This is strong beer but I've always had this thing where pilsner is a cheap-ass drunk your dad keeps around for people he doesn't like. Well, in the summer I've found I get into the bitter, dry beer. Check this one out. Can't miss the old dude on the front. Drink it really cold.
The link for the impatient: http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-303.htm
Pretty cool idea: size is more important than entropy, at least for WPA. I understand the reasoning in terms of brute force. Generally applicable?
I get shit for too many rave reviews here but I liked all of these in their own way. I only post the ones that really blow me away. I've just not found that many to really complain about. I mean it really has to suck for me to write about it.
On the other hand, it has to be really good to write about too. Sometimes the taste just blows me away and I have to tell someone. Or it's been a crap day and a great pint comes along and washes it all away. That's the beer you'll find here. One way or another each one blew (what's left of) my hair back.
Seriously, how many times can you honestly say "this beer is so bad I can't finish it"? Not very often. You throw it back and never buy it again. Tell me this: have you ever thrown a beer away because it tasted so bad you couldn't finish it? You might find a beer or two like that here too.
Couldn't find those stouts I mentioned last time so skipped right into the IPA. Porter and stout are getting harder to find thanks in no small part to yours truly.
Have to say I expected a crazy bitter strong beer but this one surprised me. It had a full flavor and smooth. I could have had another one and normally can't stand more than one. I like my ales but find IPA, I don't know, dry. I'm usually thirsty for water after one. In this case I was thirsty but for more bitter.
Am I wrong? Check it out. Tell me what you think.
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Those Surrey boys sure brew a fine Porter. I didn't notice all of the subtle flavors at first. But after the 5th or 6th bottle over a two week period it was like a flavor explosion. I know this will sound odd but try it: drink this one a little warmer. Take it out of the cooler and just let it sit for 10 minutes. Open and enjoy.
What do you think? Am I right or what? I have three Russian stouts coming up next before Spring begins and I start really tearing into the IPAs.
I've skulled like 5 of these over the last couple of weeks and each is better than the last.
I read somewhere that it's Thirsty Thursday today. How could I just pass this bottle up in BC Liquor on Thirsty Thursday? What? You don't browse booze on your way home from work everyday? Come on... The bottle reads "you like it with pancakes or porridge, so why not Porter"? Why not indeed. I haven't eaten porridge since my Mom rammed it down my throat as a kid. I should have been so lucky to have it with maple syrup. We got butter, yeah, if we were lucky.
This is a great Porter though. You get the sweet right away, just like you'd expect, rich and velvety. The after taste is a little bitter for some reason. I like it when my Porter lingers but this one doesn't seem to mellow. The sweetness goes and then it's just kind of bitter for awhile. Great beer overall though. Give it a try! Lemme know what you think.