17 of the Best Coffee Porters, Blind-Tasted and Ranked

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Crooked Stave Coffee Baltic Porter (87)

“Through conditioning our Baltic porter with freshly roasted coffee beans, we strive for a balanced coffee character, adding dark sugar, plums, and cocoa notes to the robust porter base.”

Deep Ellum Brewing Co Deep Winter (88)

This wintery golden porter bundles up cozy flavors of cocoa nibs and coffee.

Foothills Brewing People's Porter (88)

"Ruby-hued with strong upfront notes of chocolate and toffee, People’s Porter finishes strong and flavorful, blending delicious herbal hop flavor and just a hint of espresso."

Pontoon Brewing Company Battle of the Baltics (88)

“Malty sweet complexity of caramel, toffee nuttiness. Finished off with cocoa nibs.”

Burial Beer Co Slough Water (90)

“Made with barley, oats, triticale, roasted malt. Conditioned on coffee beans.”

Hardywood Baltic Sunrise (91)

“Hardywood Baltic Sunrise is conditioned on locally roasted coffee beans from Black Hand Coffee Company in Richmond, Virginia. Our Baltic porter is an invigorating, full-bodied lager with a bold aroma of freshly brewed coffee preceding notes of bittersweet chocolate, hints of dark cherry, and a malty smooth finish.”

Alma Mader Brewing Tamper (2023//Onyx) (91)

“Bold porter. A blend of malts lays a foundation for a beautiful coffee blend.”

Boulder Beer Shake Dark Chocolate Porter (92)

"Using a blend of five different grains, this indulgent porter creates layers of velvety flavors blending notes of cream, cacao nibs, coffee and caramel."

Greater Good Imperial Brew Co Good Night Moon (93)

“Porter with the addition of lactose. Brewed with Chilean coffee and Chilean chocolate malts.”

Dust Bowl Brewing Public Enemy (93)

“Lager yeast makes this big dark beer extremely smooth and chocolaty. It lacks the roast bitterness of a stout but has layers of chocolate, coffee, caramel, perhaps toffee, and a wine-like finish.”

Guggman Haus Brewing Co. Haus Blend Coffee Milk Stout (94)

“Milk stout brewed with Santa Lucia Reserve Coffee.”

Boise Brewing Snowboarder Porter (94)

“Notes of chocolate, coffee, slight caramel sweetness.”

Loaded Question Brewing Co. The Tartan (95)

A balanced American Porter with notes of coffee, chocolate and a light roasty finish.

Incendiary Brewing Company Baltic Porter (95)

Complex Baltic porter exhibiting chocolate and light coffee notes.

Halfway Crooks Beer Bash (96)

“Mocha coffees. Bittersweet chocolates. Essence of fruit in the malt profile.”

Dovetail Brewery Baltic-Style Porter (97)

Our darkest lager, capped by a large stand of cream-colored foam to showcase deep and rich malt aromas of milk chocolate, raisins, and restrained coffee roast.

Maplewood Brewing Company World Outside (99)

“Well-balanced porter with big notes of caramel and chocolate, hints of coffee and toasted malt. Rich and full-bodied.”