Beer of the Week

The beer: Dunkin' Coffee Porter

Brewed by: Harpoon Brewery, Boston, Massachusetts

Description (from the website): "Beloved Dunkin’ coffee brings robust, roasty notes to this balanced and smooth coffee porter. This porter is our tribute to all the days that Dunkin’ has helped us fire up the brew kettle."

Would I buy it again?: Before the Hershey Porter from Yuengling, there was the Dunkin' Coffee Porter. Now, I am not a coffee drinker nor a regular visitor to Dunkin' Donuts, so I can't speak to how similar this beer tastes to their actual coffee, but as a beer, I enjoy it. It's a perfectly decent porter with a nice bit of bitterness, it's not too thick, and if I see it again, I'd consider getting more.

Beer of the Week

The beer: Hotbox Coffee Porter

Brewed by: Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, Colorado

Description (from the website): "This roasty, wake-up-call of a porter (6.5% ABV, 30 IBUs) is based on a robust malt bill that highlights chocolate, fig, plum and espresso flavors; led by nutty, drum-roasted CaraAroma malt. Then, Hotbox Roasters crashes the party and infuses potent, cold brew coffee from a blend of South American beans, roasted to reflect notes of chocolate, tobacco, wood and earthiness."

Would I buy it again?: No. You would think that a coffee porter would be a memorable sort of beer, but this was surprisingly forgettable. It was heavy, I mean, duh, but not a whole lot of actual taste. The thickness was really all this beer had, making it pretty one-dimensional.