Is Porter Beer The Same As A Stout? - Chowhound

MargJohnsonVA/Shutterstock As the temperatures cool and the leaves start to yellow, beer drinkers often swap light and refreshing suds for dark and sustaining ones. Porters and stouts are some of the most popular dark beers, but they tend to be lumped into the same class and are sometimes even used interchangeably by consumers. It's widely accepted that the main difference between porters and stouts is the…