Chocolate Hazelnut Porter was the very first beer I entered in competition. It took 3rd 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 1st 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 Porte, but we had to be patient. Like that first award winning beer, I had to make sure the one in this can was perfect before we could release it. Many brews and tastings later, I am proud to offer you this rich, chocolaty, nutty, dessert in a glass.
The Beer Can section is a virtual homage to the American beer-can collecting craze of the 1970s. The rise of thousands of microbreweries have made 'dump scouring' or digging for old beer cans in the woods and abandoned campgrounds a thing of the past. The thousands of young men who could pick up a can in any vacant lot when the hobby was at its zenith in the 1970s have grown up - but fortunately may now find hundreds of colorful cans (full of good brew) within mere miles of their homes.
Why Beer Cans?
Beer Cans Are The Most Sustainable Package
Beer cans have zero light penetration
Beer cans chill faster, and are easier to store
Beer cans have a longer shelf life
Beer cans are shatter-proof. They are safer for consumers and are allowed where bottles are not
Beer cans are very lightweight and provide cube efficiency to allow more product to be shipped using less fuel
New beer cans are produced with recycled aluminum, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 95%
Nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today
68% of beer cans are recycled — the highest rate of any beverage container
In addition, beer cans are graphically rich, and pints o' fun!
Brewer's Exegesis
Chocolate Hazelnut Porter, or CHP as we call it, is a dessert in a glass. It is a rich, robust porter bursting with luscious chocolate and hazelnut. Notes of coffee and caramel round out this delicious treat.
