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Brewed by Elgoods
Style: Porter
Wisbech, England

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RATINGS: 545   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.51   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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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

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Scrapersnbeer (980) - 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 (870) - Near Buffalo, 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 (881) - 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 (1084) - 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 (656) - 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.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
scarletfire65 (735) - Rockaway Park, New York, USA - JAN 30, 2012
Aroma is standard - roasted malt, coffee, overall subdued. Light bodied, dry, woody, roasty finish. Simple but solid. An excellent session porter.

2.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
queenholly (1853) - South Whitley, Indiana, USA - JAN 24, 2012
Bottle. Mild chocolate, molasses, lactose, earth aroma. Black brown with no head. I had my hopes up with the aroma, but this bottle was completely flat and almost flavorless. Maybe the slightest bit of roasted malt came through.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
tightslice (41) - Redwood City, California, USA - JAN 21, 2012
Pours and looks like brown cola. Smells like the Mediterranean, tinny and olivey (which I like). Tastes like someone turned a Yuengling into a Porter, which is to say it’s very drinkable. Probably a great entry level Porter or a good, refreshing go-to. Not for the uppity!

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
jrallen34 (3463) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - DEC 24, 2011
bottle... dark brown with a light tan head... perhaps this is one that needs to be drank fresh or on tap, the aroma is decent with light chocolate but the taste is off with lots of olives

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
strongpieman (1156) - Mount Airy, Maryland, USA - DEC 18, 2011
Bottle. Pours a medium brown, clear, with a thin tan head. Body is medium to full, carbonatino is average. Mild chocolate aroma, not sweet. Overall very good porter.


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