Alright, now I can leave the normal, domestic stuff alone for a while and focus on more of the craft style that I'm ultimately more interested in. Asheville Brewing's Ninja Porter (http://www.ashevillebrewing.com) was a bomber that I purchased from a gas station (gas stations carry craft beer? Totally cool!). I happened to be on a work trip and dropped in to get some goodies that I could enjoy from the comfort of my hotel room. This happened to be one of them.
Asheville has become a popular destination for the craft beer scene. There are plenty of breweries that are within a fifty mile radius of Asheville. The New Belgium brewery is currently planned to come to Asheville. I've heard that Sierra Nevada may also make the leap. Asheville's just that type of town, the red-headed step child to the rest of North Carolina. The hipster and west coast culture are very evident there.
Anyway, enough of Asheville. The beer is what this blog is all about, right? I cracked open the porter and it took me a good little bit to handle a bomber all to myself. I'm not the fastest beer drinker, and I tend to sip and savor my craft selections. I only had a small glass in the hotel room that I could use to pour my drink, so I found myself pouring about 5-6 times to finish off the bottle.
The color itself is a near pitch black, and I remember getting a brown head (the way I poured, it wasn't outrageous or anything). Hints of coffee and chocolate, like any good porter. I tended to taste the coffee and the chocolate more than anything. Light mouthfeel, with a decent amount of carbonation. I don't know, when I have a dark beer, I always feel like it needs to go down like a Guinness. If it doesn't feel thick, everything else feels a little underwhelming. The beer itself was just average to me. Maybe I didn't do the porter justice, but I struggled to finish and I know I've experienced porters that were much better. Still, I'm glad I tried it.
Grade: C
Price paid: $3.75 (22 oz bomber)
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