Good Porter/Stout?

ANCHOR PORTER!

 

A really good one that is readily available in California is Lagunitas Imperial Stout.

 

The correct answer is: ALL OF THEM? Though I would say most of my recommendations favor the stout side:

Samuel Smith - any of their stouts/porters are fantastic; look for the Organic Chocolate Stout and the Imperial Stout (IMO it's underrated among RIS)

Stone - IRS (a bit of age smooths out some of the heat that you get from a fresh bottle)

Bell's - Special Double Cream Stout (super roasty/super creamy), Kalamazoo (a lighter stout with nice light roast and chocolate notes), Expedition (superb RIS, even better with age)

Founder's - KBS (BBA stout, sublime), FBS (bold, coffee/roast forward)

Great Divide - any of the Yetis (but particularly the Oak Aged Yeti = winning!)

Southern Tier - Choklat (best non-barrel aged imperial stout there is in my book, especially if you like chocolate aroma/flavor in your stout), 2x Stout (a nice, robust sweet stout)

Brooklyn - Black Chocolate Stout (RIS with big dark chocolate presence)

Rogue - Chocolate Stout (like drinking a milk chocolate milkshake)

Sam Adams - Cream stout (I would argue the best year-round availability beer that Boston Beer Co. produces)

Oskar Blues - Ten FIDY (a bold, flavorful RIS in a can, doesn't get much better than that!)

 

If you get evil twin distribution lil b imperial porter and i love you with my stout are both really good, high abv tho. And I've been seeing lots of Uinta Sea Legs Baltic porter on Draft in my area, it's pretty tasty and barrel aged but the barrel flavor is pretty mild.

 

I'm a huge fan of Lil B from Evil Twin. Totally caught me off guard. It's an imperial porter with outstanding flavor. People's Porter from Foothills is also great. Big Jamoke from Marshall Brewing company is also outstanding. It is more of a stout than a porter, but still very delicious (not distributed in California).

 

My top 4 ‘regular’ (i.e., non-imperial) Stouts/Porters are: Hill Farmstead Everett, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Founders Porter and Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter.

Other noteworthy Porters/Stouts: Sam Adams Cream Stout, Bell’s Porter,…

Cheers!

 

This thread could go into hundreds of pages long, it's all subjective like any beer category, but I'll throw in my two-cents worth:

Terrapin Liquid Bliss Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter
Left Hand NITRO Milk Stout
Samuel Smith Chocolate Stout
Terrapin Wake N' Bake
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
Schlafly Oatmeal Stout
Southern Tier Warlock Pumpkin Stout
Rogue Double Chocolate Stout

The list could go on and on, but those are the ones that strike me right away as just a few of my favorites. I'm not sure what you get out there, but if you can at least get your hands on Ten Fidy Imperial Stout, Left Hand NITRO Milk Stout, and Samuel Smith Chocolate Stout, that'll get you a good variety of different stouts. If you want more suggestions, message me and I'll send you a whole list.

 

anchor porter

 

lion stout

 

Porter: Great Lakes Brewing -Edmund Fiztgerald

 

Green Flash Double Stout is fantastic. I would also highly recommend Steelhead Extra Stout and Sierra Nevada's Stout

 

or

 

Porter: Samuel Smith Taddy Porter, Great Lakes Porter
Stout: Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout, Bourbon County Brand Stout, Founder's KBS

 

Im told if you blend bud light with purred cat poop and bury it in the ground for 57 years you may have a tasty stout.
Its just speculation though...

 

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/264/2758/

 

Green Flash Double Stout
Ballast Point Victory At Sea
Great Divide Stouts (all variants are damn fucking good)
Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Sam Smith Chocolate Stout
Rogue Double Chocolate Stout
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout
Bells Black Note
Bells Expidition Stout

 

If it hasn't already been mentioned, Lakewood Temptress.

 

I came here to say something along the lines of Victory at Sea, Black Butte, Speedway, etc., but to throw something out there that hasn't been mentioned: Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout is quite delicious!

 

That must be how Dark Lord is made!