English Porter

Learn more about the English Porter style of beer.

Porter is said to have been popular with transportation workers of Central London, hence the name. Most traditional British brewing documentation from the 1700s states 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 public's taste, playing a critical role in quenching the thirst of the UK's Industrial Revolution and contributing to the rise of today's mega-breweries. Porter saw a comeback in the US during the homebrewing and micro-brewery revolution of the late 1970s and early 80s and modern-day Porters are typically brewed using a pale malt base with the addition of black malt, crystal, chocolate, or smoked brown malt. While uncommon, roasted malt is occasionally added too. Some brewers will also age their beers after inoculation with live bacteria to create an authentic taste of the past. Hop bitterness is moderate on the whole and the color ranges from brown to black. Overall, English Porters remain very complex and interesting beers.

ABV: 4.5–7.0% | IBU: 20–30 | Glassware: Pint Glass (or Becker, Nonic, Tumbler)

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Paddy Porter
Ground Breaker Brewing
5.5033.4809-01-2020
Chocolate Hills Porter
The Cebruery
5.8033.6603-07-2020
River Otter
Dancing Gnome
4.4033.7604-18-2021
Chapinero Porter
Bogota Beer Company
5.0033.3103-13-2020
Porter Wagoner
White Dog Brewery
6.4033.5308-11-2014
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Verdant Brewing Company
5.8034.0301-05-2024
Del Puerto Porter
Cervecera Del Puerto
4.5033.0801-06-2024
Universal Porter
Equinox Brewing Company
5.2034.0912-06-2013
Chilli Plum Porter
The Waen Brewery
6.1033.4208-10-2015
Sussex Dark
Arundel Brewery Limited
5.5033.7508-05-2020
Fionn W/ Vanilla Bean
Angry Chair Brewing
10.0034.2105-28-2021
Porter
Rådanäs Bryggeri
5.7033.7206-02-2017
Honey Porter
Upstate Brewing Company
6.2033.5301-27-2019
Driftmark
Sapwood Cellars
6.0033.7702-10-2023
Pouring Porter
Falling Sky Brewing
4.5033.8611-13-2015
Ace Of Spades
Wild Card Brewery
4.7033.911-19-2017
English Brown Porter
Pals Brewing Company
4.2033.7509-25-2023
Hartwell
Dirt Church Brewing Co.
6.0033.7610-01-2022
Fashion
Pressure Drop Brewing
6.5034.1704-10-2022
Panorama Porter
Sky High Brewing
5.8033.6511-09-2016
Bottle Wreck Porter
Hammerpot Brewery
4.7033.8112-11-2015
Mole Porter
Bewilder Brewing
5.0033.8411-15-2023
Barrel Project 19.03
Brouwerij Kees
9.8033.8205-09-2020
Dead Wax
Orbit Beers
5.5033.8102-25-2024
Brown
Wild Waves Brewing
5.2033.7611-16-2019
Pluperfect Porter
Backroom Brewery
6.203410-16-2021
Pickled Pig Porter
The Nottingham Road Brewing Company
5.5033.6705-13-2012
The Porter
Clocktower Brew Pub - Glebe
4.5033.412-08-2015
Porter
Catskill Brewery
5.5033.9511-19-2017
Porter
The Kernel Brewery
5.9034.2104-15-2015
Salted Caramel Star
Northern Monk Brew Co.
5.2033.607-27-2019
The Black Bear
MacLeod Ale Brewing Company
3.9033.9807-19-2018
Seven Souls
Sharp's Brewery
5.4033.6109-30-2018
Robust Porter
Three Happy Brewers
6.0033.7112-08-2022
Conductor
Troubles End Brewing
6.0034.1903-23-2024
Metal Head Robust Porter
Southern Bay Brewing Company
6.0033.1807-07-2013
Porter to Providence
McCall Collective Brewing
5.0033.5603-15-2023
Coffey Time
MacLeod Ale Brewing Company
8.0034.2906-17-2018
The Jonathan
Yorkshire Square Brewery
4.2034.1512-02-2018
Luscher’s Brother
New Magnolia Brewing Company
4.6033.7112-16-2019
Dark Alchemy
Atom Beers
4.9033.9801-28-2017
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Northern Monk Brew Co.
7.0033.8404-21-2022
Double Hit Cold Brewed Coffee Porter
Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd
4.6033.8204-24-2020
Chocolate Rye Porter
High Cotton Brewing Co.
5.0033.6303-21-2022
Harwood
Archival Brewing
4.7033.8204-09-2023
Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve
Titanic Brewery
6.5033.8202-05-2023
After Midnight
Scantic River Brewery
5.0033.610-03-2016
Ivins' Chocolate Cherry Porter
Conshohocken Brewing Company
6.5033.8109-23-2022
Festive Christmas Porter
Burton Bridge Brewery
4.5033.2412-07-2015
Steam Porter
Box Steam Brewery
4.4033.7311-25-2013
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