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Flag Porter 1825 Original

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9393
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Brewed by Elgoods
Style: Porter
Wisbech, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 547   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.51   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available in bottle
Contract brewed by Elgood for BrewLab/Darwin.
Full bodied porter, hopped with Kent’s hops.

Flag Porter is brewed from a traditional 19th century British recipe using yeast salvaged from a vessel which sank in the English Channel in 1825. In 1988, several bottles of the brew were raised from their resting place 60 feet deep in the Channel. They were in their original containers, with their wood stoppers and wax seals intact. When opened, however, they "tasted like old, wet boots" according to Dr. Keith Thomas, renowned brewer and microbiologist. When he examined the beer under a microscope, he found a small percentage of the yeast to be still living! After months of growing this yeast, he brewed a porter using an 1850 recipe. Adhering to the practises of porter brewers of the era, Dr. Thomas uses barley and hops grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers.


most recent ratings

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Phatdog1 (127) - Brentwood, New Hampshire, USA - JUN 14, 2013
11.2 oz bottle. Aroma of sweet malt and wet cardboard. Weak on the palate. Watery and left wanting so much more. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
milewide (1218) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - JUN 11, 2013
Sweet roast aroma and taste. Opaque black color. Average head. Story about the 1825 yeast is as interesting as the ale.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
magsinva (680) - Virginia, USA - MAY 22, 2013
Bottle from TWM sterling - poured yesterday and forgot to review... Basically, solid, but meh.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
hman43 (46) - Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA - MAY 10, 2013
There is a hint of coffee in the aroma which is not very strong. The head is think, but not abundant. It has a dark brown color with a tinge of red through the light. Fairly favorable. A decent porter.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
dynamiteninja (1115) - Richmond, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND - MAY 7, 2013
Bottle. Black body. Medium off white head. Roast, red berries, smoke, chocolate. Bittersweet, Dry finish. Watery palate.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
RobertDale (2000) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - MAY 3, 2013
11.2 ounce bottle. Pours a dark brown with a decent tan head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, dark fruit, chocolate, and coffee. A bit thin, but delicious.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Steverus0 (81) - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA - APR 29, 2013
Deliciously smokey with upfront roasted caramel malt and that beautiful porter twang. Presents clean and strong on the palate with mild effervescence ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
Jrwhitney6 (123) - - APR 20, 2013
Pours a dark brown with 2 finger foam head that leaves behind some lacing as it recedes. Even though it is dark brown, it is still somewhat translucent, especially at the bottom of the glass. Not too much of a nose - some malt. Taste if some black licorice, coffee and roasted malt. Some bitterness on the finish which is nice. Overall, easy to drink and good. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
poisoneddwarf (1341) - Rathdrum, Idaho, USA - APR 12, 2013
11.2 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with reddish highlights; has a medium beige head that collapses into a ring of ugly big-bubbly foam way too quick. Aroma is doughy bread , toasted marshmallow, vanilla. Taste is sweet with a hint of bitterness in the finish. Tastes English. Flavors of minerals, toast, chocolate milk. Body is medium to thin, mouthfeel oily, carbonation average. I haven’t had this in quite a few years. I’m glad I got to try it again.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
danlo (392) - Durham, ENGLAND - MAR 23, 2013
11.2 fl oz bottle. Black ruby-brown colour, beige head that diminishes leaving some lacing and aroma of chocolate, brown bread, toffee. Roasted malt taste with chocolate, raisin & biscuit notes. Smooth mouthfeel, light bodied, soft carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.


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