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Porter Family
Moderate strength, dark, and roasty, Porter recipes include American and English styles, as well as many adjunct-laden versions.
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English Porter
English porter was the first industrial beer style that was widely exported and led to the development of regional variations worldwide. Por
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Gordon Strong’s English Porter
This recipe uses brown malt as a flavor component and uses non-traditional Munich malt to boost malt flavor without increasing residual swee
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Midnight Rider Robust Porter
Like Belgian dubbel, robust porter is another one of those styles that allows you to play around with a wide variety of dark specialty malts
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Revolution Brewing Co.’s Deth’s Tar Clone
The base beer of Deth’s Tar is an English-style imperial oatmeal stout that Revolution ages in whiskey barrels.
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Not Craig’s Smoked Porter!
Recipe courtesy of Jeff Gladish who is a bona fide rauchbier fanatic. Feel free to cut back on the smoked malts, maybe start by only using h
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Home ULIA Porter (1904)
This was a one-off brew that may look to have been a little harsh due to the quite high proportion of black malt and the low level of pale m
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Gordon Strong’s American Porter
My example is in the style of Anchor Porter, in that it is a balanced but bitter version that isn’t high in alcohol. It retains the drinka
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American Porter: A robust dark brown ale
Often overlooked by its bigger, bolder, stout cousin; porter still has a loyal following. Find out the history and keys to brew one of its s
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New Realm Brewing Company’s English Porter Clone
A deeper-colored London porter made from all English ingredients based in the tradition of the great English classics.
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Carillon Brewing Co.’s Porter Clone
This English porter features a toasted malt aroma punctuated with hints of coffee, dark chocolate, and fruity esters from the British yeast.
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Kent Falls Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Spelt Porter Clone
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Pelican Brewing Co.’s Midnight Malt Clone