What is a Porter? extract from Beeradvocate: No other type of beer arouses so many questions as to its origin. What is it? Is it British or Irish? How does it vary from the Stout style? What does the name mean? Porter is said to have been popular with transportation workers of Central London, hence the name. Most traditional British brewing documentation from the 1700s state that Porter was a blend of three different styles: an old ale (stale or soured), a new ale (brown or pale ale) and a weak one (mild ale), with various combinations of blending and staleness. The end result was also commonly known as Entire Butt or Three Threads and had a pleasing taste of neither new nor old. It was the first truly engineered beer, catering to the publics taste, playing a critical role in quenching the thirst of the UKs Industrial Revolution and lending an arm in building the mega-breweries of today. At SG we toast to the Porter that helps with the luggage and the Porter that quench your thirst! - Cheers!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:41:46 +0000
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