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Sierra Nevada Porter

Sierra Nevada Porter

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A Porter brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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11923.6/5.03.6/5.05.6%87.2 English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A delicious, dark-colored, medium-bodied ale made with roasted malted barley. It has a creamy head and a very rich, yet smooth, malty flavor.
Bittering Hops: Nugget
Beginning Gravity: 14.5 Plato
Finishing Hops: Willamette
Ending Gravity: 3.5 Plato
Malts: Two-row Barley Malt, Caramel Malt, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Dextrin Malt

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 GMUcrew7 (183), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/516/20

Jun 22, 2008  
Pours clear black with an amber hue and a fast dissipating light tan head. Very nice roasted chocolate malt aroma. Wow, great burst of flavor, more than I expected from the aroma. A very well balanced, creamy chocolate malt flavor. Very good porter.

 Beerman6686 (724), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Poured a very dark brown woth a light tan head. Aroma was a bit mild and drawn back, but contains roasted malts, light chocolate, and some hops. Flavor is also subdued, decent blend of sweet chocolate, roastiness and hops, but too watery.


Pershing (83), Garland, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 4, 2008  
I’m not going to compare this beer to vegatables or coffee drinks. This is a wonderful porter with an excellent frothy head and full of character. American brewers produce the finest porters in the World and this one is at the top of the list.


 timsilvia32 (204), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2008    Updated: Aug 31, 2008
Solid brown pour, cream colored head. Smells roasty malt and nut. Roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, but Is not real pronounced in any of it’s characteristics, roast malt stands out the most. Maybe a bit too much hop character and carbonation for the style. Seems like I used to be more fond of this one.


mekju_baksa (9), Houston, Texas, USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Strong malt notes with nice hints of coffee and a full body. Enjoyed this one with a spicy goat cheese pizza... provided for a nice balance. Lovely black velvet colouring. Looking forward to trying this one again.


Avatar (73), Gliwice, Poland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Bottle from Seqoia Park. 21/08/2008. Pours black lightly carbonated. Roasted malt aroma. Some chocolate. Little bit to sour and too sour for porter. Not as good as as Zywiec Porter.




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