Sierra Nevada Porter
Pours with a rich tan head on top of a brown beer. One thing about this beer is that it always pours up into spectacular looking beer. Aroma has a balance of roasted coffee, caramel, and cocoa-like malts and earthy, herbal, and citric hops. The taste is similar to the aroma in that neither the hops nor malt ever completely takes over. Instead, the firm chocolate and caramel notes of the malt play perfectly with the earthy and citric hops. It's all very well balanced, yet very flavorful. Overall, one of the best porters that's regularly available. When fresh the the malt is sharp and the hops are bold, but as it ages it smooths out and a silky milk chocolate character comes out. In both conditions its a really good beer.