So I can taste the vanilla part, but I’m having a hard time convincing myself that this is a porter. It’s dark, and heavy, but the aftertaste……(taking a few sips….) Yeah, that definitely tastes like my childhood community swimming pool. Too much chlorine and testosterone.  Not enough pussy or porter. Seriously, it has a distinct […]

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My immediate thought was WTF??????????? Am I already so drunk that I am seeing things?My second thought “wow, one of the major breweries actually made a beer that didn’t have a twist off cap”.Well I was wrong on both. Yes, one of the Big Boy’s decided that it wanted to capitalize on the microbrew fad. […]

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As my last beer of a long night at Rock Bottom, a 9% imperial porter was a bad choice. Don’t get me wrong, the beer was excellent. However on a full stomach, and already buzzed, the porter’s heavy bitter aftertaste didn’t help my stomach feel any better. This Imperial Porter has a deep black color […]

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A few nights back, I met my wife for a bite to eat at Rock Bottom in La Jolla. I have never been a huge fan of Rock Bottom, due to the typical clientel on any given friday night. But, since I am so dedicated to all of my wonderful fan, I decided to suck […]

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