Shorts Brewing 2016 Release Schedule

[joe1]

This, kind ale and mmmkay are on another level for shorts! Really excited with how well this turned out. Grade a stuff!

 

[thebandit1]

This, kind ale and mmmkay are on another level for shorts! Really excited with how well this turned out. Grade a stuff!

Just cracked a bottle. Pretty good.

I like the gimmick but liked it more when most Shorts showed up in SE Michigan within two or three days of bottling like it did as recently as last year.

 

[Jb123]

Just cracked a bottle. Pretty good.

I like the gimmick but liked it more when most Shorts showed up in SE Michigan within two or three days of bottling like it did as recently as last year.

This!!! So much so, same as up here in the sticks 3 days after bottling. Not any more....oh well at least we have trillium, oh wait...

 

[thebandit1]

This!!! So much so, same as up here in the sticks 3 days after bottling. Not any more....oh well at least we have trillium, oh wait...

I don't get. Every new release was here with 48 hrs. Now we get Freedom almost a month later. And don't get me started on the cans.

You gonna be down this way anytime soon?

 

[Jb123]

I don't get. Every new release was here with 48 hrs. Now we get Freedom almost a month later. And don't get me started on the cans.

You gonna be down this way anytime soon?

The cans....fml. Nothing in the plans that I know of but I'm sure sometime in the next month or two! Glad to see you're still in town

 

[joe1]

Two days? **** ive always waited 1-2 weeks for as long as i can remember.


What i would really be impressed with is a variety pack thats not already a month old. Those are favorites of mine and they are old every single time i see them.

 

[steimie]

I drank a 2 1/2 week old can of Huma last week that was a malty, sticky mess. Maybe my tastes have changed, but I used to love that beer fresh and now there's no way I'm buying it again. Frankly, there's probably only a handful of their beers I'll be buying in the future--Cup a Joe, Hopstache, Kind Ale, and Dan's Pink Skirt.

Everything else is either not to my taste to begin with, or has left me disappointed.

 

[thebandit1]

I drank a 2 1/2 week old can of Huma last week that was a malty, sticky mess. Maybe my tastes have changed, but I used to love that beer fresh and now there's no way I'm buying it again. Frankly, there's probably only a handful of their beers I'll be buying in the future--Cup a Joe, Hopstache, Kind Ale, and Dan's Pink Skirt.

Everything else is either not to my taste to begin with, or has left me disappointed.

I'd add Freedom and ... well, uh, Freedom.

 

[Jb123]

I drank a 2 1/2 week old can of Huma last week that was a malty, sticky mess. Maybe my tastes have changed, but I used to love that beer fresh and now there's no way I'm buying it again. Frankly, there's probably only a handful of their beers I'll be buying in the future--Cup a Joe, Hopstache, Kind Ale, and Dan's Pink Skirt.

Everything else is either not to my taste to begin with, or has left me disappointed.

Yup huma I feel the same, I did take locals light tubing last weekend and it was a nice drinker...citra locals really wows me...why they don't can that and distro it every where blows my mind

 

[sostark]

I drank a 2 1/2 week old can of Huma last week that was a malty, sticky mess. Maybe my tastes have changed, but I used to love that beer fresh and now there's no way I'm buying it again. Frankly, there's probably only a handful of their beers I'll be buying in the future--Cup a Joe, Hopstache, Kind Ale, and Dan's Pink Skirt.

Everything else is either not to my taste to begin with, or has left me disappointed.

I hear you on the Huma cans, but then I find them to be my best option a lot of times and I like the ability of taking them camping, to beach etc. Huma initially turned me off and I know I've had some off bottles, but I still find it to my go to when I can't find a specialty from someone else. I would argue that most Bells generally strike me as overly malty sticky messes.

I bought a mister fusion 6er from an idiot party store that probably left them in a window and then put them in a cooler 3 months later and yeah, the flavor was OFF. Then I had 2 Wowee Zowees my wife's boss had held aside for me (they were bottled two years ago) last weekend and there really wasn't any mint, but damnit if that wasn't still tasty. My biggest compliment I can give to shorts is their tireless efforts to make sure nothing weird happens to their contents and even their waste water is cleaner than the water they start with! I know--I'm a real fanboy.

Your list is interesting to me because none of those are really my jam. I was definitely disappointed to see their release schedule for this year but I have to admit I have still enjoyed almost everything they have released so far this year(Bim Bam Boom never needs to be spoken of let alone packaged ever again). Pan Galactic is probably my favorite beer and to see it be added to the release schedule is awesome. Anniversary in 22oz seems like a boneheaded move as have a lot of decisions this year, but if we can get specialty cans and mixed 15 pack cans in the future then Shorts will continue to be me one and only <3 end of shorts love letter/defense of their misgivings

 

[thebandit1]

I hear you on the Huma cans, but then I find them to be my best option a lot of times and I like the ability of taking them camping, to beach etc. Huma initially turned me off and I know I've had some off bottles, but I still find it to my go to when I can't find a specialty from someone else. I would argue that most Bells generally strike me as overly malty sticky messes.

I bought a mister fusion 6er from an idiot party store that probably left them in a window and then put them in a cooler 3 months later and yeah, the flavor was OFF. Then I had 2 Wowee Zowees my wife's boss had held aside for me (they were bottled two years ago) last weekend and there really wasn't any mint, but damnit if that wasn't still tasty. My biggest compliment I can give to shorts is their tireless efforts to make sure nothing weird happens to their contents and even their waste water is cleaner than the water they start with! I know--I'm a real fanboy.

Your list is interesting to me because none of those are really my jam. I was definitely disappointed to see their release schedule for this year but I have to admit I have still enjoyed almost everything they have released so far this year(Bim Bam Boom never needs to be spoken of let alone packaged ever again). Pan Galactic is probably my favorite beer and to see it be added to the release schedule is awesome. Anniversary in 22oz seems like a boneheaded move as have a lot of decisions this year, but if we can get specialty cans and mixed 15 pack cans in the future then Shorts will continue to be me one and only <3 end of shorts love letter/defense of their misgivings

Snake Juice is the beer I think you meant when you said we shouldn't talk about it any more.

 

[sostark]

Snake Juice is the beer I think you meant when you said we shouldn't talk about it any more.

I mean seriously--I knew they were taking some chances but why? When they've got new brews like a Michigan cherry double iPa, coconut iPa, Thai coconut stout--lots of others--why take your release schedule in that direction (Snake Juice, swirl stout, Bim bam boom) ideas that don't even sound interesting on paper?

 

[thebandit1]

I mean seriously--I knew they were taking some chances but why? When they've got new brews like a Michigan cherry double iPa, coconut iPa, Thai coconut stout--lots of others--why take your release schedule in that direction (Snake Juice, swirl stout, Bim bam boom) ideas that don't even sound interesting on paper?

Hallucinogenics, I assume.

 

[MarcatGSB1]

We shall see if Imperial can pull this off.

We managed to get our keg in 48 hours...pretty impressive considering it went from Elk Rapids, to Kalamazoo, all the way up to Eagle River MI. Cheers, Shorts!

 

[MarcatGSB1]

I took a six pack of Huma camping with me this weekend. And each can, about half way through, I just kept thinking "has this always been such a mess" super sticky sweet malt bomb with a sharp bitterness that did not please me one bit. It was really disappointing. I brought a few Grapefruit IPA's from Perrin and some Blackrocks Presque Ale and was much more satisfied with both of those.
Oh ya, the Huma was dated July 27th, so it was not old by any means.

 

[user 305963]

I took a six pack of Huma camping with me this weekend. And each can, about half way through, I just kept thinking "has this always been such a mess" super sticky sweet malt bomb with a sharp bitterness that did not please me one bit. It was really disappointing. I brought a few Grapefruit IPA's from Perrin and some Blackrocks Presque Ale and was much more satisfied with both of those.
Oh ya, the Huma was dated July 27th, so it was not old by any means.

Not going to rehash what's already been said about Shorts. I'm in the same camp.

But how about that Presque Ale My pick for Michigan Beer of the Summer.

 

[steimie]

Not going to rehash what's already been said about Shorts. I'm in the same camp.

But how about that Presque Ale My pick for Michigan Beer of the Summer.

Presque is amazing.

 

[MarcatGSB1]

Crushing a Guess the Dry Hop Local's and it's a win in my book. Really like it.

Buuuut not as much as Presque...

 

[sostark]

Pan Galactic <3<3<3

ps Short's quality control is about to get even better than ever before! http://mittenbrew.com/2016/09/shorts-brewing-announces-production-facility-expansion/

 

[thunderbirdesq]

Does anyone have any idea how difficult Creamiest of the Peach would be to get? Been missing Peaches and Cream, seeing a return gave me feels.

 

[Jb123]

2017 list looks promising. Love smore stout, cherry IPA sounds promising....

 

[AnchorDrops]

Presque is amazing.

^^^this

 

[steimie]

Hopstache, Cup a Joe, Kind Ale. That's all I need to see.

 

[MarcatGSB1]

Excited about -
Cat's Pajamas
Anniversary Ale (not listed in bombers, thank god)
And the triumphant return of Woodmaster!

 

[AnchorDrops]

There are really just two beers I look forward to from them every year, "Goodnight Bodacious" and "Cup A Joe".

Glad to see "Melt My Brain" returning. I found that beer very crushable, hope they put it in cans.

 

[sostark]

Michigantuan and Cat's Pajamas have me pumped to try some (hopefully) new favorites

 

[sostark]

This looks amazing! https://www.shortsbrewing.com/happy-super-hoppy-holiday/

 

[AnchorDrops]

This looks amazing! https://www.shortsbrewing.com/happy-super-hoppy-holiday/

Whoa, I might actually by this. Aww Jeah is solid.

 

[sostark]

Grabbed the Hoppy Holidays variety pack minutes after it landed at 8 degrees in Ferndale. Aww Jeah tasting on point. Way to go Shorts

 

[steimie]

Cup a Joe is as delicious as ever.