Beer Release (Short's Brew): Cup A Joe

Same here. :-)

I'm hoping that KBE gets an insane amount of kegs of this again this year too (or was I the only one drinking it last year when they had it on non-stop in Jan/Feb?).

 

Scored a six pack in lansing tonight, very good stuff! Love me some Shorts stouts, wish I knew if yer my boy blue was going to be at the brewpub this year, that beer is great in my opinion

 

Was a little short on flavor. Pun intended
(Should note I'm a huuge Short's fan, just fell a little, well...you know)

 

wrapping presents while double fisting cups a joe straight from the bottle.. this stuff is addicting!!

 

For the record, this was stunning. Had one today unintentionally sandwiched between a couple of big BA stouts and it held up just fine. Full of coffee and chocolate. Nice work, guys.

 

got my case finally and i couldn't be happier.. normally my wife hates shorts because thats where i spend the bulk of my beer money but once she had a cup a joe she insisted we go get more.. good thing she didn't know about those two 6ers in the basement already.

now bring on juicy tree!!!!

 

Wow, this beer is incredible this year! So good for breakfast or dinner.

 

or brunch or a late night snack or anytime in between any of already listed things..

i just wish it was bottled a hair more..maybe like dec-jan.

 

Pretty good. Big coffee flavor but the artificial non-dairy creamer flavor makes this beer a one-and-done. Just one, then on to something else.

 

Been drinking it for many years now and this is exactly how I remember it year after year. Hard to say if the flavor profile has changed at all as I have to wait about 10 months between each batch and sure wouldn't want to try and drink a last year's batch for comparison.

This beer has always been nothing less than amazing and the flavors come together so well I just always find myself giving a sigh of relief for the first one poured each year. For me this is my most sought after beer year after year so please never stop brewing it.

 

I preface this by saying I am indeed a Shorts fanboy... but a slightly frustrated one!

My only opinion is - make more and make it more often. It has been a pain to get more than a 6 pack or so. Kinda frustrating that we had to vote this in the rotation for next year too.

I really appreciate the variety that Shorts puts out, but I get kind of frustrated that there's such a limited amount of things like Cup A Joe and Prolonged Enjoyment.... these are beers that leave you wanting to buy more and they all fly off the shelf extremely fast around here.

I long for the day where I can drink Prolonged all summer. Perfect Michigan summer beer that puts things like All Day IPA to shame.... but I gotta buy All Day because that is what's available.

 

I think it's great, one of my favorite Shorts offerings (ESP for a stout). Coffee in yo face!

 

I have to admit, a lot of Shorts offerings disappoint me...BUT this was a really great beer!!!

 

Really? Maybe if they sold it in 12pk cans at Meijers on sale for $14.49? No, not really for me, personally. I have a tough time paying $10/6pk for an "OK" session ale when Founders has perfected it at a better price point. Seriously though, if Cerveza De Julie were available all summer I would drink a lot of it. Like Cup A Joe, Bludgeon Yer Eye, and (fresh) Controversius Maximus, Cerveza De Julie is really a best in class type of beer.

 

Quick unrelated question: how come you guys release super summery IPAs really early in the year? Does Freedom's timing correlate to guava season or something? I'd love for Freedom and Hopstache to come out in the summer (well, if they can't be year-round at least :-)).

 

I still haven't seen Cup A Joe around Petoskey area.