beer_name: Sierra Nevada Stout
text: Sierra Nevada has a stout? Go figure. Pours midnight black with a small brown head and leaves good lacing around my nonick pint. The smell is coffee like- as is the taste, but the taste also has hoppy overtones. It's kind of like their pale ale with lots of rich roasted goodness. The initial taste is hoppy bitter, giving way to a roasted flavor that lingers. Funny thing is that it is a bit too carbonated for my tastes. Overall, a good brew, and one that I'll definitely have in the future.