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Short's Brewing Co. - Beaches Tropical Hard Seltzer
Style: Hard Seltzer
ABV: 4.00%     

Beaches Tropical Hard Seltzer is a hard seltzer with notable tropical flavors and real fruit juice. Leading mango flavors give way to citrus and tropical fruit. This seltzer is effervescent, clean and very refreshing. Cheers Beaches!

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Short's Brewing Co. - Bellaire Brown
Style: Brown Ale
ABV: 7.00%      IBU: 19.0

Bellaire Brown is a full-flavored brown ale that derives sweet caramel and toasted qualities from four different kinds of malt and specialty grains. Select hop varieties create an enticing aroma and dry finish. Bellaire Brown is very dark and rich, which makes it hard to classify as a brown, but it is certainly considered a delicious masterpiece.

Currently on tap in 1 location.

Traverse City Curling Club
Short's Brewing Co. - Blackberry Galaxy
Style: American IPA
ABV: 5.90%      IBU: 62.0

Surround yourself with aromas of deep earthiness blended with an intense combo of fruits like berry, melon, peach, and lime courtesy of the Galaxy, El Dorado, Ekuanot, and Palisade Hops in Blackberry Galaxy IPA. Medium bodied and well balanced, this Pub favorite tastes like pine trees and fresh blackberries with a plethora of underlying fruit notes.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Bourbon Hammer Jack
Style: Scotch Ale
ABV: 10.60%      IBU: 30.0

Bourbon Hammer Jack is a dark brown Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale. This beer initially greets your senses with an enticing boozy aroma reminiscent of the liquor for which this style is named. Sweet caramel malt flavors blend well with the excellent toasted vanilla and nutty qualities of the beer. This combination of flavor creates the essence of decadent shortbread.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Chocolate Wheat
Style: Wheat
ABV: 7.30%      IBU: 30.0

Chocolate Wheat is a Porter brewed with chocolate malt, wheat malt, and specialty grains. The combination creates a deep black, full-bodied beer that provides subtle hop flavors and rich malt tones. Chocolate Wheat has balanced flavors of roasted caramel, coffee, and chocolate, and ends with a smooth finish.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Chocolate Wheat Nitro
Style: Porter
ABV: 7.30%      IBU: 30.0

Porter brewed with chocolate malt, wheat malt,and specialty grains. The Combination creates a deep black, balanced flavors include coffee, roasted caramel, and chocolate.

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Short's Brewing Co. - ControversiALE
Style: American IPA
ABV: 6.60%      IBU: 65.0

The earthy, citrus and pine-laced nose is instantly delectable. Large amounts of toasted grains and high alpha hops form a perfect union that creates the cool sensation of toasted sourdough covered with zesty grapefruit hop marmalade. ControversiALE has an enchantingly straightforward hop aroma, flavor and overall intensity through ample additions of only Simcoe hops.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Evil Urges
Style: Belgian Strong Dark
ABV: 8.40%      IBU: 50.0

A Belgian dark strong ale with a deep dark brown color and thick viscous allure. A sharp aroma of chocolate and molasses hits the senses reminiscent of a rich liqueur. Aided by additions of Belgian amber candy sugar, the initial flavors are sweet and malty with some unique dark fruit qualities. Defined roast malt character with a slight black coffee bitterness lead into an intense warming finish, rounding out this full bodied experience.

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Short's Brewing Co. - FLOAD
Style: Sour
ABV: 8.90%      IBU: 10.0

FLOAD is a Dark American Sour Ale brewed with raspberries. Very dark in color with a red hue and mauve head, this beer smells of fresh fruit, sour raspberries, and a hint of chocolate. Leading with an intense raspberry tartness, FLOAD is complemented with a light chocolate malty backbone. The finish is dry with lingering sourness.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Good Humans
Style: Brown Ale
ABV: 9.15%      IBU: 40.0

Good Humans was originally created to showcase one of Briess Malting Company’s new malt varieties. Originally planned as a one-off beer, it quickly became a favorite brew. Good Humans is a Double Brown Ale made with Carabrown Malt and dry hopped with Simcoe and Golding hops. The brew has sweet malty esters that are met by huge toasted caramel and toffee flavors. The finish is dry with a bouquet of hops.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Hemingway Hi Five
Style: Sour
ABV: 7.00%      IBU: 11.0

Aromas of lime and mango greet your nose like a welcome tropical breeze. The mango flavor cuts thru the tart lime while marshmallow and lactose give this beer a creamy mouthfeel. The finish ends as smooth as it arrived, with hints of sweet mango undercut by a bready, malty, pie-crust inspired experience.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Huma Lupa Licious
Style: India Pale Ale
ABV: 7.70%      IBU: 70.0

Huma Lupa Licious’ name derives from the hop plant, Humulus lupulus. It is brewed with five different hop varieties: Centennial, Columbus, Chinook, Cascade, and Palisade. Huma is known for having an intense bitterness that is balanced by a rich malty flavor. A citrus and floral aroma complements the unique qualities of Short’s flagship India Pale Ale.

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Short's Brewing Co. - I Got 5 On It
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.60%      IBU: 85.0

I Got 5 On It is a medium-bodied American India Pale Ale brewed with five different hop varieties. A blend of earthy and sweet citrus hop aromas softy rise from this hop forward brew. Bready malt and fruity tangerine flavors lead into a prominent bitterness that resonates pleasantly and finishes dry.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Juicy Brut
Style: Ale
ABV: 4.20%      IBU: 48.0

Juicy Brut is a sessionable Ale with the best of both hop juiciness and brut dryness. It has a relentless tropical aroma emphasized by the increased carbonation level. This easy-drinking beer has a light body filled with tropical, juicy flavors before finishing dry.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Key Lime Pie
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 7.30%      IBU: 17.0

Key Lime Pie is an Experimental Ale made with fresh limes, milk sugar, graham cracker, and marshmallow fluff modeled after the popular dessert. The prominent flavors are immensely sweet, yet tart, with subtle hints of graham cracker coming through in the nose and remain on the back of the palate. Key Lime Pie won a gold medal in the Experimental Beer category at the Great American Beer Festival in both 2010 and 2014.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Locals light
Style: Light Lager
ABV: 5.20%      IBU: 11.0


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Short's Brewing Co. - Local's Light
Style: American Lager
ABV: 5.20%      IBU: 11.0

Local’s Light is a light and very tasty Lager. The beer is crisp and clean and has a subtle malt quality. Flavors of grass and sweet corn are complemented by the scent of mild noble hops. It is the perfect beer for the craft beer enthusiast or the seasoned macro consumer, alike.

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Shorts Brewing Co. - Local's Light
Style: American Light Lager
ABV: 5.20%      IBU: 11.0

Local’s Light is an American Lager made with the same level of dedication and intensity that we put into every beer we make. We call it “Beer in its Simplest Form” because it is just that: an all-grain, crisp, clean, bright yellow lager. Tastes great on a boat, in a backyard, at a dive bar, by a campfire, at a concert, on your couch. This is our go-to beer and our opus, perfected continuously since 2004, imported from Northern Michigan and delivered to your taste buds.

Currently on tap in 1 location.

Pour Bros - Moline
Short's Brewing Co. - Melt My Brain
Style: Golden Ale
ABV: 3.80%      IBU: 18.0

Melt My Brain is an experimental Golden Ale brewed with coriander, juniper berries, limes and blended with Short’s made tonic water to create the tasting experience of drinking a gin and tonic cocktail. Delicate aromas of citrus and pine flow into bold bright flavors of sweet lime with a slightly sticky bitterness. Refreshing and clean, a tasty tonic effervescence provokes the palate for more.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Mule Beer
Style: Spiced Beer
ABV: 4.50%      IBU: 25.0

Mule Beer is an Ale brewed with lime and ginger. Hazy copper in color with an off-white head, Mule Beer pours with aromas of pungent ginger and tangy lime. Pronounced flavors of ginger and lime are accompanied by a biscuit like maltiness and a creamy body. This light-bodied, Moscow Mule inspired brew finishes with a spicy ginger kick.

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Shorts Brewing Co. - Mule Beer
Style: Ale
ABV: 4.50%      IBU: 25.0

Mule Beer is an Ale brewed with lime and ginger. Hazy copper in color with an off-white head, Mule Beer pours with strong aromas of ginger and tangy lime. Pronounced flavors of ginger and lime are accompanied by a biscuit-like maltiness and a creamy body. This light-bodied, Moscow Mule inspired brew finishes with a spicy ginger kick.

Currently on tap in 2 locations.

Geneva Taphouse
Kenosha Taphouse
Short's Brewing Co. - Nicie
Style: Wheat Ale
ABV: 5.20%      IBU: 25.0

Nicie is an American Wheat Ale brewed with orange zest, lemon zest, coriander, and a hint of peppercorn. Orange-gold in color and light in body, Nicie is infused with the scents and flavors of fresh citrus. The subtle taste of coriander and spice of peppercorn makes this ale both refreshing and complex. Nicie is the perfect accompaniment to a summer day.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Noble Chaos
Style: Oktoberfest
ABV: 6.50%      IBU: 40.0

Noble Chaos is an Oktoberfest/Marzen (German-style amber lager) with a subtle hop bouquet and toasted caramel malt flavors. It is a well-balanced beer that finishes fresh and clean. With a pleasant nose and medium body, this brew is a taste of the fall season.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Peaches and Cream
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 8.30%      IBU: 45.0

Peaches & Cream is a high gravity golden ale fermented with lactose and fresh peaches. Joe Short used this eloquent bi-line to describe the beer’s flavor profile: “Cream softness fused with the delicacy of Prunus persica.” We used a half pound of real, fresh peaches and approximately 1.5 ounces of milk sugar for every gallon of beer produced.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Peachy Pom Pom
Style: Sour
ABV: 8.20%      IBU: 2.0

Peachy Pom Pom is a rosy colored American Sour Ale brewed with peaches and pomegranate. Tart berry aromatics accentuate the sweet and sour fruit flavors within this beer. A huge tangy mouth feel with some initial acidic citrus qualities shocks the palate before a clean and lightly dry finish.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Psychedelic Cat Grass
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.60%      IBU: 72.0

Psychedelic Cat Grass is a triple dry hopped American India Pale Ale brewed for Hopcat. Aromas of pineapple, mango, and grapefruit accompany the brews slightly hazy, pale orange color and lasting white head. A dry finish is preceded by balanced flavors of tropical fruit and bitter hops.

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Shorts Brewing Co. - Psychedelic Cat Grass
Style: IPA
ABV: 7.60%      IBU: 75.0

Triple Dry Hopped American IPA with notes of Pinapple Mango and Grapefruit

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Short's Brewing Co. - Pure Michigan Autumn
Style: American IPA
ABV: 5.60%      IBU: 52.0

Pure Michigan Autumn IPA is an India Pale Ale made with all Michigan ingredients. We've partnered with three Michigan maltsters (Empire Malting Co., Great Lakes Malting Company, and Valley View Farms), two Michigan hop farms (MI Local Hops and Michigan Hop Alliance), and Craft Cultures from the UP to craft this purely Michigan beer. Straw-colored and slightly hazy, this beer leads with slightly sweet, fruity, and malty flavors that are immediately followed with a pleasant hoppiness that finishes dry.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Pure Michigan Spring
Style: India Pale Lager
ABV: 5.10%      IBU: 65.0

We partnered up with Pure Michigan again to celebrate the long-awaited transition from a dark, cold winter to a bright, hopefully warm spring with Pure Michigan IPL, a lager that we hopped to heck. We hope drinking this beer makes you think of fresh buds on trees, snow melt, trilliums popping up from the just thawed earth, and the joy of knowing a Pure Michigan summer is just around the corner.

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Shorts Brewing Co. - Soft Parade
Style:



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Short's Brewing Co. - Soft Parade
Style: Rye Ale
ABV: 7.50%      IBU: 15.0

Soft Parade is a Fruit Rye Ale brewed with rye flakes and loaded with pureed strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. This rose-colored ale has aromas of ripe strawberries and grain. With flavors of fresh berries and rye, Soft Parade finishes dry and eminently drinkable.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Soft Parade Shandy
Style: Shandy
ABV: 4.20%      IBU: 12.0

Soft Parade Shandy is a blend of Short’s flagship Fruit Rye Ale, Soft Parade, and Northwoods Soda & Syrup Co. Gourmet Lemonade. This beer is raspberry in color and smells like fresh berry lemonade. Soft Parade‘s signature berry flavor is enhanced by the addition of citrus. Soft Parade Shandy finishes with the faint taste of fruit candy. It is light in body and very refreshing.

Currently on tap in 1 location.

Pour Bros. 2 (Champaign)
Short's Brewing Co. - Space Rock
Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 5.00%      IBU: 72.0

A light bodied American Pale Ale with prominent floral and orange peel-like hop aromas. Only the slightest grainy malt qualities are detectable, as assertive bitter flavors of citrus rind and dandelion leaf take hold. The finish lingers with a waning bitterness that's not overly dry.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Starcut Mosa
Style: Cider
ABV: 5.00%     

Like a dry wine with complex flavors. Apple character marries with added fruit

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Short's Brewing Co. - Step Into the Haze
Style: Hazy IPA
ABV: 7.40%      IBU: 70.0

Step into the Haze is a New England-style IPA with a light copper color and a huge citrus nose. Brewed with a 25% oat grist bill and Azacca and Mosaic hops, Step into the Haze has flavors of citrus and melon. This easy drinking IPA is medium-bodied with a bitter finish.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Sticky Icky Icky
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.10%      IBU: 70.0

A radiantly clear, copper-colored American India Pale Ale brewed with Amarillo, Citra, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops. This IPA is loaded with citrusy hop aromas of oranges, nectarines and apricots. This light, yet full bodied ale seems perfectly balanced by equal parts sweet malt and fruity juicy hops. A medium bitterness lingers in the finish with a subtle earthiness.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Strawberry Short's Cake
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 4.30%      IBU: 10.0

Strawberry Short’s Cake is a golden ale. The addition of strawberries and milk sugar transform this beer into a rose colored nectar that has hints of cream and is pleasingly sweet. Biscuit flavors and aromas arise from the great amounts of Victory malt used in the brewing process.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Strawberry Short''s Cake
Style: Golden Ale
ABV: 4.30%      IBU: 10.0

Strawberry Short’s Cake is a golden ale. The addition of strawberries and milk sugar transform this beer into a rose colored nectar that has hints of cream and is pleasingly sweet. Biscuit flavors and aromas arise from the great amounts of Victory malt used in the brewing process.

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Short's Brewing Co. - Superfluid
Style: Double IPA
ABV: 9.10%      IBU: 91.0

Superfluid is an American Double India Pale Ale that explodes with a perfume of resiny hop aromas! A simple malt bill allows the hops to shine with flavors of coconut, pineapple, and tropical fruit. The perfect bitterness resonates across the palate, complementing the awesome hop intensity within.

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