Once a relic of back-breaking drudgery, nowadays the porter remains in ample rotation at microbreweries and taprooms. But ...

Porter and stouts are both hoppy, rich beers fermented from dark malts. Both can have flavors that cover notes like coffee, caramel and chocolate. Beer enthusiasts can't agree on the ultimate ...

Dark beer a pretty broad category, though. While minds jump instantly to stouts and porters, there are also American and English brown ales, Scotch ales, Czech dark lagers, and German dunkel lagers.

Weighing in at a mighty 9.2 per cent alcohol, the Sheffield brewery, Triple Point Brewings’ Luxe Imperial Chocolate and Vanilla Porter vanquished around 160 other contenders to reign supreme. Festival ...