Beer Style: Porter Family
Brown Porter
Digital and Plus Members Onlyby the numbers OG: 1.040–1.052 (10.0–12.9 °P) FG: 1.008–1.014 (2.1–3.6 °P) SRM: 20–30 IBU: 18–35 ABV: 4.0–5.4% I am a big fan of all British-style beers. I think the great balance of malt and hop character along with tremendous yeast character makes them all eminently drinkable. The British beer style brown porter has traditionally been
Baltic Porter
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI wasn’t very impressed with the first few commercial examples of Baltic porter I tasted. They were oxidized and a bit too sweet from long travels and time spent sitting on the store shelf. Then a friend living in Finland brought me every beer he could find with the word “porter” on the label. It
Robust Porter
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOG = 1.050 to 1.065 FG = 1.012 to 1.016 IBUs = 25 to 45 SRM = 30+ ABV = 4.8 to 6.0% Porter originated in London, England as early as the 18th century. It was popular at that time to mix three beers to create an “Entire.” The Entire consisted of an old, well-vatted or
Santa Fe Brewing’s State Pen Porter: Replicator
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDear Replicator, My daughter was visiting Cedar Crest, New Mexico, and had the pleasure of drinking State Pen Porter from Santa Fe Brewing Company. She said it was the best porter she had ever had. It’s not available within 200 miles (320 km) of where I live and I really want to try it. I hope not to find myself in the
Pre-Prohibition Porter
Digital and Plus Members Onlyby the numbers OG: 1.046–1.060 FG:1.010–1.016 SRM:18–30 IBU:20–30 ABV:4.5–6% The United States has been called the melting pot, but that metaphor was meant to describe cultural assimilation of immigrants not the creation of beer styles. However, I think it also works to talk about taking a popular beer style from England, having it brewed by
Brewing Historical Porters & Stouts
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI have attempted to brew versions of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century porters and stouts that do not always fit our modern definitions, but are simply good beers in their own right. In other words, you might find it rewarding to brew one or more of them. Although I have tried hard to reconstruct these beers as
Brewing Award-Winning Porter
Digital and Plus Members Only“It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” – Winston Churchill, 1939 Sir Winston was referring to Russia, but the same quote could as easily apply to porter, the brownish beer originating in London about 300 years ago. There are few writings describing the origin of the style written anytime near when
Black Widow Porter
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Fuller’s London Porter Clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAccording to Fuller’s website, “A modern take on the 19th century porter style, Fuller’s rich, chocolatey London Porter recaptures the brooding beauty of pre-Victorian London. It’s evocative of simpler times but it’s a wonderfully complex pint.”
The Mole (Chipotle Porter)
Digital and Plus Members OnlyChipotle peppers bring a smoky, spicy flavor to this chocolatey porter recipe.
Threefold Cord Robust Porter
Digital and Plus Members OnlyRecipe from professional chef and culinary consultant Mark Molinaro. Pairs with the Coffee Malt Pulled Pork recipe.