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Flag Porter 1825 Original

Flag Porter 1825 Original - Porter

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Elgoods
Style: Porter

Wisbech, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4533.53/5.03.51/5.05%86.3English pint, Stem glass
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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 Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
sjolles85 (77), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 25, 2009  
Nothing better than drinking a part of history. Smooth taste...Dark pour, nice coffee chocolate finish. Everyone should try a piece of history.


 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Smooth on the palate. Dark pour with a medium mocha head. Aromas of chocolate, coffee and cream waft toward the nose. The palate and taste do not disappoint with a creamy texture and predominate taste of chocolate present.


Mdgutows (42), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Pours dark brown with about one inch of tan head. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, nuts, caramel and roasted malts. Tastes like a classic porter and is very well balanced. Nice roasted flavor with toffee, and coffee flavors. Some chocolate adds to the bittersweet combination. This seems a little thin for a porter but I really don’t mind at all. This is a nice porter. A very enjoyable brew.


 thejon375 (390), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Mar 13, 2009  
Choc coffee aroma and flavors. When it warmed up a little it became creamy. Great story behind the beer and one to enjoy.


 curly (548), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Butter’s 4th cellar reduction. Slightly transparent dark brown with a nice brown head. Nutty and toffee aroma with similar flavors, thick mouthfeel and a good smooth finish.


 MmmcKay (269), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 1, 2009  
Dark brown in color. Pours medium thick. Coffee bean aromas. Softer on the palate than I would have expected. A little short on the finish.


 Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 1, 2009  
Bottle at the Fourth Butters’ Cellar Clearance Event. Dark brown pour with thin tan head. Great chocolate aroma, very rich. Flavor is roasty, smokey, chocolate. Medium body, not watery like many other porter’s i’ve had. Very nice.


 Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Mar 1, 2009  
12 oz bottle at Butters’ 4th Cellar Reduction. Pours a lacing beige head with a dark brown body. Smells of molasses, toast, and coffee. Tastes the same but a bit thin.



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