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Flag Porter 1825 Original

Percentile
88
overall
Brewed by Elgoods
Style: Porter

Wisbech, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4543.53/5.03.51/5.05%86.3English pint, Stem glass
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.
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 matta (1138), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 21, 2005  
New to Florida.
Pours a shady amber brown body with a light khaki head. The aroma is sparked with mentions of bourbon and the oak casks in which it sits. Notes of chocolate and toffee are most abundant. Sitting beside that, are indications of raisin and molasses accompanied by some spicy hints of tobacco and spoiled milk. The mouth feel is a bit thin but regardless, this is a rather nice porter.


 sethdude (601), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 13, 2005  
Pours a deep reddish-black, thin head and decent lacing. Aroma is nice and dark, plenty of dark fruit, dark malts, coffee, dark chocolate, and licorice. Flavor is a fairly traditional english-style porter, mildly hopped and a toasty malt profile. A mild nutty flavor. Mouthfeel is a bit thin.


 Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 9, 2005  
Deep brown, yet slightly transparent pour with very little caramel head. Aroma was predominantly slightly old coffee, with a little hop action behind it. Flavor followed the aroma, but other roasted malts came into play there. Pretty well-balanced with the hops. Coffee finish with a little baker’s chocolate bitterness. Could have been better, but my guess is that the restaurant had this bottle for quite a while. I’ll have to try it again.


 mrkimchee (1414), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2005  
deep clear red brown, bubbly beige head. aroma of chocolate fudge, mild coffee and smoke, chocolate milk. flavour follows with more fudge and milk. smooth sweet malt and mild roasty and tart finish.


 Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2005  
Deep dark reddy brown with a bubbly tan head. Nose of tart roasty chocolate. Berries and citrus souring. Milky chocolate and oatmeal. Soap and licorice. Perhaps a whiff of smoke. Body is thin. Finish is bittersweet.


 flutetokill (515), Fresno, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 25, 2005  
Very dark brownish black color with a small, almost nonexistent beige head. Very strong roasted coffee and licorice aroma and flavors. Smooth, wet creamy feel.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 13, 2005  
Bottle from Peace St. Market, Raleigh. Pours dark brown with medium, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, chocoff, almonds, corn flakes, and sweaty female gymnast ass and toes. Tastes caramel malty, roasty, with some molasses and almonds. Not very complex, but this one has a decent balance, and I will drink it again.


 UnsofistaCat (222), Garden City, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 12, 2005  
Blackish brown with a thin head that keeps a small lace going throughout. Great nose of pumpernickel bread and slight sweet undertone of prunes. This is exactly the kind of beer I love. However, most other Americans are hophead maniacs who probably find this beer a little boring. This porter was as smooth as some of the good black lagers I have had. Perfectly balanced roasted malt is evident at all times. Very smooth finish, almost perfect. Excellent beer. Update: I have found this beer to be just a tad on the sour side, still great though



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