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Flag Porter 1825 Original

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9393
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Elgoods
Style: Porter
Wisbech, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 521   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.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
cheapdark (2962) - Quiptown & Central Valley, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 30, 2012
Nice dark pour, looks stoutish. Taste is a little lighter than stout but still properly nasty in its own rite. Taste is a little of what I percieve to be old. Not bad overall. Some charcoal in there. Somewhat creamy palate with fine co2 sizzle.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
drowland (3900) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - APR 6, 2012
4/6/12. 12oz bottle. Dark brown pour, lots of red under the light, with a small tan head that fades and laces a little. Light chocolate aroma with some cream and sourness. Nice, though somewhat light, chocolate and cream flavor with some coffee and a hint of sourness. Not too shabby.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Brewbie (370) - New York, USA - MAR 22, 2012
12oz bottle. dark with amber highlights, thin lasting head. nice cocoa aroma. smooth creamy taste, chocolate and cocoa.

4.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
bpreo (992) - Eugene, Oregon, USA - MAR 13, 2012
What a fascinating story behind this beer. It is truly wonderful to be experiencing and living history like this, drinking beer made from 187 year old yeast! The beer itself is mild, almost tasteless, but still perfectly satisfying.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrPickles (373) - Waunakee, Wisconsin, USA - MAR 9, 2012
Bottle from storminorman, thanks Norm. Pours a dark brown that is almost black. There seems to be a bit of fruit on the nose. Taste has some of the same dart fruit. If I had this blind there is no way I would even think this is a porter. This is a very nice surprise. I like how this works together in a way I was not expecting.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Scrapersnbeer (457) - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - MAR 1, 2012
Yeast from a shipwreck is a new one. This is a nice traditional strength porter with a toasted malt aroma. It’s ashy bittersweet with a mild bitter aftertaste. Dark brown, not heady, medium body.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
UDBeernut (465) - Saugerties, New York, USA - FEB 28, 2012
bottle poured into a pint glass a: dark brown, small offwhite head with fair retetnion. light lacing s: coffee, caramel, light toffee t: bitter chocolate mixed with slight roastyness. light caramel notes, well balanced. kind of bland m&d: crisp mouth, light to medium bodied. drinkable but better porters available

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 10/20
ralphdot (612) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - FEB 26, 2012
5.0% very dark colour with a good head, roasted malt aroma and a bitter roasted malt taste.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
edgallow (601) - nashville, Tennessee, USA - FEB 11, 2012
12oz bottle pours dark brown with a tab head. Nice porter, slight coffee taste . ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
ExpendableHero (572) - Florida, USA - FEB 5, 2012
This is a fantastic porter. Looks like cola, with a thin, tan head. Aromas of roasted grains and dark licorice. Tastes of smoky grains, dark chocolate notes, mild coffee, and dark licorice. Ends on a bittersweet chocolate note. Extremely smooth, and easy to drink. This is delicious.


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