Best Porter?

Heretic Shallow Grave Porter is a really nice beer. Jamil knows what's up!

 

Toss up between Edmund Fitzgerald and Black Butte

 

I'm a big fan of St. Peter's, Bell's, and Sam Adams Maple Pecan.

 

Non barrel aged
1. Everett
2. Victory at Sea
3 Smuttynose Baltic Porter

Barrel Aged
1. Deschutes Black Butte XXIII
2. CCB At Gates of Hell
3. BA Framinghammer Baltic Porter

 

Like everyone else has said I would have to go with Founder's Porter and Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter. Both are amazing and yet distinctly different. Edmund Fitzgerald was the beer that got me into American craft beer.

 

For Non-barrel aged beers, my favorite that I can get somewhat regularly is Evil Twin - Lil B

 

Victory at Sea. Had it for the first time recently while camping at Mt. Rainier. Blew my mind and I don't even like coffee.

 

I can't believe that this was the only mention of Fuller's London Porter, one of the best on Earth and pretty readily available in most states.

But as far as coffee porter, I would have to go with Berkshire Brewing Coffeehouse Porter. I always grab that on trips back to New England.

 

Founders Porter
Mayflower Porter
Berkshire Drayman's and Coffeehouse
Meantime London Porter
Ballast Point Victory at Sea
Jack's Abby Framinghammer and all its variants.

 

Smuttynose makes two great porters, their Robust and their Baltic.

 

jacks abby framinghammer
hill farmstead everett
and a new favorite , coastel extreme brewing angels envy

 

Had Wakefield's Master Blaster Porter on Friday. It was unreal delicious and definitely unique.

 

NFL - Joey Porter

MLB - Darrell Porter

 

Victory at Sea is probably the best porter I've tried. Lots of chocolate and coffee its basically an imperial stout. I brewed a neopolitan porter a while back but all I got was strawberries with a hint of chocolate. I think Ill try again.

 

Edmund Fitzgerald, Black Butte, and Founders Porter are some great examples with nice availability. Many others have been mentioned here as well. But if I were to give a list to someone, those would likely be the first 3 I'd mention.

 

Edmund Fitzgerald is nice, as is Black Butte,... which I had the other night for the first time in quite awhile. Last night I revisited another "classic" Anchor Porter.

 

+1 to Drayman's Porter. I would also recommend Smuttynose Robust Porter.

 

Sn Porter is my go to. The best is too subjective. Founder porter was mightly tasty on draft, i cannot wait to see if its as good in bottle/can. Not sure what they will send us here in Florida.

 

Brewing a clone of this beer next sunday.

 

Twilight of the idols, hands down, the best porter I have ever had. My go to however is odell cut throat porter. Its amazing, and so under rated you should have no problems getting your hands on it. Twilight of the idols however may be a tad more difficult.