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Sierra Nevada Stout

Sierra Nevada Stout

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88
overall
A Stout brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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10873.57/5.03.57/5.05.8%83.9English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Silver Medal Winner, Great American Beer Festival, Stout 1988, 1989. Sierra Nevada Stout is a creamy and full-bodied example of this traditional style ale. Very dark and very rich, the Stout displays a pronounced roasted flavor.

Finishing Hops:Cascade
Bittering Hops:Chinook
Beginning Gravity:16 Plato
Ending Gravity:4.5 Plato
Malts:Two-row Barley Malt, Caramel Malt, Black Malt, Dextrin Malt
Yeast:Top Fermenting Ale Yeast

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 Duke (117), New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20

Mar 13, 2004    Updated: Mar 26, 2004
Almost black with a huge tan head. Nice lacing. Aroma is a little weak. Flavor is also hard to pin. Good but not great for a stout.

 SuperDave70 (929), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 1, 2008  
Deep black pour with a creamy, lacy head that lasts throughout. Roasted coffee, malt, chocolate, fruit and hints of hops in the aroma. Flavor follows the same pattern, but is surprisingly not too sweet. Smooth and creamy on the palate. Hops come through on the finish. A good six-pack stout.


 tarheels86 (167), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Pours a pitch black with a good two finger tan head. Incredible lacing- some of the best I have seen. Aromas of hops, hop resin, roasted malt, espresso, dark chocolate. Taste is likewise with a nice creamy mouthfeel. It is nice for once to really see the hops shine through in a stout. Aftertaste is a bit tart and sour and is long and dry. This has an A+ on beeradvocate and I can see why.


 WakeandBake (148), Greenville, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Pours black with creamy tan head that hangs around. Nice lacing on glass.Aroma is hoppy, roasted coffee and chocolate,maybe some caramel. Taste is much the same, bitter not sweet some dark fruit and floral hops help with the balance,a dry finish.Smooth creamy mouthfeel, very drinkable


 gwpom (210), Akron, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 21, 2008  
12 oz bottle. I’ve long been a big fan of the SN Porter, and was pleased to finally see the stout available. The head is a little more cream colored than brown, but the rest of this brew screams pure stout. Roasted hop flavor, no chocolate flavor to speak of, just a nice rich stout. Bon Apetit!


 jimmack34 (158), Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with a frothy creamy tan head. Smells like roasted, sweet, coffee and chocolate. Tastes like creamy dark coffee, with hints of chocolate, nutty, smooth, even a little smokey. Smooth spiciness come through in the finish, as well as a malty sticky aftertaste. Pretty good stuff.



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