it uses that dried powdered peanut butter i think, which doesnt taste exactly like normal peanut butter, but i have gotten used to this flavor at home, and it stands out to me here in this beer. i like that its a blend, sometimes the fruit cant come through is well in a stout without making it super sweet, so taking all the fruitiness of soft parade and blending it in i think eases the pressure on the fruit and cuts some of the weight of the stout. i get the mixed berry in nose and taste which is nice, not too sweet and well balanced by the earthy natural peanuts and the roast of the dark barley in the stout. its pretty complex but pretty well integrated too, not desserty for how flavored it is, more peanut than fruit, but agreeable and drinkable for a whole glass which is more than i can say for a lot of these. fuller bodied, a cool drying tendency in the grain, and a smoothness of feel, not oily despite the peanut forwardness, good carbonation, extended finish, pretty well tastes like the sandwich, a bit roastier obviously, but pretty solid!
Jun 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by Buck_Jones from Michigan

Jun 10, 2018
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/12/2018. Pours nealy opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, fruit skin/seeds, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, spicy rye, and toasted brown bread; with light notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, herbal, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of berries, peanut butter, and dark/bready/light roasted malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, fruit skin/seeds, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, spicy rye, and toasted brown bread; with light notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, herbal, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy/roast bitterness and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, fruit skin/seeds, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, spicy rye, toasted brown bread, light chocolate/cocoa, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of berries, peanut butter, and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness and fruit tang/tartness balance; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky/acidic/tangy mouthfeel that us great. Zero warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a delicious fruit beer. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of berries, peanut butter, and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the mildly bitter/tart finish. Was expecting more roasty stout presence and PB intensity, but this was really impressive. Super jammy berries up front, nice PB presence, and balanced bready/toasty rye malt backbone. A very enjoyable and well made offering.
May 12, 2018
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Reviewed by strohme2 from Michigan

3.52/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle, packaged 3/17/18. Poured into "proper glassware", a Lagunitas mason glass.
Pours much darker than anticipated; dark honey brown. Short lived tan head.
Mostly the jelly aspect on the nose, which in this case is raspberry. Slight peanut smell too. The taste is similar but brings some peanut into the mix. Mostly raspberry, overall nuttiness, some briny notes and chocolate. Thin mouthfeel and too carbonated. Give me some smooth body here and I think this beer would improve dramatically!
May 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

May 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.7 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Apr 30, 2018
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

4/5  rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle to pint glass. Dark brown in color, tinged with reddosh-pink. Nice aromas of oily peanut butter, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, roast malt. Flavor is very much as advertised. Peanut butter and jelly, with just a bit of roast coffee. Fruity upfront, peanut butter on the finish. So glad this one is back in bottles.
Apr 15, 2018
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Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan

3.88/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Must have gotten better over the years. I don't like pb and jelly sandwiches, but I'd drink this again.

Pours dark brown with a hint of red. Short, foamy, off white head fades fast.

Smells peanut butter, nutty, light earthy and hints of jelly.

Tastes peanut butter, earthy, slight jam and fruit. Fucked is semi dry with an earthy and nutty linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Apr 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Apr 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.65 by HardyA from Michigan

Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.43 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

Mar 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.65 by Mikecd234 from Michigan

Mar 31, 2018
PB & J from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 226 ratings