Porter/Stout Advice

Looking thorough your distribution in Mass, I'd say Alesmith Speedway Stout and Ballast Point Victory at Sea would be two awesome choices. Both use coffee and both are f'n amazing.

 

Stone Espresso IRS?

 

Another BA posted in a different thread stating there is FBS sitting on the shelves in Massachusetts.

 

Get a Kane Morning Bell anyway you can.

 

Sixpoint's 3Beans can still be found in Massachusetts. It's a Baltic porter and one of the best coffee beers IMO. This would satisfy both you and your friend's interests.

 

I just had Founders Porter for the first time last night. That was very enjoyable

 

Keeping with the MA theme, try Pretty Things Babayaga.

 

as said before - victory at sea

 

how drunk were you when you wrote this, OP?

 

As others have mentioned Ballast Point Victory at Sea is a great choice.

You should also try Wormtown's Pro-am Porter and Berkshire Brewing's Coffee Porter (both Mass breweries). Both are very coffee forward and delicious. I recently tried White Birch's Humble Porter and was impressed. They're out of NH but should be available in Mass. Maine Beer Co. makes a porter called King Titus that is good as well.

 

Anchor Porter
Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout
Founders Porter or Breakfast Stout
Left Hand Milk Stout
Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti

 

Founders Porter (My favorite year round, always there beer.)
Edmund Fitzgerald (No coffee, but an amazing Porter)
Founders Breakfast Stout
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Stone IRS (Espresso variant if possible)
Lagunita's Cappucino Stout?

 

You might want to work Peche Mortel in there as a nightcapper if you can get it- very nice coffee quality in that one.

 

Try to find Clown Shoes Very Angry Beast, it's outstanding. It's expensive though, $14 a bomber at Yankee Spirits in Sturbridge.

 

GLBC Edmund Fitz (my all time favorite)
Founders Porter (close second)
Victory Storm King
Founders Breakfast Stout (yes, it may be slightly hard to find)
Any Great Divide Yeti
The afore mentioned Victory At Sea

 

Wolavers Alta Gracia Coffee Porter. Robust, aromatic and sessionable.

Bear Republic Black Bear Stout. Stone cold classic that few people seem to acknowledge in this barrel age your pants and mother age.

 

Victory at Sea would be my first choice, and Speedway Stout is a good suggestion too.

I haven't seen any hit MA in a few months, but if a bottle of Imperial Biscotti Break showed up in stores I'd definitely grab that.

 

For a heavy does of coffee, Troegs Javahead. Otherwise, Smuttynose Robust Porter or Baltic Porter, Founders Porter and Victory Storm King are all good choices.

 

Two world-class options that fit the bill perfectly...

Caldera Mogli
Ballast Point Victory at Sea

A few others options...
Smuttynose Baltic Porter
Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique
Uinta Crooked Line Sea Legs