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   DIR 2018 Advent Beer Review
        
       Date:   Dec 1, 2018
       Beer:   Short's Brewing Company - Juicy Tree
       Style:  IPA
       Source: Elk Rapids, Michigan
       ABV:    Not Listed
        
       "Experimental India Pale Ale brewed with spruce tips
        with cranberries and juniper berries added."
        
   IMG Juicy Tree
        
       This was an interesting beer to start advent off with. After reading
       the description I was expecting this to taste like pine needles, and
       it definitely delivered on that front! If I could make gin flavored
       beer, this would be it. I could taste the juniper but not the
       cranberries. Overall, the taste was very bitter even by IPA
       standards. At first I didn't know if I would be able to finish the
       whole bottle. But after a few sips my taste buds adjusted and by the
       end, I was almost enjoying it. Definitely an interesting novelty
       drink and not a bad brew, but not something that I would want to
       have more than once a year or outside of the month of December.
        
       Would I buy it again? No.
       How much could I drink in one night? One 12oz bottle.