Comments on It's Pub Night: Laughing Buddha Purple Yam Porter

Samurai: See, you're an underwhelmed beer nerd. ...

2009-02-09T13:49:00.000-08:00

Samurai: See, you're an underwhelmed beer nerd. Maybe you're scandalized also.

i have found them all to be pretty bland. I kinda ...

2009-02-09T12:59:00.000-08:00

i have found them all to be pretty bland. I kinda like the Ginger though because the ginger is pronounced and its exactly what you think it will be. The palm sugar in the brown adds a great buttery creaminess but overall it finishes flat because of the lack of hops. I found the porter almost instantly forgettable.
@ Belmont Station now has beers from The Bruery, I highly reccomend these brews and they all have tons of crazy ingredients like Laughing Buddha. Check out their belgian brown made with maple syrup and yams. Or their Rye saison with brettanmyoces

Charles: I forgot to mention that there is also su...

2009-02-08T15:02:00.000-08:00

Charles: I forgot to mention that there is also supposed to be vanilla bean in there, but I didn't detect any vanilla flavor. Did you taste any vanilla (or yam for that matter)?

I liked the porter pretty well. I did have a lot o...

2009-02-07T17:18:00.000-08:00

I liked the porter pretty well. I did have a lot of diacetyl in the beer I had, which some porters tend to have. Overall I liked it. The Ginger Pale Ale was kind of sweet for just drinking by itself. I bet it would go well with some asian food.