Porter Beer Reviews
Originally the working man’s beer in England and predecessor to the Stout. Chocolate and coffee notes abound.
by Michael Larson | Mug, Pint Glass, Porter, Shipwrecked Brew Pub, United States, Wisconsin |
There is one brewery in Door County. Enough wineries per capita to compete with Napa, but one place to get freshly brewed beer. Shipwrecked, located on the main drag in Egg Harbor, is that one. Despite my extended stay, until this evening I had yet to try one of their...
by Team | Coffee Beers, Hawaii, Kona Brewing Company, Mug, Pint Glass, Porter, United States |
Taylor: Coffee and beer. Believe it or not, the two were not always as commonly spoken of in the same context. Historically, coffee entered the conversation around the time that porters and stouts did, which was mainly 18th century London. But stouts may have surfaced...
by Team | Baltic Porter, Bayhawk Ales, California, Mug, Pint Glass, Porter, United States |
Nate: I am coming out of beer reviewing retirement to write about this beer. Yes, it is that good. $3.69 for a 22 oz, this is a delicious beer. Although called a Chocolate Porter this fine English style porter uses chocolate malts and not actual chocolate. Alcohol...
by Team | Great Lakes Brewing Company, Mug, Ohio, Pint Glass, Porter, United States |
Noel: Coffee lovers rejoice…this beer’s for you. Although it’s not really hailed as a coffee flavored beer, Edmund Fitzgerald is a porter, and that’s about all you really need to know. The more porters I have, the more I realize that dark, roasted bitterness is really...
by Tom Smillie | California, Mug, Pint Glass, Porter, Smoked Beer / Rauchbier, Stange, Stone Brewing Company, United States |
Last Friday when I sampled and reviewed this beer, the week seemed to drag on longer than it needed to. After a night of dinner and bowling with some friends, I came home and simply wanted to unwind. In keeping with a tradition I started 2 years ago of having a...
by Tom Smillie | Mug, Pint Glass, Porter, Rye Beer / Roggenbier, Spirit-Aged Beers, Tyranena Brewing Company, United States, Wisconsin |
So over the week I’ve realized two things: 1) I need to buy a new snifter since mine broke two months ago during cleaning, and 2) Tyranena makes some amazingly delicious dark beers! If anyone would like to support a fellow beer geek and get me a snifter I’d appreciate...