Robust mocha-malted bronze porter nearly gives Sam Smith’s Tadcaster a run for the money. Though too watery to hit those lofty heights, roasted barleymalts advance ripe fruitcake sweetness and chocolate-toffee creaminess for rich full body.

Black velvet-bodied, puffy beige-headed off-dry porter not unlike milk stout though a tad oily. Chalky cocoa ambiance, coffee sourness, and pithy oat backdrop enhance creamy chocolate thickness.

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.

Dried-out chocolate mustiness, harsh walnut-hazelnut astringency, dismal burnt caramel resignation, and latent black coffee scud thaw initial frothy mocha rigor of lactic brown-bodied deficiency. Earthen peat, charred wood, and black tar backend roasted barley-hop sear.

Celebrating 400th anniversary of early American settlement, Jamestown, this maroon-bodied ruby-garnet-highlighted porter boasts strong coffee bean aroma and brown chocolate sweetness. Toffee, licorice, dried fruit, and earthen nut illusions trapped by astringently ashy peppered hop char. Tertiary black cherry, fruitcake, and peppermint hints scarcely register.

Deep brown-hued, sweet mocha-scented porter with earthy bitterness, elegant coffee backup, and thick maple finish subsides too quickly. Ultimately, dark malt resin puts it close to drier alt beer.

Lactic tan-headed brown-bodied chocolate porter with rich caramel endurance, sinewy yeast thread, and permeating nutty undertones nearly lets heavy carbonation drown mocha malt seepage to assertive bitter hop finish. Rigid alcohol burn depletes musty dried fruiting .

Intrusive foam and heavy carbonation nearly overwhelm great roasted chocolate theme. Sip slowly to properly locate mocha malt-y residue and grain subtleties. Needs to be firmer and bolder to fully appeal to seasoned porter aficionados, though.

‘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.

Effusive brown-bodied ruby-tinged porter benefits greatly from hop-charred French coffee roast that overrides lactic mocha-chalked maple sapping and wood-kilned charcoal nuttiness. Frothy cocoa-powdered black chocolate subsidy and sugared vanilla wisp creep through ashen peanut-shelled walnut-chestnut-hazelnut conflux. Clean spring-watered crispness rises above slight astringency. At sturdy finish, burnt coffee souring and lingered anise bittering counter chocolate milkshake-like sweetness. An approachable crossover for dark lager fans.

Sweet chocolate nose and creamy chocolate milkshake thickness inundate frontage of ruddily opaque ruby-accented mocha porter. Barley roast absorbs maple sweetness, black cherry nuance, and coffee backdrop but off-dry diacetyl finish depletes vibrancy a tad.

Salient creamy brown chocolate theme runs through richly bittersweet tan-headed brown body. Chewy toffee-caramel familiarity saturating roasted grain sliver counters dry cocoa-soured finish cloaking embittered tar and tobacco chew hints. Just a tad oily and astringent.