501 (the first supplement)

Berkshire Drayman's Porter:

The Dead Livers Society is not only on a quest to bring you reviews of Michael Jackson's 500 best brews, but to bring you reviews of any interesting or (more importantly) available beers that we feel are interesting, good enough, or bad enough to comment on. This is the first of many supplements that will all be numbered beginning at 501 and may well reach the largest number that scientists and astronomers know to exist: One thousand and thirty-five.

Big bottle birthday weekend started quick and slowly declined into something mediocre and uneventful. This is a pretty classic americanized porter. Lighter than a stout but full of flavor, this beer tasted quite a bit like what I might imagine Murphy's Stout would taste like if it went out trick-or-treating as a porter for Halloween. The groups response range from "wow, that's heavy" to "Slow down Wes, there's other beers to try tonight!"

True, we had 5 other beers on our agenda, but this was my favorite by far of the evening. To make this beer even better, it comes in a GROWLER! I don't know if it is about getting my beer in 1/2 gallon units, or the ability to roll the growler back over my wrist and chug from it's sweet glass teat like a backwoods sophisticate, but I sure feel cultured and slightly naughty when I hold this little cutie in my anticipating fingers. (like a groom carrying his virgin bride across the threshold on the night of his 4th wedding in as many summers)

Based entirely upon my recollection of last night, 4.04 steins out of 5.05. Do the math, yo.