Publican Porter

London Style Porter

Publican Porter is a full-flavored London Style Porter with a black, opaque color that leaves a pleasing dark brown lace. Rich, decadent aromas of espresso entice the senses, eventually giving way to subtle biscuit like tones. The use of heavily roasted malt imparts tasty flavors of burnt coffee and dark chocolate, accompanied by a suitable and pleasant bitterness.

  • ABV: 8.2%
  • IBU: 60
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Origin Story

The Publican Porter is a Short's brew steeped in company history. Originally part of the 2007 Imperial Beer Series, this was the first of 12 to sell out. However, it's significance is much more than that. Joe firmly believes that the 2007 Imperial Beer Series, although highly under acclaimed at the time of it's release, was the turning point for our company and was the catalyst for propelling us to the next level of brewing greatness. When the original series was launched, all of the beers were individually bottled by hand and had a tag hung around it that told a brief story about the beers creation according to Joe Short. Below is the original description of how this beer came to be: "This beer was inspired largely by its historical value and its development as a beer style. As much as I have gathered, porter was becoming a recognized beer style around the 1700s. It is said to be an evolved product of brown ales being produced in London during that time. I also understand that the dried brown and roasted malts of that era contributed to its dark color. Among my portfolio of beers I craft for SBC, I had not brewed a true porter until this imperial version. I named it the Publican Porter after the owners of "public houses" who were licensed to sell ale to common "port men" of the time. I have read several different versions about porter and where its name came from. Imagining a port side tavern and a publican mixing stale and mild beer together for the port men and calling it "porter" will always be how I pictured the birth of porter. That's the concept I bounced off of Fritz, and he furnished a most appropriate masterpiece for the label art. While brewing this beer I imagined a rich hearty drink, a meal in itself, much like the earlier porters that sustained our forefathers. Rejoice with porter and bask in it's rich flavor. Savor it's historical integrity.""Kind master, drink you beer, or ale or brandy? Walk in, kind sir, this booth is the chief, we'll entertain you with a slice of beer, and what you please to eat or drink, 'tis here, no booth like mine affords such dainty cheer; another crys, here master, they but scoff ye, here is a dish of famous new made coffee. And some do say a giddy senseless ass may on the Thames be furnished with a lass." -from a broadsheet at teh 1684 frost fair

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Nutritional Information

  • Calories: 265
  • Carbs: 29.6

Name Origin

I named it the Publican Porter after the owners of "public houses," who were licensed to sell ale to common "port men" of the time. I have read several different versions about porter and where its name came from. Imagining a port side tavern and a publican mixing stale and mild beer together for the port men and calling it "porter" will always be how I pictured the birth of porter.
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