Short's Brewing 2020

Better come soon! Dropped a little late last year, almost Mid-October.

 

I dunno! I got burned on the Da Vine beer, so my faith is low on Short's ability to mix wine culture with beer culture. So I'm going to let someone else be the guinea pig on this one and tell me all about it. Of special interest will be the variety of wine that was in the barrel.

 

Looks like Heaven Scent should be dropping next week, already for sale at the pub. Although I love Kind Ale, I'll take what I can get.

 

Lil Huma perhaps.

 

I think you are right. Looking at recent cola approvals, Lil' Huma just had another one approved on 8/28.

Also saw a beer in there called Bizzare Ballet. I wonder if this will be a Dan's Pink Skirt varient that may show up in the Hoppy Holidays pack.

 

Where'd you come up with 12 oz? The label that you picture for Batch 12,000 says 16 oz - 1 Pint, so it must be a can.

P.S. The side label says "Brewed and canned..."

P.P.S. Has Short's used 16-oz cans before?

 

There was another post in the Great Lakes forum here that said it was pint cans.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...-announces-q4-2020-specialty-releases.647214/

 

That's sad. I didnt get a chance to try it when it was a private stache and was looking forward to it hoping it was as good as Barney Blood.

 

This is true, just had Bellaire Brown with coconut Sunday, It was fantastic!

 

Yes always get the cask ales while you are there, because you can get everything else to go.

Also that Magician with green tea looks good, Im sad I probably wont be able to try it.

 

If either of you will (or did) pick up Garden Party at the Short's store we can compare notes. Regardless that I said that I don't want to be the guinea pig for another wine-related beer, I succumbed to temptation when I was at the pub last Thursday and bought a bottle of it. I haven't tried it yet, maybe tonight.

I also got a Private Stache bottle of Ephemera, a barrel-aged saison. It's not listed on Short's website so I don't know what's up with that, thus no other info that what's on the label.

 

I didn't pick that one up.

 

I didn't get into either the Ephemera or the Garden Party tonight.

Thanks for finding this info on Ephemera; it sounds like a very interesting beer being in a barrel for two years. But where have I heard that 'interesting' phrase before? Oh, yeah, Da Vine. We'll see.

 

I had Garden Party last weekend and enjoyed it. It fits the profile shorts wrote about it, but I didnt notice much dryness our creamy mouth feel. It does have a nice sweetness (nowhere near the davine sweetness) to the finish which I enjoyed. I'll probably pick another one up when they release Bizzare Ballet. That is if there is still some left or we are still getting deliveries in Wayne County.

 

Good Humans has joined Big Bird Blood! Both have now been removed from the release schedule with no replacements.

 

Thats my thinking too is that they will get pushed unless something bad happened to the batches. I'm not in the industry but I'm guessing beers set for this close to distribution wouldn't be pulled unless one of those two things happened.

 

Oh well I hope my delivery order from this morning is ok. I ordered some more Garden Party, Bizzare Ballet, and I Remember My First Check-in.

 

I remember when Da Vine was first produced around 2011. I had just started working for Short's. One of the pub tenders was a big wine fan, so it was brewed for her. I'm sure the recipe is different, as it was a pub only beer, and nearly a decade ago.

 

Thank you, I am well. This year essentially sealed my retirement from the craft beer industry, but I am eternally grateful for the experience I had. Cheers!

 

Looks like Tiramisu Blonde has been removed from November schedule now too. Hopefully Spruce Pilsner doesn't get wacked! I was bummed enough about Good Humans.

 

If after the tournament and everything else, ... we riot if they cancel Spruce Pilsner! Even if it takes five years, I will not buy another shorts beer unless it is Spruce Pilsner.

 

I opened my Garden Party last night, and I liked it. It's strong on the barrel flavor (which I like) but a bit weak on whatever wine character should come from leftover flavor from the barrel. That should have been a bit stronger. I think there might have been a little Brett taste mixed with the barrel taste, but I'm unsure of that. The malt from the beer is non-existent, but I think a Biere de Garde usually is a light-flavored beer.

This beer is kind of what I thought Da Vine was going to be, although that was a beer that wasn't advertised as coming from a barrel. The wine that was used in that blend was probably stored in stainless steel.

 

I was looking forward to this one since my local brewery, Witch's Hat, hasnt had Trash Punk in awhile and I must have light coffee beers.