Top Ten Robust Porter Brewed in America
The best robust porters are black in color and have a roast malt flavor but no roast barley flavor. These porters have a sharp bitterness of black malt without a highly burnt/charcoal flavor. A robust porter can range from medium to full in body and have a malty sweetness. Hop bitterness is medium to high, with hop aroma and flavor ranging from negligible to medium. ABV: 5.10% – 6.60%. IBU: 25-40.
1. Double Decker – Brew Bus Brewing – Florida
2. Harpoon Porter – Harpoon Brewery – Massachusetts
3. Iron Belly – The Brewtorium – Texas
4. Black Strap Molasses Porter – Waikiki Brewing – Hawaii
5. Founders Porter – Founders Brewing – Michigan
6. Smuttynose Robust Porter – Smuttynose Brewing – New Hampshire
7. Pops Porter – Wynwood Brewing – Florida
8. Tabula Rasa Toasted Porter – Second Chance Beer Co. – California
9. Caldera Pilot Rock Porter – Caldera Brewing – Oregon
10. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald – Great Lakes Brewing – Ohio
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