Sierra Nevada Porter
Here we are once again with another excellent beer that is readily available in most places. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company's Porter has a nice medium body with a very smooth finish and the traditional malty flavor of roasted barley. The Goldings and Willamette hops keep the IBU of this brew at about 40 for an excellent balance of bitterness.
One of the very first things I decided I didn't like about this beer before I even opened the bottle was the color of the label. I know it has nothing to do with what's inside and I was planning to comment about this in my post here. Luckily, I stopped by the Sierra Nevada website before writing this post where I got a chance to see that they have changed the label to a darker brown that seems to fit well with the porter theme. Oh well... there goes my rant ;) I have been buying mixed six packs of beers I want to try from a place called The World Market. One of my unfortunate discoveries about this certain convenience is that some of the beers they have available as individuals are near or out of date. I have been trying to pay attention to that when I'm shopping there, but some beers don't have expiration dates on their bottles.
I might make a trip to Gail's Hops and Grapes tomorrow afternoon and pick up a couple more samples of some top shelf beers. My current inventory of assorted stuff is starting to run low...