Gravity Never Fails Porter: 6.0 – It’s not a great porter, but that’s mostly because the additional bitterness mixes in a way that makes this feels like a British ESB instead of a regular porter. It’s overall tasty with the roasted malt and chocolate flavors combining well with the hops.
Price Average: $6
Website: http://www.deranke.be/
Zywiec 1881 Porter: 7.0 – It’s very malty, and there’s a twinge of spice akin to cayenne that reminds you of a mexican hot cocoa alongside the other roasted malt flavor. Overall it’s a delicious porter. There’s no faults, and while the final aftertaste is a bit ‘bland’ it has other flavors to help it out.
Price Average: $4
Working Man’s Porter: 6.0 – There’s a sort of rosemary/thyme aspect to this, but it’s a nice dark ale/porter. It’s not too heavy and the roasted flavors are there. They mention using this with Oysters or a Shepard’s pie – and that’s agreeable, but for the end of the day – no way. Maybe long after the day is over with a meal. The other problem this has it’s hard to take this a working man’s porter, when the Berkshire equivalent is half the price.
Price Average: $11
Website: http://hennikerbrewing.com/
Jolene American Porter: 6.5 – It’s a sort of darker porter, thankfully not leaning on the super coffee/cream/chocolate/smoked or other things porters often use as a crutch aspect. It’s fairly simple, but well executed – and that’s fine.
Price Average: $12 for 6-pack cans
Website: http://www.bentwaterbrewing.com/
New Phone Who Dis: 5.5 – You would think given Starbucks that the addition of caramel to a coffee flavoring would work – yet here it hasn’t. This is a nice, very sweet, but not overly sweet porter. The caramel flavor though seems to clash with the more roasted coffee like flavors.
Price Average: $11 for 6-pack
Website: http://evilgeniusbeer.com/
Victory At Sea Porter: 3.5 – Sure is an imperial porter. Yes it has coffee and vanilla. While it has complexity and intrigue it’s just sweet and bitter in all the wrong ways and not great to drink.
Price Average: $15
Website: https://www.ballastpoint.com/
Pro-Pro Porter: 5.5 – Certainly fits the build for a robust porter, got enough there to chew on. It lacks a certain sweetness and has more of that roasted or coffee flavor. A bit of cream or sweet here, please.
Price Average: $6 Draft
Website: http://wormtownbrewery.com/
Snowdrift Vanilla Porter: 7.0 – That is actually a perfect sort of ‘snow resort’ porter. It’s not so heavy that you need to rest afterwards, and it’s not like you get anything but a sort of cocoa/vanilla like aftertaste that lingers. It’s nice and crisp and good.
Price Average: $8 for 6-Pack
Website: https://www.leinie.com/
Robust Vanilla Porter: 7.0 – Has the right amount of depth of flavor, not too much vanilla. Despite the robust name it’s not very heavy at all, and is easy enough to drink.
Price Average: $7
Website: http://www.greatnorthaleworks.com/
Joe Z Coconut Porter: 7.0 – This is a sweet porter due in large part from the coconut, but it’s unique and actually quite tasty even if you are not a fan of coconut at all.
Price Average: $4
Website: http://wormtownbrewery.com/