Magnificent black-hued, thick tan-headed, chocolate-scented porter enriches creamy coffee frontage with burnt maple caress. Syrupy yeast linger usurps sugary mocha sweetness adjoining toasted hop bitterness, creating full-bodied chocolate liqueur-styled malt brew. Everything you’d hope for. As label indicates, “aesthetically pleasing and wholly superior.”"
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ANCHOR BREW. CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
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- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: APPALACHIAN BREW. CO., HARRISBURG, PA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Dry chocolate-scented water-thinned porter brings mild nuttiness and delicate vanilla touch to smoothed-out mocha-coffee frontage that’ll appease lighter thirsts. Tidy black chocolate finish hoists placid roasted grain spine.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: AVIATOR ALES, INC., WOODINVILLE, WA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
‘Velvety smooth, delicious,’ the label overly emphasizes. Roasted nut and smoky chocolate form slim mocha finish, but fizz overwhelms any shady underlying characteristics. Dirty tasting cheaply-hopped presumptuous ‘porter ale’ (?) at least flaunts fairly strong punch. Brewery defunct: 2002.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BERKSHIRE BREW. CO., SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Blackish Guinness Stout-like appearance, foamy brownish beige head and mocha aroma introduce versatile porter. Thick coffee bitterness, sticky malt richness, toasted oat sustenance, and hazelnut suggestion ride atop creamy cookie dough jaunt. Powdery cocoa finish stays firm long after initial swig.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: YAKIMA BREWING, YAKIMA, WA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Don’t let dry coffee-bitter black chocolate opening, thick grain roast, and clustered Brussels lace scare away lighter tastes, as subsequent burnt maple-caramel sweetness evokes creamy milkshake or Black Forest cake thereafter. Seasoned milk stout fanatics as well as lagerheads will be pleased by bittersweet toasted hop finish endlessly lingering.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BLUEGRASS BREW. CO., LOUISVILLE, KY.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Band-Aid nose proliferates as smoked hickory frequency and deep coffee penetration softens sullen finish. An elusive butterfly indeed.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BLUEGRASS BREW. CO., LOUISVILLE, KY.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Robust English-styled ruby red port gluts dry coffee prominence with charred hop bitterness, powdered chocolate souring, and unrefined maple/ chalky cocoa confluence for creamy milkshake thickness. Charcoal, pine tar, cigar ash, and tobacco chew undertones deepen black cherry conviction, soft hickory sear, and soured raisin stipend as vegetative bottom widens appeal.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BLUE HEN BREWERY, WILKES - BARRE, PA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Burnt caramel and milk chocolate dot heavy maple essence of exceptional barleymalt-thickened porter. Best of all, robust mocha finish stays aggressive.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: FREDERICK BREW. CO., FREDERICK, MD.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Weighty black chocolate permanence and dry cocoa bean thrash sustain bittersweet mocha diffusion countering charred grain finish of medium-bodied porter. Milked coffee soothe overtakes dry nuttiness along the way, lowering high-octane appeal.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ROCKIES BREW. CO., BOULDER, CO.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Velvety garnet haze imbues dry mocha porter given warm candied maple waft to counter roasted coffee souring. But dulled citric murk and meager black chocolate sendoff summon deficient astringency.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BREWERY HILL BREW. CO., WILKES-BARRE, PA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Perfect for dessert, reddish brown-hued caramel-chocolate porter allows polite mocha malt richness to soak burnt sugar sweetness. Serve to soft-core pilsner/ lager amateurs as a crossover.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BRIDGEPORT BREW. CO., PORTLAND, OR.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Subtly barley-scented bottle conditioned dry body retains tingly port wine eloquence framing fizzed chocolate moderation and dried raisin-fig accent. Sharp hop carbonation tingles tongue, holding steady to sustained dry coffee-mocha finish.