Beer Release (Short's Brew): Devil's Lettuce

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  1. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    Very limited, this year. Get it when you see it.

    A wet hopped lager brewed with fresh hops from Empire Hop Farms in Empire, MI. The nose is full of hoppy aromatics of citrus zest and subtle spice. Low malt flavors allow for an array of hoppy attributes ranging from fruity lemon to an earthy grassiness, with an instant bitter impact. A clean lager finish amplifies the overall bitterness which resonates across the palate.
    Devil’s Lettuce was the first wet hopped Bellaire pub beer. Wet hopped means the hops were picked fresh just hours before the brew.
    5.7% ABV
    80 IBU

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    #1 BeyondDescription, Oct 5, 2015
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  2. IndianaAndy25

    IndianaAndy25 Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2014 Indiana

    I will be in TC on the 16th. Any chance this will still be around?
     
    #2 IndianaAndy25, Oct 5, 2015
  3. mcrawford

    mcrawford Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2013 Michigan

    Looks like this has already hit GR, not sure if I feel like venturing out with a 3 year old and two month old today but will have to try and get some tomorrow!
     
    #3 mcrawford, Oct 5, 2015
  4. borto1ms

    borto1ms Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2013 Michigan

    Was happy to see this added to the release schedule, been wanting to try it. With it being a wet hopped IPL, is it going to be similar to Mmmkay or Kind Ale or something totally different.
     
    #4 borto1ms, Oct 6, 2015
  5. borto1ms

    borto1ms Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2013 Michigan

    Also saw Ale La Reverand on the available on the list of bottled beer at the pub. Any chance this gets distro'd?
     
    #5 borto1ms, Oct 6, 2015
  6. Cotton_27

    Cotton_27 Maven (1,486) Feb 22, 2013 Michigan
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    Just picked up a sixer, tasting amazing, personally i like this more than kind ale.
     
    #6 Cotton_27, Oct 7, 2015
  7. QuadriderMX

    QuadriderMX Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2014 Michigan

    Was at the pub this past Friday... Damn, a week early! Btw, a Hangin' Frank sighting at City Park Grill in Petoskey... They had it on tap!! I guess they just didn't want to get in the ContriversAle line.
     
    #7 QuadriderMX, Oct 7, 2015
  8. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    It's their beer- we brew it for them year-round.
     
    #8 BeyondDescription, Oct 7, 2015
  9. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    Sighting in GR. Picked up a six.
     
    #9 BeyondDescription, Oct 7, 2015
  10. gashmoney

    gashmoney Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Michigan

    Delicious but not on Mmmkay's level.
     
    #10 gashmoney, Oct 8, 2015
  11. WillHuberm

    WillHuberm Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2015 Germany

    If anyone is near Bellaire this weekend, do yourself a favor and grab some of the Ale la Reverend that is available to go. It's a fantastic pale ale brewed in celebration of Joe and Leah's wedding.
     
    #11 WillHuberm, Oct 9, 2015
  12. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Really digging Devils Lettuce. Crazy it is a wet hopped lager as the bitterness is way higher than I expected.
     
    #12 steebo777, Oct 9, 2015
  13. Sparty1224

    Sparty1224 Savant (1,122) Jun 18, 2014 Michigan
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    Any sightings in Metro Detroit/SE MI area? Looks like Champange's is all sold out, only got one case...
     
    #13 Sparty1224, Oct 9, 2015
  14. BadBreath

    BadBreath Initiate (0) Jun 12, 2014 Indiana

    8 Degrees said on facebook they still have plenty.
     
    #14 BadBreath, Oct 9, 2015
  15. MittenBrews

    MittenBrews Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2015 North Carolina

    Check gas stations that advertise having craft beer. Found some yesterday at a Valero.
     
    #15 MittenBrews, Oct 9, 2015
  16. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    I am a Shorts Fanboy for sure, but (for me) the wet hopped offerings over the years including Devils Lettuce have been big disappointments.
     
    #16 jmich24, Oct 10, 2015
  17. Tripel_Threat

    Tripel_Threat Grand Pooh-Bah (4,302) Jun 29, 2014 Michigan
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    Got one bottle at Beer Baron in Livonia. I don't know where everyone is able to grab sixers of this stuff, over here it's bottle limits and rationed all the way.
     
    #17 Tripel_Threat, Oct 10, 2015
  18. 3DMan

    3DMan Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2015 Michigan

    I think a lot of places didn't ration and sold out quickly. I checked four stores on my way home from work that sold out before finding it. All sold as sixers. Really enjoying it. Worth the searching and the 12.99.
     
    #18 3DMan, Oct 10, 2015
  19. cetherid

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

    Grabbed a sixer today. Really digging this one. Still prefer MMMkay to this though. The best IPL i've had.
     
    #19 cetherid, Oct 11, 2015
  20. Blutz

    Blutz Crusader (414) Mar 25, 2014 Michigan
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    I heard from a store owner that Short's made much less of this release than typical specialty releases (I think I recall him saying it was around 600 cases), and so they decided to sell it by the bottle.

    I also recall hearing the same being said about Superfluid. I'd love to know more about how case numbers are determined per release. Explains why some releases are harder to find than others.
     
    #20 Blutz, Oct 12, 2015
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