Stouts/Porters Suggestions

For (somewhat) readily available around Boston and not terribly expensive:

Mayflower Porter
Smuttynose Robust Porter
Ipswich Oatmeal Stout
Founders Porter
Founders Breakfast Stout
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

 

There are many:

Night Shift Awake; Night Shift Bennington; Exhibit A Briefcase Porter; Mayflower Oatmeal Stout; Ipswich Oatmeal Stout; Slubrew Porter Sq. Porter; Tree House TWSS; Smuttynose Old Brown Dog; Allagash Black; Otter Creek Couch Surfer; Jacks Abby Smoke and Dagger

 

Jack's Abby's Framinghammer and Smutty's Robust Porter and Old Brown Dog - readily available and in 12oz bottles. McAuslan's St-Amroise Oatmeal Stout if you stumble across it.

 

When available, the Trillium stouts are pretty tasty and come in pint cans.

 

If it's PB you're looking for, Peanut Butter Raincloud from Foolproof. Have only had it once and don't remember much about it. Do with that info what you will.

 

Anyone mention werewolves of cambridge from lamplighter? Evil Twin does some maple stouts that are often sold in 12oz format. Also Avery will have some big stouts but also in 12oz, and i recently had the nuttiest professor which i thought was great.

 

Gunners daughter from mast landing

Edit: on second thought you may only be able to find this on draft but I would check beermenus or untappd if you have those.

 

If you're looking solely NE or local, that's great, but if not: Left Hand milk stout is a nice option; Try the Guiness mixed 12-pack (its great); Elysians Split Shot is a beer I liked; Oh, Eugene from Revolution is an excellent porter; Keep an eye out for Black House by Modern Times (they're in town for the CBF, I think, so maybe their stuff will hit shelves like last year).

 

Mayflower has a new brown ale out that's getting pretty good remarks - Hometown brown.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16105/245163/
I'll likely be giving it s shot soon.

 

I'd recommend Really Old Brown Dog over regular Old Brown Dog, if you can find it. Basically a really smooth English barleywine. Comes in 12 oz bottles as well.

 

Second this recommendation. Quite tasty peanut butter milk stout. I got a can of it from a friend who lives in the Boston area and I don't think they drove to Maine to get it, but maybe? Worth keeping an eye out on local shelves.

 

Mast Landing is being distributed by Night Shift but only kegs so far. Cans are only available in Portland.

 

Lots of good suggestions in this thread. I'll echo the comment about Trillium stouts being delicious. I'll also add that Shed Mountain Ale is a good brown ale that comes in 12 oz bottles and clocks in around 7%. Definitely on the heavier side for a brown ale so probably close to what you're looking for.

 

I'd add Stoneface Porter and Mayflower Porter to the list.