Heretic Brewing Company Chocolate Hazelnut Porter

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog’s brew review.

Tonight’s featured beer is Heretic Brewing Company Chocolate Hazelnut Porter. I picked this bottle up at Royal Liquors in San Jose (here).

Commercial description: “Chocolate Hazelnut Porter was the first beer I entered in competition. It took 3^rd place and gave me feedback on what I could do to improve.  This sparked my passion for using competition to improve my brewing. The next time it took 1^st place and eventually a Best of Show award. There is just something wonderful about the combination of rich chocolate and toasty hazelnut.  When I started Heretic, people asked when we would release Chocolate Hazelnut Porter, but we had to be patient.  Like that first award winning beer, I had to make sure the one in this bottle was perfect before we could release it.  Many brews and tasting later, I am proud to offer you this rich, chocolaty, nutty dessert in a glass…Jamil Zainasheff.”

Let’s get started!