North Haven, CT / 7.4% ABV

Chris Pappallo, brewer at Eredita, is a recent graduate of Hill Farmstead's brewing program. As the brewery that consistently gets rated #1 in the world, this is kind of a big deal. As always, we appreciate when great brewers produce offbeat styles, so to have a robust porter available from such a name-check is an embarrassment of riches.

The beer itself does not disappoint, including all the lush and roasted flavors of malt that one can expect from a porter with slightly more texture and never approaching the coffee flavors from the black roasted malt of stout. Creamy, soft, with a gentle carbonation, the future of Eredita is indeed bright as the star atop the tree!