The Swill: Anchor Porter
The Still: Anchor Brewing Company
San Francisco, California
http://www.anchorbrewing.com
The Drill: American porter, 12oz bottle, 5.6% ABV
The Spill: Roasted and robust, this porter exemplifies the greatest aspects of its genre in a big, rich way. Sweet, syrupy molasses flavors meet in the middle with dark, bitter coffee, and create a brew more formidable than many pretender stouts. It compliments both chocolate desserts and charred steak incredibly well.
Says Bill: I had my most recent bottle of this beer at a steak restaurant near LAX owned by famed football coach Don Shula. A few days ago, Holly and I celebrated our dating anniversary at Fleming's, which is an even higher-end steakhouse. We each ordered a $50, bone-in filet mignon, and I was dying to have one of these to go along with it. I spoke with a manager at the restaurant, urging her to look into expanding their beer list to match their wine list, and used this beer as a prime example for excellent food and beer pairings.
Refill?: My steak restaurant's waiters would recommend the caBEERnet: 4 taps out of 5.