567. Cedar Creek Brewing Company (Martinsville, IN) - Peanut Butter Porter

“We took our award-winner base porter and added the sweet and nutty flavors of peanut butter! Smooth in mouthfeel and body - a base of chocolate and malt (with a minimal bit of roast) are blended together with peanut butter to craft a beer like a peanut-butter cup in a can!”

Picked up a four-pack of this in Nashville last weekend, and the first couple I tried tasted very strongly of peanut butter—almost like a liquid Nutter Butter cookie; but this last one has a more balanced combination of chocolate and peanut butter, with a slightly chalky finish that reminds me of unsweetened cocoa powder. The ones that tasted strongly of peanut butter made me think for a second that this was a beer that might give Quaff ON!’s Peanut Butter Busted Knuckle a run for its money; this last one has disabused me of that notion. It’s not bad—it just has really stiff competition.