Beer Release (Short's Brew): Aphasia

Had one with dinner tonight. It's another outstanding beer from Short's!!

 

Not barrel aged and not hyped. Must be no good.





#sarcasm

 

Blown away by aphasia...I love this beer!
What's up with the label though?

 

Maybe @HopHeadHerman can give you a more concrete explanation, but from the beer announcement on Short's website:

"Years ago, as Short’s Head Brewer Tony Hansen began to assume more responsibility as a brewer, he realized that he could fulfill his love for home brewing at the Pub, on a larger scale, every day! Never wanting to waste valuable ingredients, Tony set out to brew one last batch of beer at home.

Hoping to create a delicious brew, he tried to design an Old Ale using only the ingredients remaining in his personal stockpile. Fortunately for all of us, Tony’s experiment was incredibly successful and resulted in the beer we now know as Aphasia."

I'm guessing that was the reasoning behind the trash cans.

 

Picked up a sixer last night and really liked it. Molasses for sure.

 

Aphasia followed by a Cup a Joe... 'Merica!

 

This beer became an instant Shorts favorite for me!

 

I know you're just poking fun at that clearly highly informed dude [who's dad was like totally in the beer industry for 45 years], but sarcasm aside, the barrel aged Aphasia is probably my favorite barrel aged offering from Short's.

 

Might wanna grab this beer if you see it, sounds like it just got way more limited (with this name & label at least).

 

Just read their post on FB. Another classy move by Short's. It was probably WhoKnew23's dad that made em change the name.

 

lmao

 

I'll send you the empty sixer I just drank but it needs to be replaced with a full sixer with the revamped label ​

 

Enjoying a fresh space rock and was gonna have a hipster brunch next but I'll do the more limited aphasia.. i am sure it'll be nothing special like all the other releases I bought this year.. :|

 

Everyone is so damn PC nowadays... Constantly apologizing and afraid to offend anyone... Now spilling into the craft beer world. Shouldn't you have the freedom to name a beer whatever you want? If it offends anyone, then DONT BUY IT. So I guess I'm now labeled as insensitive?

However, With that rant said, I do commend the Shorts crew for their position in making the situation right. And even going the extra mile with a charitable contribution. This is a damn good brew and I'm delighted to see it sticking around... Even as a rebrand

 

Hey Pete, lemme know where you grabbed that aphasia, really wanna try that one but haven't been able to locate it yet...

 

D&W on Douglas in holland.

 

There is the freedom to name a beer whatever you want (within some limits). Short's could have left the name as is. In this case, I don't think the name of the beer was as offensive as the slogan, "some things are better left unsaid."

Cool to see Short's making a donation to MSHA.