Try?
I just love porters. But for some reason,
it's not that easy to find a good locally brewed one here in Georgia. Maybe
because of that my porter radar is always beeping whenever I come across a
new one: it certainly did when I happened upon a display of Michelob
Porter. Is this even local? It could be, as we have an AB brewery in
Cartersville, but my bottle isn't saying where it comes from.
At that, I'm not even sure how new it is. I'm pretty sure that I've seen it in Michelob sampler boxes; you know the kind, where you have to buy a bunch of their other beers to try this one. Be that as it may, I wasn't sure what to expect from this one. I was very pleasantly surprised by Michelob Dunkel Weizen, then just as quickly and as deeply disappointed by their Hop Hound Amber Wheat. Just how would the porter be?
I have to admit, I've been a little hesitant to buy Anheuser-Busch beers since the company was swallowed up by international beer conglomerate Inbev last year. After all, wasn't AB a big enough megabrewer already? Now what the heck do we call such an entity? An Uber-Megabrewery? I don't think I like that, and besides, despite the fact that I rarely drank most of their watery swill, it was at the very least American watery swill.
Not any more. Sigh.
On their web page, Michelob assured me I need not worry. Plenty of caramel and chocolate malt go into this one, as well as generous amounts of Willamette and Saaz hops. Michelob Porter has 25 Ibos of bitterness, and that, my friends, is a lot of hops for a Michelob beer. It's also a bit stronger than average at 5.9% alcohol by volume.
I was getting pretty excited, so I gently decanted a bottle into my glass:
Michelob Porter pours to a dark brown color tinged with highlights of
ruby, especially if you hold it to the light. A thick and creamy head
formation forms upon my pour, and a light aroma of roasted malt is present.
I really wasn't expecting a lot from this beer, but a sip revealed a very
pleasant surprise as the beer has a moderate amount of body, although I
think perhaps it could use just a touch more.
There is certainly plenty of flavors here, however. Rich roasty coffee and chocolate, a hint of fruity pear, and some minty-grassy hops in the finish. They add a touch of herbal hop bitterness to go along with the roasty bitterness from the chocolate malt. All in all, this is a decent brown porter, and at about $6 to $6.50 a six-pack a beer I can wholeheartedly recommend.
This one is worth buying, because it's a pretty darned good beer.
At that, I'm not even sure how new it is. I'm pretty sure that I've seen it in Michelob sampler boxes; you know the kind, where you have to buy a bunch of their other beers to try this one. Be that as it may, I wasn't sure what to expect from this one. I was very pleasantly surprised by Michelob Dunkel Weizen, then just as quickly and as deeply disappointed by their Hop Hound Amber Wheat. Just how would the porter be?
I have to admit, I've been a little hesitant to buy Anheuser-Busch beers since the company was swallowed up by international beer conglomerate Inbev last year. After all, wasn't AB a big enough megabrewer already? Now what the heck do we call such an entity? An Uber-Megabrewery? I don't think I like that, and besides, despite the fact that I rarely drank most of their watery swill, it was at the very least American watery swill.
Not any more. Sigh.
On their web page, Michelob assured me I need not worry. Plenty of caramel and chocolate malt go into this one, as well as generous amounts of Willamette and Saaz hops. Michelob Porter has 25 Ibos of bitterness, and that, my friends, is a lot of hops for a Michelob beer. It's also a bit stronger than average at 5.9% alcohol by volume.
I was getting pretty excited, so I gently decanted a bottle into my glass:
Michelob Porter pours to a dark brown color tinged with highlights of
ruby, especially if you hold it to the light. A thick and creamy head
formation forms upon my pour, and a light aroma of roasted malt is present.
I really wasn't expecting a lot from this beer, but a sip revealed a very
pleasant surprise as the beer has a moderate amount of body, although I
think perhaps it could use just a touch more.There is certainly plenty of flavors here, however. Rich roasty coffee and chocolate, a hint of fruity pear, and some minty-grassy hops in the finish. They add a touch of herbal hop bitterness to go along with the roasty bitterness from the chocolate malt. All in all, this is a decent brown porter, and at about $6 to $6.50 a six-pack a beer I can wholeheartedly recommend.
This one is worth buying, because it's a pretty darned good beer.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft
