Sweet Taters
Short's Brewing Company

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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 14.73%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
16
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 21, 2015
Added:
Jan 11, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  2
Strong Brown Ale brewed with sweet potatoes, molasses, and brown sugar
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Ratings by Eziel:
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Rated by Eziel from Ohio

4/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

May 21, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by domfreego from Michigan

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by king75 from Michigan

Apr 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by DonFrap from Massachusetts

Jul 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Cotton_27 from Michigan

May 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Apr 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by resistdefy from District of Columbia

Mar 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by jrstamp from Connecticut

Mar 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Mar 18, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by AardvarkJohnson from Connecticut

Mar 17, 2013
 
Rated: 2 by jrhuddle from Minnesota

Mar 16, 2013
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Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan

3.69/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Chris for bringing back this growler and sharing with Jeff and myself. This one pours almost black with a light tan and grey-tinted head that cascades from the bottom of the beer upwards, almost like a nitro-pour. Appears very dark for a "brown ale" - the only brown to be found is at the very top of the beer when held to the light.

Aroma is putting out a huge blanket of malty caramel - very sweet up front. Some smooth, roasted chocolates and cocoa nibs stretch themselves out over the sea of caramel. The molasses comes through more and more with each successive whiff, right along with some light brown sugar. There's a creamy quality to the nose that I can't exactly put my finger on, but it provides a nice smoothness to the aroma that makes it very pleasant. Deeply regressed in this ocean of sweetness, I can smell some mild earthy and dirt notes - hinting at potato. I don't know if I would have guessed potato had I not been told, but I can definitely agree with it here.

The taste is almost in reverse, as the first thing I notice is the strange earthiness and slight dirt/vegetal notes - it's GOTTA be the potatoes. Again, I don't think I would have thought of potatoes on my own volition, but damn, they have a very unique flavor. It isn't long before the malts take everything over - sweet black licorice, brown sugar, caramel. Heavy molasses and thick syrupy notes are everywhere. The earth notes make their way back in somewhere around the end of the sip. Also very near the end, I get hit with a very, very light tartness - apple skins or white grape. It works, but only because this beer is so unprecedented to begin with. I wonder if this was intended? Overall, very sweet and warming, becoming much boozier as it warms up, even though it's only 8.4% ABV. Slick, thick, oily mouth feel, medium-heavy body.

Short's puts out some unique, crazy, and downright strange things. Not sure which category this one belongs in, but it was pretty good overall. Definitely different and hard to decipher, yet enjoyable in the end. Still pretty heavy, though, so my ~8 oz pour was PLENTY. Any more would have been a sugar and starch overload.
Mar 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by StoutHunter from Michigan

Mar 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Zaphog from Michigan

Mar 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Mar 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnnieNepal from Michigan

Feb 22, 2013
Sweet Taters from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 16 ratings