Favorite Porters 7.5% and over

Karbach Hellfighter! and the BA version of course, but the base beer is pretty damn good

 

Ballast Point Victory at Sea

 

Rue d floyd

 

You wouldn't it was a one time only bruery release. I traded for it. Its one of the few beers i have traded for twice

 

Alewerks Rapadou Porter

 

I'm guessing no. Victory at Sea is pretty widely available in NY, it was just released in 12 oz bottles.

My answer for this would be Victory at Sea as well along with Jackie O's Bourbon Barrel Black Maple (gotta trade for this one), Long Trail Culmination Chocolate Porter, Sixpoint 3 Beans, Jack's Abby BA Framinghammer (and the variants), and Grimm Artisan Ales Cassiopeia.

 

Can only get it at Russian River, but Shadow of a Doubt, their imperial porter, is ridiculously good.

 

Flying Dog Gonzo

Smuttynose Baltic Porter

 

No American porters at that abv., but some good Baltic Porters.
Saku Estonian Porter
21st Amendment's He Said
Victory's Baltic Thunder

 

Maine King Titus.

 

Gonzo imperial porter - flying dog
mean gene porter - revolution
horny goat - elevator

 

My answer would mostly be stouts since there's really no difference, especially once you get into imperial territory. Unless it is bottom-fermented, an imperial porter is just an imperial stout by another name.

For beers specifically marketed as porters, my votes go to Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break and Lil B.

 

I'll throw in with a second of Smuttynose's Baltic Porter.

 

Everett or Birth of Tragedy

 

Victory's Baltic Thunder is a really nice porter at 8.5%. They also have a version called Red Thunder that's aged in red wine barrels.