Short’s Brewing Company
Elk Rapids, Michigan, USA
7.15% abv
‘Imperial Pilsner Brewed with Northern Michigan Spring Blue
Spruce Tips & Healthy Dose of High Alpha Hops’
I believe this is a summer beer. I have several bottles still in the fridge
and this seems like the perfect time to review this baby.
Appearance: hazy yellow-gold body with a fine white head.
Aroma: the spruce tips stand out, lemon peel
Flavors: spruce flavor is front and center with of course a
pine notes coming from the hops for a firm and dry mouthfeel; tasty bitterness
and the malts must be doing their job to keep the bitterness under control;
herbal/floral, lemongrass
To the Point: if you like specialty beers … this is a must
try.
I paired this Pilsner with a Macanudo Gold Label Gold Bar
Cigar. While the beer has the
light-moderate body of an Imperial Pilsner it has a bold bitter style from the
Alpha Hops and the Blue Spruce Tips. A
cigar with a spicy profile or strong coffee tone can be disinterest – making it
too bitter of a pairing. So, a mild
Macanudo should do the trick.
The Pairing: the light dusty white pepper and white mushroom
earthy tone of the cigar made it feel like I was eating a Pine Tree Salad while
I was drinking this Pilsner. The cigar
did not make the beer anymore bitter and likewise the beer did not change the
cigar.
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