A company owned and operated by people who care in Northern Michigan. Life is Short’s, drink it while you’re here.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Come join us at the Mitten Bar for a Short’s tap takeover and guided beer tasting! Short’s will be featuring up 12 different beers on tap and then using a selection of those to do a private guided beer tasting discussion. For more information on the tap takeover or to purchase tickets for the guided tasting, please call the Mitten Bar at (231) 843-7616
The Mitten Bar
109 West Ludington Avenue
Ludington, MI 49431
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February 3 & 4, 2012 – Boston, MA. Held at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Extreme Beer Fest is the ultimate throwdown of craft beer creativity. Join us we celebrate brewers who push the boundaries of brewing and raise a fist at the norm. Palates will be inspired. Minds will be blown. The future of beer will be crafted, tasted, and judged by you.
Hosted by BeerAdvocate. Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Don’t accept imitations.
What exactly is an “Extreme Beer?”
Extreme Beer [noun]
A beer that pushes the boundaries of brewing.
That’s it. A style, alcohol content, and ingredient free definition that’s flexible–as creative brewing should be. And you’ll find plenty of creative brewing at the Extreme Beer Fest, which has hands-down become our signature beer fest and one that we hope to continue to do for years to come.
For more information go to http://beeradvocate.com/ebf/
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Our roster of 2011 Short’s Brewing Company Great American Beer Festival Sponsors is filling up fast, so don’t miss your chance to join the Buck Fifty Beer Team. Short’s GABF Sponsors pay $150 to cover the cost of one GABF beer entry. In return, you get $1.50 beers for a whole year. This year’s beer license start date is September 29th, 2011. To become a 2011 Sponsor, please sign up with a pubtender at our Pub, or email Pub General Manager, Bryan Banfield, at bryan@shortsbrewing.com.
HERE’S THE FINE PRINT: Your “beer license” is for your use only. One sponsor = one license and no sharing. $1.50 beers are for regularly priced pints only. No gourmet pours, bottles, etc. If you want less than a pint, you still gotta pay the $1.50. Mug club mugs and $1.50 beers don’t mix – you should probably pick one great deal or the other. Tax does apply. This sweet deal is non-negotiable and non-refundable. No bitching and no refunds if we change hours, stop serving your favorite beer, close the brewery, start selling bud light or lock the doors so we can tour with Ween. We’re working to give our biggest supporters a great deal on awesome beer, and to help us get to the GABF to blow some minds. It’s a win win deal, so help us keep it that way. No unnecessary headaches, yeah? View our full press release here, and our promotional poster here.
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Each year the response to our Great American Beer Fest booth and our beer grows, putting Short’s Brewing Company among the most popular at the festival (over 457 breweries and over 49,000 attendees!). We want to continue to return to Denver, and we want to represent Bellaire and all of northern Michigan to the best of our ability.
The expenses associated with this trip are pretty hearty, so to help buffer the load, we’re offering limited Short’s GABF Sponsor Beer Licenses. Sponsors pay $150 to cover the cost of one entry and to qualify you for $1.50 beers for one year. This year’s beer license start date is September 29th, 2011.
To become a 2011 Sponsor, please sign up with a pubtender at our Pub, or email Pub General Manager, Bryan Banfield, at bryan@shortsbrewing.com. We already have a lot of interest in this year’s sponsorship program, so don’t delay.
HERE’S THE FINE PRINT: Your “beer license” is for your use only. One sponsor = one license and no sharing. $1.50 beers are for regularly priced pints only. No gourmet pours, bottles, etc. If you want less than a pint, you still gotta pay the $1.50. Mug club mugs and $1.50 beers don’t mix – you should probably pick one great deal or the other. Tax does apply. This sweet deal is non-negotiable and non-refundable. No bitching and no refunds if we change hours, stop serving your favorite beer, close the brewery, start selling bud light or lock the doors so we can tour with Ween. We’re working to give our biggest supporters a great deal on awesome beer, and to help us get to the GABF to blow some minds. It’s a win win deal, so help us keep it that way. No unnecessary headaches, yeah?
View the promotional poster here.
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Anyone who knows Short’s knows that Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head inspired Joe in a big way. Back in the early days of Short’s, when Joe was struggling to get by, he drove all the way to Milton, Delaware so that he could get Sam’s opinion about his beer and his business plan. Sam told Joe to keep going with Short’s, and the rest is history. Since then, Sam and Joe have remained good friends.
Both Dogfish Head and Short’s have open minds about brewing, yet both breweries strive to do everything that they do, no matter how unusual or new, in a delicious and dignified way. Therefore, it was a natural decision for the two breweries to work together. The concept for the collaboration brew this: each brewery would contribute ingredients from its home state, the key ingredients would be new or unusual in craft brewing, and the brewing would take place at Short’s.
The yet unnamed collaboration brew is a Baltic Porter featuring beach plums from Delaware, horehound from Michigan, and red popcorn (sent by Nick Floyd of Three Floyds brewery in Indiana). The resulting brew will resonate strongly with those who love Short’s Black Cherry Porter. It is delicious.
Short’s is releasing the test batch of this beer at its Pub on July 4th. Then, on Wednesday July 6th, Joe and Sam will host a public reception at the lobby of the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa from 5-6:30 p.m. That evening, Sam will dine with the Short’s crew at the Aerie Restaurant on the 16th floor of the tower. Special kegs of Short’s and Dogfish Head will be featured at Aerie that night (a tap takeover to remember!). Short’s Brew will also be featured at Jack’s Sports Bar, which is located near the hotel lobby.
Meanwhile, during the first week of July, the brewers of Short’s and Dogfish Head will be brewing a batch of the collaboration beer in Elk Rapids. Due to the unique nature and complexities of this beer, it is likely to be available in our Pub only.
-SBC Brew Staff
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This Friday and Saturday, Short’s will be featured at SAVOR, the nation’s premier beer and food pairing event. Presented by the Brewers Association (organizers of the Great American Beer Festival®), SAVOR is a must-attend happening for beer lovers and food critics. In fact, it has been sold out for months! Only 72 breweries will be in attendance this year, so Short’s is very honored to be a part of the experience.
SAVOR will take place on Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th at the National Building Museum. Short’s featured pairings will be Anniversary Ale served with Grilled Lamb Sausage and Spruce Pilsner served with Chilled Pork Rillette.
In addition to SAVOR, Short’s is also teaming up with Washington D.C.’s premier multi-tap beer bar: Churchkey! Churchkey has 50 taps, and, on Thursday night (June 2nd) will be turning 30 of them over to Short’s! Joe Short, Scott Newman-Bale, Toney Hansen, and Jon Wojtowicz from Short’s will all be on hand to talk about our beer and our mission of beer liberation.
We hope to see you in D.C.!
- SBC Beer Liberation Staff
© 2010 Eddie Arrossi Photography.
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Wednesday, May 18th 7:00pm-8:00pm: “Beer with a Brewer”
Come and enjoy a beer with Short’s Head Brewer, Curt Guntzviller. Learn about brewing techniques and hear what it’s like to live “A day in the life of a Short’s Brewer.”
Friday, May 20th 5:00pm-7:00pm: “Beer with a Brewer, Part 2”
Come and enjoy a brew with our Pub Brewer, Ryan Hale, and our Production Manager,
Todd Gyulveszi. Learn about the brewing process and enjoy a brewery tour!
We hope to see you next week!
-SBC Staff
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The diversity of excellent craft beer inspires us each year to create daily menu items and annual events to honor them. This year, when planning our annual Winter Beer Dinner, we wondered what inspired these brewers (Joe Short from Short’s Brewing Company and Jason Spaulding from Brewery Vivant) to create their favorite beers. We called on two friends whose styles are way different to explore this. Now, for most of a week you can join us (and them on some nights) for four courses each paired with either a Short’s or Brewery Vivant beer and the beer that inspired its creation. Each evening beginning at 5pm, in addition to our regular dinner menu-reservations are recommended. Cost is $35 per guest for our 4-course tasting menu, $10 per guest for paired beer flight.
For more information or to make a reservation, please call Trattoria Stella at (231) 929-8989
Trattoria Stella
1200 West Eleventh Street
Traverse City, MI 49684-3287
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We just got back from a short trip to California where we attended this year’s Craft Brewer’s Conference. Although our trip spanned only three days and was book-ended with redeye flights, we made the most of our time! With the craft brewing industry booming nationwide, this year marked the largest conference in CBC history. It is a great time to be a craft brewer!
We were fortunate to attend seminar sessions with many of our friends in the industry, and, of course, to go out on the town in San Francisco. Our adventures and misadventures are all chronicled in our Flickr gallery, which is located here. Highlights of our trip included: driving from Elk Rapids to Detroit Metro Airport through a blizzard (we made it!); walking through rain-flooded streets to Anchor Steam; seeing our friends from Dogfish Head; hanging out with the other Michigan brewers; and taking a relaxing road trip to Sierra Nevada Brewery for a special brewery tour arranged by our friend, Bill Manley.
We return to Michigan filled with new ideas and excited about the future of craft brewing. We are excited to have a continued role on the forefront of brewing innovation!
-SBC Staff
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Sample up to 3 varieties of Shorts beer at one of south west Michigan’s finest retail bottle shops!
Wednesday, April 6
4:00-6:00pm
Bacchus Wine & Spirits
3112 Oakland Dr
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008
(269) 344-0168
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