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Now THAT's a porter!
General Beer Discussion by DAN
Finally, after several porters I've come across one truly worth talking about. Before I begin, let me tell you that I love dry stouts and porters. By far, my favorite two styles. However, my palate isn't quite suited for the sweeter drinks (which is why I'm a huge fan of the perfectly balanced Guinness Extra Stout). Unfortunately, most stouts (and especially porters) seem to be far too sweet, to the extreme. Unlike the stout, the porter is supposed to be a little sweet-- but not to a distracting level. Tonight, thanks to the advice of "E", I had a Stone Smoked Porter and found every sip perfectly balanced. It's like a bittlesweet chocolate melted into expresso-- there's clear hops and malts... beautiful. If anybody is familar with the style, please point me in the direction of nector like this and other dry stouts like Guinness. Thanks again beerpal :)
19 years ago
CHANGEUP45
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From what I gather (and through my sampling) you really can't go wrong with anything from Stone. Not a porter fan myself but would love to try that one.
I also like Boulevard's Bully Porter, but for the best of the midwest, I might have to vote for O'Fallon's Smoked Porter. I've never had the Alaskan Smoked Porter, which apparently wins all sorts of awards, but I've been told that O'Fallon's is pretty close to as good.
