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Love Knife
Short's Brewing Company
- From:
- Short's Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 7.63%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 13, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 18
A brownish red Belgian ale that explodes with fruit filled aromas of strawberry, banana, and nectarine. Malt sweetness is quite low allowing similar fruit flavors throughout complimented by hints of spice and a slight bitterness.
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Ratings by MaxPowers:
Rated by MaxPowers from Michigan
4.02/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Feb 04, 2016
4.02/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Feb 04, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle into a snifter.
Pours a dark amber/orange, slightly hazy, with a one finger head on a hard pour, some soapy lacing. Smell is both citrusy and resiny hops, caramel, Belgian yeast, a little banana when warm. Taste is caramel, light malt, resiny hops, yeast, some citrus- orange, hops, kind of a creamy taste. Smooth, a little bit of a creamy feel, good body, appropriate level of carbonation.
This has a very different profile, hard for me to describe. Very good flavors and aromas, well worth trying. Kind of wish I grabbed a couple more.
Jun 14, 2016Pours a dark amber/orange, slightly hazy, with a one finger head on a hard pour, some soapy lacing. Smell is both citrusy and resiny hops, caramel, Belgian yeast, a little banana when warm. Taste is caramel, light malt, resiny hops, yeast, some citrus- orange, hops, kind of a creamy taste. Smooth, a little bit of a creamy feel, good body, appropriate level of carbonation.
This has a very different profile, hard for me to describe. Very good flavors and aromas, well worth trying. Kind of wish I grabbed a couple more.
Reviewed by breakingbland from Michigan
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The beer pours with strong red highlights. The aroma hits the nose with spicy and piney notes with some sweetness. The taste follows with the sweetness somewhat diminished and hops contributing to the overall balance. An interesting beer! (I said "piney notes" above which may not be accurate as I can't quite identify this aroma component.)
Apr 06, 2016Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.98/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Exploring the red side of Belgian ale, the brewers at Short's see the potential in the drier, toastier and hoppier American red ale and instead of the cleaner yeast-neutral character of American ale yeast, they employ the characterful fruit and spice charm from Belgian ale yeast add a more complex and rounded flavor spread.
Medium amber and mildly hazed, the beer's off-white lather skirts the rim with a long and dense fluidity. Toasty, citrusy and vinous to the nose- the hops, esters, yeast spices and malt play an immediate role in scent while its taste is supple and sweet with caramel, bread crust and a nutty pecan character.
While the toasted and caramelized taste of hops remain in support of the growing complexity, its sweetness trails smoothly and gradually while the hop flavors of grapefruit, lime, orange and berry extend into the yeast profile of apple, melon and pawpaw. The beer's balance finds a peppery tone with hints of cinnamon and coriander before the hops lay down their lasting, piney, bitter trail. Finishing with the vinous nature of rosé, the beer's new surprises in flavor lurk around every turn.
Medium-bodied and creamy, the beer's carbonation gives a gentle prickle to the tongue but is shy of the champagne dry bubbliness of sparkling wine that Belgian ale can often exhibit, the beer's bready, crusty and bitter finish ensures balance even in mouthfeel. A soft afterglow of nuttiness and citrus outlast the spice and has the tastebuds begging for pepperoni pizza as a pairing.
Mar 31, 2016Medium amber and mildly hazed, the beer's off-white lather skirts the rim with a long and dense fluidity. Toasty, citrusy and vinous to the nose- the hops, esters, yeast spices and malt play an immediate role in scent while its taste is supple and sweet with caramel, bread crust and a nutty pecan character.
While the toasted and caramelized taste of hops remain in support of the growing complexity, its sweetness trails smoothly and gradually while the hop flavors of grapefruit, lime, orange and berry extend into the yeast profile of apple, melon and pawpaw. The beer's balance finds a peppery tone with hints of cinnamon and coriander before the hops lay down their lasting, piney, bitter trail. Finishing with the vinous nature of rosé, the beer's new surprises in flavor lurk around every turn.
Medium-bodied and creamy, the beer's carbonation gives a gentle prickle to the tongue but is shy of the champagne dry bubbliness of sparkling wine that Belgian ale can often exhibit, the beer's bready, crusty and bitter finish ensures balance even in mouthfeel. A soft afterglow of nuttiness and citrus outlast the spice and has the tastebuds begging for pepperoni pizza as a pairing.
Rated by barczar from Kentucky
3.62/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Nice Belgian fruit esters, but too much pepto character.
Mar 23, 2016
Love Knife from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
60 ratings
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