Does anyone know how many cases of this were released last year and if it's being released again this winter?
There were 40 cases total released four months ago (see here and here for the threads). They have said they'll be making more, but I don't know when it will become available.
I believe they said Fall 2013, hopefully they will make more than just a brewery/Julio's release party. More for everyone, ya know.
Its not on the current release list which goes through November: http://jacksabbybrewing.com/blog/2013/09/upcoming-beers/
Still delightful. I'd say the coffee may have fallen off just a bit, but barely noticeable. Overall they've all sorta smoothed out. Vanilla was tasting especially creamy. God I miss them...
It may have been easier to try to trade for these when they came out a few months back. It was a very limited release and sold out in a couple hours
I made my first trade in July, still new to it so I missed that boat for the last release. I can wait until winter but if someone local had one available I'd give it a shot
Even the base beer isn't as good now as it was fresh. That guy was ready to drink and flawless the moment it was bottled. Generally speaking, coffee and vanilla are two flavors that fall off hard and fast, so I'm not sure there is any good reason to age them. Drink up and hope they make more...