
Porter - Style Series
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02/04/22 • 39 min
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Whether you prefer Brown, Robust, or Baltic Porters, our co-hosts (Lisa, Katie, Thandi, and Erica) have got you covered. We continue our style series by chatting about the history of Porters, how they are brewed, and how they might be different from Stouts.
Beers in this episode:
- Western Herd, County Clare, Ireland - ‘Night Pod’ Vanilla Porter 5.5% - https://www.westernherd.com/product/night-pod/
- Diageo, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Guinness Original’ Extra Stout 5% - https://www.guinness.com/en-ie/our-beers/guinness-original/
- Whiplash, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Scaldy Porter’ Robust Porter 5.5% -
https://www.whiplashbeer.com/beers#/scaldy-porter
Links:
- Microbes and the Origins of Porter: http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/113/bh-113-027.html
- The History of Porter- An Interview with Martin Cornell- BLEFA Blog-
https://www.blefakegs-blog.de/en/the-history-of-porter-an-interview-with-martyn-cornell/ - Why Jonathan Swift Said English Porter Was Only Fit For Swine: https://zythophile.co.uk/2021/12/20/why-jonathan-swift-said-english-porter-was-only-fit-for-swine/
- A Complete History of Porter- The “Entire” Beer: https://www.anchorbrewing.com/blog/porter-the-entire-history/
- The Origins of Porter (and a bit about three-threads): https://zythophile.co.uk/2010/11/22/the-origins-of-porter-and-a-bit-about-three-threads/
- Beer Mythbusting- The Truth About Porter and Stout: https://www.seriouseats.com/beer-myth-porter-stout-history-truth-three-threads-names
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Whether you prefer Brown, Robust, or Baltic Porters, our co-hosts (Lisa, Katie, Thandi, and Erica) have got you covered. We continue our style series by chatting about the history of Porters, how they are brewed, and how they might be different from Stouts.
Beers in this episode:
- Western Herd, County Clare, Ireland - ‘Night Pod’ Vanilla Porter 5.5% - https://www.westernherd.com/product/night-pod/
- Diageo, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Guinness Original’ Extra Stout 5% - https://www.guinness.com/en-ie/our-beers/guinness-original/
- Whiplash, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Scaldy Porter’ Robust Porter 5.5% -
https://www.whiplashbeer.com/beers#/scaldy-porter
Links:
- Microbes and the Origins of Porter: http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/113/bh-113-027.html
- The History of Porter- An Interview with Martin Cornell- BLEFA Blog-
https://www.blefakegs-blog.de/en/the-history-of-porter-an-interview-with-martyn-cornell/ - Why Jonathan Swift Said English Porter Was Only Fit For Swine: https://zythophile.co.uk/2021/12/20/why-jonathan-swift-said-english-porter-was-only-fit-for-swine/
- A Complete History of Porter- The “Entire” Beer: https://www.anchorbrewing.com/blog/porter-the-entire-history/
- The Origins of Porter (and a bit about three-threads): https://zythophile.co.uk/2010/11/22/the-origins-of-porter-and-a-bit-about-three-threads/
- Beer Mythbusting- The Truth About Porter and Stout: https://www.seriouseats.com/beer-myth-porter-stout-history-truth-three-threads-names
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Sumerian Ale
Lisa, Christina, Thandi, and Bean head to the fertile crescent to chat about how beer might have been made in ancient Sumer. Christina spent the summer researching and even made a small batch of beer inspired by translations of cuneiform tablets from thousands of years ago. She documented the process on her blog and talked about it today on the show. And the beer was even pretty good!
Beers in this episode:
- Ballykilcavan, County Laois, Ireland - ‘Millhouse Ale’ Pale Ale 4.5% - https://www.ballykilcavan.com/beers-cans.html
- Larkins Curious Society, Ireland - ‘Atlantic 353’ West Coast IPA 5.5% - https://www.mchughs.ie/Larkins-Curious-Society-Atlantic-353-440ml
- Hope, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Hop On’ Session Ale 4.3% - https://hopebeer.ie/portfolio-item/hop-on-session-ipa/
Links:
- Christina’s website, Braciatix: https://braciatrix.com/
- Burning, Drowning, and Cheating: Legal Codes in the 155 Cuneiform Tablets: https://braciatrix.com/2021/06/25/burning-drowning-and-cheating-legal-codes-in-the-155-cuneiform-tablets/
- In Which I Scour 155 Cuneiform Tablets for References to Beer: https://braciatrix.com/2021/06/16/in-which-i-scour-155-cuneiform-tablets-for-references-to-beer/
- I Recreated a Four-Thousand-Year-Old Ale: https://braciatrix.com/2021/08/03/i-recreated-a-four-thousand-year-old-ale/
- Ninkasi: https://braciatrix.com/2018/03/12/ninkasi/
- Lisa’s article in Serious Eats: https://www.seriouseats.com/a-very-brief-history-of-women-in-beer-middle-ages-colonial
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Beer & Chocolate Pairing with Joanne Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! What better way to celebrate than with beer and chocolate: an IPA + spiced or salted dark chocolate, a fruited sour + white chocolate, and a stout + milk chocolate. In this episode, Thandi, Lisa, and Katie participate in a guided pairing by Joanne Love, the Beer School Lady. Joanne has a beer tasting course, A Woman’s Brew Podcast, and an Etsy store with beer printables. Equal parts culture and fun, listen as they chat about her background and how she became a beer expert.
Beers in this episode:
- Whiplash, Dublin, Ireland - ‘Elektrobank’ IPA 6.8% - https://www.whiplashbeer.com/shop/elektrobank-440ml-can
- ‘I Feel Space’ Farmhouse Ale 4.4% - https://untappd.com/b/whiplash-i-feel-space/4597461
- White Hag, County Sligo, Ireland - ‘Púca Berry Hibiscus & Ginger’ Dry-Hopped Lemon Sour 3.5% - https://www.thewhitehag.com/our-range/puca-berry-hibiscus-ginger/
- ‘Atlantean’ New England IPA - 5.4% -
https://www.thewhitehag.com/our-range/atlantean/ - Wicklow Wolf, County Wicklow, Ireland - ‘Apex’ Oatmeal Stout 6.5% -
https://wicklowwolf.com/product/apex-oatmeal-stout-6-5-24-x-440ml-case/ - Metalman, County Waterford, Ireland - ‘Heliocentric Orbit’ Session IPA 4% - https://metalmanbrewing.com/product/heliocentric-orbit/
- Brewmaster, County Louth, Ireland - ‘Special Edition Get ‘Er Brewed Collab’ Mango & Passionfruit Sour 3.8% - https://www.dbbd.ie/product/brewmaster-mango-and-passionfruit-sour-special-edition-collab/
- Trouble, County Kildare, Ireland - ‘Nocturne’ Milk Stout 5.5% -
https://troublebrewing.ie/beers/nocturne/ - Liquid Light, Nottingham, England - ‘Green Tambourine’ IPA 5.8% - https://untappd.com/b/liquid-light-brew-co-green-tambourine/4478332
- Three Hills, Woodford, England - ‘Spirit of Nature: Yuzu’ Fruited Sour 6% - https://untappd.com/b/three-hills-brewing-spirit-of-nature-yuzu/4039535
- Wild Weather, Reading, England - ‘I Knew Who I Was (This Morning But I’ve Changed A Lot Since Then)’ Imperial Oatmeal Stout 8% - https://untappd.com/b/wild-weather-i-knew-who-i-was-this-morning-but-i-ve-changed-a-lot-since-then/2503563
Links:
- Love Beer Learning: https://lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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