Short's Cup A Joe Coffee Creme Stout - Short's Brewing Company

Faro

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +24.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A heartfelt thanks to hoppymeal for sending me a growler in a trade.

This is a wonderful beer. It comes in a typical half-gallon jug type growler with a big circular label with the brewery’s information. The specific beer is written on the cap.

Appearance: Pours with a thick, dark, frothy head into my Stone 10th Anniversary pint glass. The thick head sticks around the edge as I drink the entire glass. There is a slight lacing present. The beer itself is a very dark, opaque brown.

Smell: Wonderful! Roasted chocolate and roasted coffee fills my nose. The coffee is somewhere between a dark and medium roast.

Taste: Roasted, toasted chocolate and coffee dominate with a fair dose of welcomed sweetness. The coffee and chocolate blend nicely. Very mild hops are barely detectable. They provide a bit more complexity of flavor and they dissipate quickly.

Mouthfeel: A wonderful silky, creamy mouthfeel, almost chewy. Reminiscent of a glass of Silk soymilk. The carbonation is a bit higher than most double stouts but perfect here. The finish is crisp and clean. Smoother than I expect for this style probably due to the carbonation level. It works quite well.

Drinkability: I could drink a growler of this beer each week. Though it is very rich, like a dense chocolate cake that you want to keep eating.

Breakfast stouts are a new style for me and I love them. This beer is up there with my favorites: Founders Breakfast, Kentucky Breakfast and Terrapin Wake-N-Bake. If you like coffee stouts this is a must have beer.

Serving type: growler

09-30-2006 19:41:38 | More by Faro

ackeeper

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

05-22-2013 02:08:59 | More by ackeeper

Tee2Grn

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

05-19-2013 01:36:34 | More by Tee2Grn

Slay40

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

05-10-2013 18:58:45 | More by Slay40

eyemustard

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

05-10-2013 18:31:58 | More by eyemustard

ereye

Michigan

5/5  rDev +24.4%

05-09-2013 22:53:18 | More by ereye

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -50.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Pour is jet black with virtually no head. Nose is a bit artificial, artificial vanilla, overly sweet malt an sugar, and used coffee grounds. Taste is just as bad, overly sweet, under attenuated malt and coffee mess. Virtually no carb and extremely oily and slick feel.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 13:19:35 | More by cpetrone84

BYOFB

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -0.5%

05-05-2013 15:32:01 | More by BYOFB

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

04-11-2013 16:30:50 | More by DaPan

rsenters29

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

04-05-2013 03:40:14 | More by rsenters29

CheapBeerBuzz

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

04-04-2013 05:58:15 | More by CheapBeerBuzz

DelicateDelirium

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

03-31-2013 23:04:41 | More by DelicateDelirium

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.93/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 2 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Got this from Stormking47, cheers Joel!

Pours an effervescent mahogany with 2 fingers of mocha colored head. No lacing or head retention

S: Big time coffee & coffee grounds, fades as this warms

T: Dryness, much coffee & a bit of lactose up front. Nice mocha & cocoa flavors blend with straight up coffee & exrpesso as this warms. plus some more lactose sourness. Finishes dry with mocha & coffee grounds

MF: Smooth, some what creamy, medium bodied

A nice coffee stout, not upper rung, but right on the heels of them

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 04:06:00 | More by russpowell

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.5%

03-24-2013 23:30:19 | More by Sparky44

Pinknuggets

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

03-09-2013 15:59:20 | More by Pinknuggets

ant880

New York

4/5  rDev -0.5%

03-05-2013 15:40:34 | More by ant880

SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.5%

03-02-2013 02:05:13 | More by SaisonRichBiere

smonice

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

03-01-2013 02:04:40 | More by smonice

BeerBucks

New York

4/5  rDev -0.5%

02-23-2013 03:06:30 | More by BeerBucks

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.5%

02-22-2013 21:51:14 | More by JohnnieNepal

GRFounder

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

02-21-2013 23:46:05 | More by GRFounder

Rons35

Michigan

3/5  rDev -25.4%

02-19-2013 22:44:56 | More by Rons35

Michigan

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.5%

02-19-2013 04:58:38 | More by Michigan

duceswild

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

02-19-2013 01:17:43 | More by duceswild

Danielr26

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

02-18-2013 19:07:23 | More by Danielr26