Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?
Thanks,
Jesse
PS I live in Jersey. And there's still no Big Foot! Must be coming by wagon
train.

Jesse wrote:
Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

I don't know if Bell's beers (Kalamazoo Brewing Co.) make
it there, but I like their porter. It's a little lighter in
body and dark flavors than the Sierra Nevada, and has a pleasant
toastiness to it.

PS I live in Jersey. And there's still no Big Foot! Must be coming by wagon
train.

Showed up here in the last week, and we're a secondary market.
It's a good batch, drinkable from the get-go (last year it seemed
a bit thinner with more alcohol presence, which I think took a
few months to smooth out).
--
Joel Plutchak "Senza la birra tutto diventa orfano."
plutchak@[...] - Italian proverb (slightly revised)

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Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

Heavyweight Perkuno's Hammer Imperial Porter. A little different than
you're used to (it's a Baltic porter instead of a standard porter), but
dang tasty. I'm assuming you can also get Anchor Porter and Fuller's
London Porter, or maybe Smuttynose?
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Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

Wild Goose Porter (if they're still alive), Md.
Samuel Smith Taddy Porter, England

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Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

Wild Goose Porter (if they're still alive), Md.

Per my local beer store this weekend, they're dead and gone. A less than
ideal source of official knowledge, but don't see any reason to doubt it.
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Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:
Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?


Wild Goose Porter (if they're still alive), Md.
Samuel Smith Taddy Porter, England


The above 2 were my favorites. Haven't been able to find the Wild Goose,
can't afford the Samuel Smith as a regular beer. I did just pick up the
ingredients to brew a Samuel Smith clone. Hope to be kegging that in the
next couple of weeks.

A porter I've neen enjoying is the Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter.

Jesse wrote:
Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

I liked the Presidential Porter (or whatever they're calling it- Geo.
Washington on label) from Yards, but it's way too expensive
($13/sixpack) for a 'regularly purchase' beer.

PS I live in Jersey. And there's still no Big Foot!

The Isle of Jersey or New Jersey? I'm in New Jersey and bought mine
about 2 weeks ago. (There's even a couple of six packs left in my
case.) I'm in the Central part of the state, bought the case from
Marketplace Liquors on Rt. 18 (behind the K-Mart, next to A&P) in East
Brunswick. They had 16 cases IIRC.

The store has new owners and they are very interested in having the best
selection of beer in the area- which they do, unless you consider
Bridgewater in the same area, then they've got a ways to go. (Nope,
don't work there, but I do shop there...)

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"Alexander D. Mitchell IV" wrote in

Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

Wild Goose Porter (if they're still alive), Md.

Per my local beer store this weekend, they're dead and gone. A less than
ideal source of official knowledge, but don't see any reason to doubt it.

Don't bet the farm on it. Negotiations are still underway and quite healthy.
Look for an announcement around the end of the month.

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Showed up here in the last week, and we're a secondary market.

Southern California must be tertiary, then. Still no sight of it at a couple
stores that should have it last weekend.

-Steve

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"Alexander D. Mitchell IV" wrote in

Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's
Perfect Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth
trying?

Wild Goose Porter (if they're still alive), Md.

Per my local beer store this weekend, they're dead and gone. A less
than ideal source of official knowledge, but don't see any reason to
doubt it.

Don't bet the farm on it. Negotiations are still underway and quite
healthy. Look for an announcement around the end of the month.

Good deal. While I'm not a huge fan of most of the beers they make, this
year's Snow Goose was really, really beautiful stuff, and I traditionally
look forward to it every year. Would be a shame to see that one vanish.
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Good deal. While I'm not a huge fan of most of the beers they make, this
year's Snow Goose was really, really beautiful stuff, and I traditionally
look forward to it every year. Would be a shame to see that one vanish.

Ever had the stuff they brewed at Wild Goose? The later editions of that
were beauties. And...I was just talking to a former WG brewer who's
hankering to get a batch of yeast from a Ringwood-brewing friend of his and
make a batch.

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Jesse wrote:
Hi - Two of my favorite porters are Sierra Nevada and Grant's Perfect
Porter. Can any of you suggest some others that are worth trying?

I liked the Presidential Porter (or whatever they're calling it- Geo.
Washington on label) from Yards, but it's way too expensive
($13/sixpack) for a 'regularly purchase' beer.

PS I live in Jersey. And there's still no Big Foot!

The Isle of Jersey or New Jersey? I'm in New Jersey and bought mine
about 2 weeks ago. (There's even a couple of six packs left in my
case.) I'm in the Central part of the state, bought the case from
Marketplace Liquors on Rt. 18 (behind the K-Mart, next to A&P) in East
Brunswick. They had 16 cases IIRC.

The store has new owners and they are very interested in having the best
selection of beer in the area- which they do, unless you consider
Bridgewater in the same area, then they've got a ways to go. (Nope,
don't work there, but I do shop there...)

I'm in New Jersey, Belmar to be exact. There is a very large liquor store
close by that has a great selection, and I was sure that if it could be had,
they would have it. I was wrong! I'm going to start making phone calls. I
sometimes think I'm living in Hootersville.

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"Dan Iwerks" dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom wrote in message
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Good deal. While I'm not a huge fan of most of the beers they make,
this year's Snow Goose was really, really beautiful stuff, and I
traditionally look forward to it every year. Would be a shame to see
that one vanish.

Ever had the stuff they brewed at Wild Goose? The later editions of
that were beauties. And...I was just talking to a former WG brewer
who's hankering to get a batch of yeast from a Ringwood-brewing friend
of his and make a batch.

Dunno, when did WG stop making it themselves and Frederick took over?
Had my first Snow Goose probably 3-4 years ago. FWIW, I thought this
year's version was the best I'd ever had, had loads more toffee
character, was just beautifully British in the maltiness. A brewer
brought some to the Holiday Ale Tasting at the Brick in December, was
surprised to see it and even more surprised at how much I enjoyed it. If
Snow Goose is any barometer of their skills, WG/Frederick/whatever need
to be able to get to a point where they're financially secure enough to
do a few more stronger styles. Seems to me that's where they found
excellence.
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"Lew Bryson" wrote in
Ever had the stuff they brewed at Wild Goose? The later editions of
that were beauties. And...I was just talking to a former WG brewer
who's hankering to get a batch of yeast from a Ringwood-brewing friend
of his and make a batch.

Dunno, when did WG stop making it themselves and Frederick took over?
Had my first Snow Goose probably 3-4 years ago.

Hrmmm... I think the first non-WG Goose came out in 1996? That'd be before
your time.

FWIW, I thought this
year's version was the best I'd ever had, had loads more toffee
character, was just beautifully British in the maltiness. A brewer
brought some to the Holiday Ale Tasting at the Brick in December, was
surprised to see it and even more surprised at how much I enjoyed it. If
Snow Goose is any barometer of their skills, WG/Frederick/whatever need
to be able to get to a point where they're financially secure enough to
do a few more stronger styles. Seems to me that's where they found
excellence.

Don't bet on that happening. Snow Goose is gonna be about as big as they
get. And their head brewer just left to go to Dogfish Head. Still, there's
Wild Goose brewer DNA floating around out there, so SOMEthing will come
together.

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available at www.amazon.com
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Lew Bryson wrote:



Hrmmm... I think the first non-WG Goose came out in 1996? That'd be before
your time.



could have been '97 Lew. The last real Brimstone Strong Ale was '97.



Don't bet on that happening. Snow Goose is gonna be about as big as they
get. And their head brewer just left to go to Dogfish Head. Still, there's
Wild Goose brewer DNA floating around out there, so SOMEthing will come
together.

Is that Andy Tveekrem, Lew? Cheers, Chuck C.