Want to try a porter.

[brrman]

I LOVE Fullers London Porter - can't get it in Indianapolis anywhere... Sam Smiths is good, and Anchor is another I love.

Buy a stout and imagine yourself drinking a porter. Over the years they have become practically the same thing anyway.

Porter's a very different from stouts if you pay attention to the subtleties in taste. My Mudpuddle stout tastes very different than my Sycamore Porter recipe.

 

[double_e5]

Porter's a very different from stouts if you pay attention to the subtleties in taste. My Mudpuddle stout tastes very different than my Sycamore Porter recipe.

I didn't say there was no difference. I used the word "practically" for a reason. It's a fact that porter and stout styles have become muddled over the years.

 

[eelpout]

I didn't say there was no difference. I used the word "practically" for a reason. It's a fact that porter and stout styles have become muddled over the years.

Yea most of the porters I have had, around here were more twards the stout.

It might be just me, but if the main taste is black patent, then its a stout.
I guess I would vote for London Porter. (Or the one I made as an experiment 10 years ago but forgot to write down what I did.)

 

[skadalajara]

Well, I had my Taddy Porter after lunch today. It's just as good as I remember.
I definitely see the parallel to a sweet stout, but to me, it seems like more of the caramel comes out in a good porter.
I'm about to crack Ska Brewing's (my 2nd favorite brewery right now) Nefarious Ten Pin Imperial Porter. Their Ten Pin Porter is awesome, so I expect this to be as good or better. I'll report back.

 

[skadalajara]

OK. Nefarious is more like a sweet stout to me. With some coffee and caramel notes. And a bit more hops than either style would normally have.
It's delicious. If you can get it, get it.