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

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  1. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    Good morning everyone!

    I'm pleased to announce that that Cup A Joe, our coffee creme stout has been bottled and is awaiting distribution!

    Cup A Joe is a true Coffee Creme Stout, in that we add powdered milk sugar during the brewing process to give it a slight creaminess throughout. 80lbs of ground espresso and 200lbs of milk sugar was used to brew each batch of beer in Elk Rapids. That's approximately 1.5oz of coffee and 3.2 oz of milk sugar per gallon! This is the fourth year we have bottled it for statewide distribution.

    Best drank fresh--don't forget to check the code date!

    A brew uniquely different from most coffee stouts, we cram Higher Grounds roasted fair trade espresso beans into every facet of the brewing process. Prominent aromatics of malt, espresso, and cocoa are abundant and create a flavor robust with big malt characters fused with cream and coffee. The perfect morning night capper.

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    #1 BeyondDescription, Nov 24, 2012
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  2. MarcatGSB

    MarcatGSB Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Michigan

    Yep. One of my favorites!
     
    #2 MarcatGSB, Nov 24, 2012
  3. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    In other Short's news, our winter seasonal, Good Humans (Dry Hopped Double Brown Ale), has also been bottled and has been hitting stores since last week.

    AND if you are near Bellaire today, stop by our annual Brewski Bash, where we are celebrating good beer, good music, and good skiing/snowboarding! We will be releasing four brand new stouts on draft! They are as follows:

    You're My Boy Blue: Blueberry Milk Stout

    Dirty Sturks: Nitrogen Infused Double Chocolate Stout

    Ben's Asthma: Imperial Oatmeal Stout or Oatwine®

    Empress Catherine: Imperial Stout
     
    #3 BeyondDescription, Nov 24, 2012
  4. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    Love me some Cup A Joe. Can't wait.
     
    #4 Steimie, Nov 24, 2012
  5. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    One of my favs from you guys. The cream really does work well with it and smooths it out.
     
    #5 steebo777, Nov 24, 2012
  6. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    Hey guys, is this a complex, bold stout, or more of a thin and smooth milk stout?
     
    #6 MichPaul, Nov 24, 2012
  7. abraxel

    abraxel Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2009 Michigan

    It's like a cup of coffee with the mouthfeel of a medium-to-thick stout.

    It's awesome.

    I'll probably get a few six packs and drink them all by Christmas :slight_smile:
     
    #7 abraxel, Nov 24, 2012
  8. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    Sounds good! I will definitely buy up a couple to try them out.
     
    #8 MichPaul, Nov 24, 2012
  9. abraxel

    abraxel Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2009 Michigan

    I feel I should clarify real quick: it has the mouthfeel of a medium-to-thick stout, not double/imperial stout. It's not a super thick beer, just pleasantly so.
     
    #9 abraxel, Nov 24, 2012
  10. Zaphog

    Zaphog Grand Pooh-Bah (4,676) Sep 23, 2011 Michigan
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    The wife and I will be there.
     
    #10 Zaphog, Nov 24, 2012
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  11. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    Oh no problem, it's just so many "Milk" or "Cream" stouts seem so thin and one dimensional that I'm reluctant to pull the trigger too many times. Sometimes I think that various cream "Stouts" drink more like porters. Hope this tastes more like a stout. What the heck, Short's beers are so reasonably priced that it doesn't hurt to try a few anyway. Thanks for the input!
     
    #11 MichPaul, Nov 24, 2012
  12. psykosis

    psykosis Initiate (0) May 21, 2009 Indiana

    PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE bring smores stout back to bottles. :sunglasses:
     
    #12 psykosis, Nov 24, 2012
  13. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    Unfortunately, I don't foresee that happening anytime soon--at least in 2013. It is on tap at our pub right now, though...
     
    #13 BeyondDescription, Nov 24, 2012
  14. psykosis

    psykosis Initiate (0) May 21, 2009 Indiana

    I'll be heading to the pub soon then. It one of the only stouts I've ever really enjoyed.


    Do you have a 2013 bottle calender yet?
     
    #14 psykosis, Nov 24, 2012
  15. Runninmixz

    Runninmixz Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2012 Michigan

    I need to make friends with someone that lives up there and commutes to SE Michigan! I have wanted to try the Smore's Stout for a very long time!
     
    #15 Runninmixz, Nov 24, 2012
  16. BeyondDescription

    BeyondDescription Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2009 Vermont
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    It's in the works.
     
    #16 BeyondDescription, Nov 24, 2012
  17. psykosis

    psykosis Initiate (0) May 21, 2009 Indiana

    I can hardly wait!
     
    #17 psykosis, Nov 24, 2012
  18. Jerome1929

    Jerome1929 Zealot (533) Sep 11, 2008 Michigan

    Always look forward to this one. Can't wait to pick some up.
     
    #18 Jerome1929, Nov 25, 2012
  19. jacob4999

    jacob4999 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2008 Michigan

    The wife and I absolutely love this beer! Ecstatic that it is back again. Thanks Shorts!
     
    #19 jacob4999, Nov 25, 2012
  20. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
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    Really gonna miss this one. Please ship 2 cases to Kentucky for me.
     
    #20 semibaked, Nov 26, 2012
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