Beer Release (Short's Brew): Spruce Pilsner

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  1. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    Bottled, tomorrow! A personal favorite.

    India Spruce Pilsner is an Imperial Pilsner, fermented with local, hand-picked blue spruce tips. The spruce presence, rooted in historical brewing practices, is enormous and gives the beer a refreshing gin quality. This beer is impressively light bodied, considering the immense spruce flavors and the prodigious additions of hops.

    7% ABV
    85 IBU

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    #1 BeyondDescription, Jul 9, 2015
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  2. justinp444

    justinp444 Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2015 Michigan

    Can't wait to pick this up, it's one of my favorites. Wish there was something else like it around all year.
     
    #2 justinp444, Jul 9, 2015
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  3. JohnnyHopps

    JohnnyHopps Grand Pooh-Bah (3,380) Jun 15, 2010 Indiana
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    Arriving in stores next week?
     
    #3 JohnnyHopps, Jul 9, 2015
  4. PaulyB83

    PaulyB83 Maven (1,399) Sep 1, 2013 Michigan

    This is a great beer and it holds up amazingly.
     
    #4 PaulyB83, Jul 10, 2015
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  5. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    Hopefully
     
    #5 BeyondDescription, Jul 10, 2015
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  6. Cotton_27

    Cotton_27 Maven (1,486) Feb 22, 2013 Michigan
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    No summer is complete without this beer, i think hop head herman said this last year, if you could bottle Michigan,
    this is what it would taste like!
     
    #6 Cotton_27, Jul 10, 2015
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  7. gratefulbeerhead

    gratefulbeerhead Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2009 Indiana

    Definitely! Heading to the backcountry tomorrow morning. If I can't find it before I head in, will grab some on the way out.
     
    #7 gratefulbeerhead, Jul 10, 2015
  8. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    One of my most hated Short's beers, definitely not my thing (and I am a big Short's fan). Regardless, people seem to dig it as it keeps getting produced.
     
    #8 steebo777, Jul 10, 2015
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  9. Fargrow

    Fargrow Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 Michigan

    I love it, and everyone I've shared it with has hated it. Can't wait!
     
    #9 Fargrow, Jul 10, 2015
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  10. justinp444

    justinp444 Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2015 Michigan

    More for us then!
     
    #10 justinp444, Jul 10, 2015
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  11. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    I loved getting to try Hopstache as a new Michigander and I'm really looking forward to this one.

    Question for anyone who's been in the area longer than a month--how difficult will this be to acquire? I'm in Ypsi.
     
    #11 LambicPentameter, Jul 10, 2015
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  12. ColonelHopslam

    ColonelHopslam Savant (1,037) Jan 22, 2014 Michigan

    you will have to go in hibernation for a month to miss out on this.
     
    #12 ColonelHopslam, Jul 10, 2015
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  13. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    Yeah, Tom's in Ypsi will definitely get it, and they'll probably have it for several weeks - Short's stuff tends to sit a bit longer there.
     
    #13 westlaunboy, Jul 10, 2015
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  14. FaradayUncaged

    FaradayUncaged Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Michigan

    Been looking forward to this one and can't wait until next week.

    (Short's: easily one of the best perks to moving back to Michigan)
     
    #14 FaradayUncaged, Jul 10, 2015
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  15. RyanMcFly1985

    RyanMcFly1985 Savant (1,222) Oct 20, 2007 Ohio
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    My favorite Short's offering.
     
    #15 RyanMcFly1985, Jul 10, 2015
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  16. BEERschlitz

    BEERschlitz Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2013 Michigan

    I almost threw up when I drank a sip of this last year. One of the most polarizing brews ever made IMO.
     
    #16 BEERschlitz, Jul 10, 2015
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  17. MIbeer27

    MIbeer27 Zealot (695) Jul 26, 2014 Michigan

    Too funny not to share (from their Facebook page):

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    #17 MIbeer27, Jul 11, 2015
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  18. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    use to hate this beer but its grown on me. I've loved it the past few years.
     
    #18 cetherid, Jul 11, 2015
  19. Blowofftube

    Blowofftube Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2012 Michigan

    One of my favorites. I'll be making my first visit to shorts on July 14th for my birthday. Hope it's ready for me to buy lots!
     
    #19 Blowofftube, Jul 11, 2015
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  20. JohnnyHopps

    JohnnyHopps Grand Pooh-Bah (3,380) Jun 15, 2010 Indiana
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    That's a lot of wasted beer, but a nice shirt.
     
    #20 JohnnyHopps, Jul 11, 2015
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