As my vacation weekend winds down, I took the chance to fit in a few more selections. Had the great Sam Smith Imperial Stout last night and then a couple of new ones today with some grilled steak tips with friends.
Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout (Rating = 4.0)
Another solid rating on this great stout from Sam Smith. Not too heavy, good flavor and some good kick. These guys really make some great beers. Apparently, this beer heavily influenced a bit of a renaissance of stouts in the US in the mid-eighties. Not too bitter, nice taste here.Anchor Porter (Rating = 4.0)
In another "apparently" side note, the owner of Anchor Brewing has become something of the godfather of microbrewing in the US. Their classic Anchor Steam is a great simple beer (benefiting from the unique San Francisco water). This porter is a nice choice - it is a porter, but is relatively light and easy to drink (a great quality). I don't get the "burnt cereal" taste, but it is worth checking out.
Troegenator Double Boch (Rating = 4.0)
Gotta love the name on this one - just add "anator" to the end of most names or words and it sounds infinitely cooler than the main word. Frog? Not that cool. Froganator? Awesome. Gerson? partially cool. Gersonator? No doubt. The beer is ok. Nothing really that special here. A little on the hoppy side with some chocolate. I do genuinely like this brewery's selections (only around for about 12 years or so), but this one doesn't really stick out to me.
As that guy in that movie with the "ator" at the end send...I'll be back.
Beers down: 49 (NOTE: Somewhere I missed one on the blog, but my sheet says I've had 49, so that's what I'm going with)
Beers to go: 952
Here is the updated spreadsheet.
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