Sierra Nevada Porter Review

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is located in Chico, California and it has brewed many award winning beers. This brewery is a pioneer in the world of craft- brewing. One of its best products is Sierra Nevada Porter, a dark, rich, tasty ale.

Beer Commentary:

This product is best drank out of a glass, so that you can appreciate the appearance. The color of the beer is dark brown. If you hold it up to a light, you can see a reddish hue as well. The aroma is malty and earthy.

If you pour it properly, you will get a good, solid head of light brown foam that lasts and lasts. The foam leaves lace on the glass, as you consume the beer. Even the last few drinks of this beer will have some signs of foaminess.

This porter is brewed using only the 4 basic ingredients: barley, hops, yeast, and water. The flavor is complex, with the taste of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee, and even a little bit of smokiness. And, of course, no Sierra Nevada product would be complete without the taste of hops. The malty taste dominates, but you can definitely taste the hops. They provide a slightly bitter finish and a dry aftertaste. The alcohol level of this beer is 5.6 percent by volume.

Sierra Nevada makes many fine products and it ranks among the most recognizable craft brewing operations in the world. It is really too large to use the old term "microbrewery", since its products are now sold in all 50 states and in many countries. It is one of the easiest brewers to locate on the beer shelves, and this porter is probably the easiest porter to find in the United States.

Bottom Line Viewpoint:

Sierra Nevada seems incapable of making a bad product. This porter is one of its best, and it's one of my favorite porters among those that are widely distributed. I admit that I am partial to porter, since it's one of my favorite styles of beer. But even if porter is not normally to your liking, I think you should try this beer. The combination of chocolate, malt, hops, coffee, and other complex flavors make for any occasion.