When I started drinking beer in college they all tasted the same to me. At the time (blasphemy!) I actually thought that Coors Light was a good beer! As my exposure to beers increased I discovered Guiness, and stout was my favorite beer style for a while. Later, I found that I liked porter style the best; in particular, I really like Java Porter which is brewed by Mountain Sun in Boulder. Then I discovered Arrogant Bastard Ale by the Stone Brewery, and I found that I liked all of the beers from Stone Brewery as much as I liked Java Porter. However, I just found a beer that is superior by leaps and bounds to any other beer I have ever tasted, the beer is Bigfoot Ale by Sierra Nevada. It is thicker than a stout, and it has the caramel-like flavor of a stout, but it also has a very strong bitter flavor like a porter, but it is stronger than typical porters. I don’t know the lingo of beer drinkers, so I can’t quite describe the flavor like a pro, all I know is that it is my new favorite beer! The only problem is that it is a seasonal beer, so they don’t have it in stock all the time. If you go to the liquor store right now you might still find it, otherwise, you’ll have to wait for the next winter.