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Samuel Adams – Holiday Porter

So after much guitar hero and ex-girlfriend induced frustration, I decided to do some drinking. I reached into the fridge for another Old Fezziwig Ale, popped the top, and drank deeply of the dark sub par brew. There was something different about this one, however. Something sinister. And after digging shards of what was once a shot glass from my now non-functional garbage disposal (courtesy of my disaster prone ex), the last thing I needed was a skunked beer that wasn't even that good to begin with. Upon further inspection, however, I discovered that this abortion of an ale was not an ale at all, but was in fact Sam Adams' "Holiday Porter". As you may have already inferred, I'm not a fan. It begins benign enough, with an almost oaky flavor (oaky = of an oak tree), however the finish is that of alcohol. Now you may be thinking; "but Bert, beer is alcoholic", to which I reply "I know, thats why I drink it". But this is an overwhelming alcoholic flavor, much like cheap vodka or grain alcohol. Granted its not nearly that bad, but I think a good rule of thumb is that a beer should not need a chaser. Although, now that I've had a bit more, its not entirely terrible. The finish is still quite bad, and I wouldn't go out a pickup a 6 pack of this stuff, but I suppose if it were free and I was writing a blog about beer, I might be coaxed into drinking it.
Anyway, I'll give it a 2.4

*Notice how the bottle is camouflaged to look like its distant cousin, "Old Fezziwig Ale"