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Sierra Nevada Beer Camp ExPorter


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RATINGS: 12   MEAN: 3.66/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.35   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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Ball Tick Porter. This beer was made at beer camp, yes, Beer Camp. The 25th Beer camp that Sierra has offered, included only 12 prominent beer folk from Philadelphia. (How I got invited? We will never know.) This cast of Publicans(Tom, Fergie, Spanky, Scoats, Bruce, Adam, myself and token Terry), beer writers (Don and Lew, sorry Jack), and craft distributors (Matt and Greg) rolled into Chico full of ideas; some agreeable to all, some agreeable only to one. The original name for the beer was D. Port Her. In honor of Terry, of the London Grill, who the boys constantly and unanimously voted against her style and ingredient choices 11-1 time and time again... We didn’t want almonds in our beer. So, we ended up with a Philly-Style Porter; drinkable, balanced, ultra subtle hints of smoke. Roast and hops find balance in this much overlooked and unappreciated style. Try one now, and try one next year after Vinnie ages some for us in Dumol Pinot Noir barrels. Say wow. 5.7%ABV.


3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
vtafro (1550) - Wayne, New Jersey, USA - APR 13, 2011
Draft @ Hulmeville Inn. Dark pour with tan head. Roasted, earthy, and a sweet aroma, with a hint of smoke and leather. Flavor is chocolate and roasted malt, some lighter sweetness, and a touch of bitterness on the end.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dickinsonbeer (5075) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - OCT 17, 2010
BCTC 2010. Pours with a big head and nice carbonation- dark woody brown near black. Aroma is big thick chocolate malts, some light roast, wood, earth, leather, hints of campfire and smoke, tootsie roll and caramel. Flavor is crystal malt sweetness, chocolate malts, toffee, tootsie roll sugary sweetness, earth, smoke, leather, dust and cracker with a solid finish. Smooth at the end. nice.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jmm635 (609) - Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 30, 2010
Pours near black with a thin tan head. Good lacing on this one. Toasted malt aroma, some chocolate, and a bit nutty. Flavor is dark, roasted malts with slight bitterness. Overall, this is a solid beer, but sort of unremarkable.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
j12601 (4163) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - AUG 28, 2010
Had this while camping at BCTC this year, pouring from Kevin’s truck, courtesy of Matt. Pours a deep brown to black with a thin to medium sized beige head. Toast, roast, cheerios, corn nuts and smoke. Slightly metallic roast. Toast, nuts. I was looking for dark fruit in here, didn’t really find a lot of it. Chocolate and toast on the finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
italianjohn (1631) - Penndel, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 19, 2010
Grey Lodge on draft .... Black pour light tan thin head .... aroma of roasted and chocolate malts .... taste of vanilla, licorice, roasted and chocolate malts upfront and as you drink more the roasted malt and smoke are dominant with a light bitter finish .... kind of a thin mouthfeel .... a decent porter with a good mix of flavors

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
kramer (3376) - Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 11, 2010
On tap, BCTC, thanks to Matt and Kevin for this one! Black pour with a large frothy light brown head that fell to a thin film and left lots of lacing. The nose is roast, chocolate, some light licorice, just a suggestion of smoke, and some light citrusy hops. The flavor is a balance between the sweet residual sugars and some slightly bitter roasted malt, giving it a whole lot of complexity. Some lighter hints of licorice still, but I don’t especially get much smoke at all, light citrusy hops accent. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with light soft fizzy carbonation. Some lingering coffee and roast notes. Pretty nice beer! Glad I had the chance to try it!

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
patrickfannon (1057) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 28, 2010
Draft at Teresa’s. 9/16/10 Pours dark, obsidian black with a one finger, beige head. Aroma of sweet malts, chocolate, cream, slight toffee, and roasted smokiness. Medium to fuller bodied with a loose, yet somehow firm and balanced palate. Finishes smoothly with a trace of roast. Good, unique porter. Cool back story. Cheers to Philly Beer Week.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
TomDecapolis (4000) - Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 27, 2010
Tap at CAH. Pours a deeper brown, pushing black with a medium tan head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, light smoke and tobacco. Flavor of caramel, nuts, light smoke, chocolate and some earthy notes.


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