St. Peter's Honey Porter 4.5% ABV (12 x 500ml)

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the bottle states "limited edition van diemen hop" and ill admit i dont know anything about it. is it a bittering hop, an aroma hop, what?? anyway, ill continue with the review. If you were to use 1kg (2x500gs) of dry malt extract (DME) – the colour appropriate to the type of beer (see colour guide below), you will produce a beer slightly higher in ABV yet at the same time retaining its body. From a brewers perspective a lot of the brewers I have spoken to would define the difference between to two with the presence of a fair amount of roasted barley. I'm not sure what the deal is with the taste - I'm not recognising any honey what-so-ever. I get a watery roasted caffeine flavour and spicy bitterness. As far as we know the White House Honey Brown Ale is the first alcohol brewed or distilled on the White House grounds. George Washington brewed beer and distilled whiskey at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson made wine but there's no evidence that any beer has been brewed in the White House. (Although we do know there was some drinking during prohibition…)

Spices: Similarly, spices work well against the rich flavour of dark malts. Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves and what I would consider to be sweet spices are quite common. I have also tried a porter with peppercorns that was quite unique. Nuts also work well in porter on some occasions. Smoked porters, of course, must include a smoked element which is typically a portion of smoked malt.Add 2 gallons chilled sterile water into the primary fermenter and add the hot wort into it. Top with more water to total 5 gallons. There is no need to strain. aroma is on the sweetish side. honey is hardly detectable in the aroma, but it does have a nice maltiness about it. nothing outstanding about it though. boags get extra points simply for doing what cascade has refused to do with their seasonal beers, and thats go out on a limb. this is the type of beer youd expect from a micro, so these guys get a boquet from me for the attempt. Brown, Robust, Baltic, English, American and Smoked Can all be used to describe variations of porter. This means that there is some room for experimentation. Place 2 gallons of chilled water into the primary fermenter and add the hot wort into it. Top with more water to total 5 gallons if necessary. Place into an ice bath to cool down to 70-80˚.

Stout has roasted barley and porter doesn’t. However, my porter recipe included roasted barley so it doesn’t follow this rule. Porter As A Style

If you have come looking for a history of porter as a beer style I’m afraid you are going to be a little disappointed. Beer history isn’t a strong point of mine. There are plenty of more knowledgeable people to read.

having said that, the balance of this brew is all over the place. it has dark ruby/ mahogany colors and a lacy off white head which looks a little out of place with a beer that is dark. the nose has a gentle roasted touch, with massive blasts of honey and fruity hops. you can really smell the apple orchards of tassie in there. problem here is in the balance of the flavours. theyve gone a bit too full on trying to take a porter and give it an edge. too heavyhanded on the honey which often overpowers the beer. you have to drink this chilled, so this is kept under control. unfortunately, porters are at their best warming up. they also have this nice new hop which they are also trying to bring to the fore, but it doesnt compliment everything else they are trying to do here. the hop has a fine balance of bitterness and aroma, but its application here is a little amiss. the addition of honey and new hops totally takes the focus off the fact this is supposed to be a porter because they have gone overboard with it. the roasted flavor that should be present in spades is shoved to the side in a big way. it also finishes in a rather muddled fashion. trying to be dry, but again, the honey kills it, and the hops seem to end up being more about the aroma than the bite. it does have a crisp clean feel tho, as is usually the case with tassie beers. Returned goods remain responsibility of customer until received by us. You must take reasonable care when returning goods to ensure they are not damaged in transit. All sizes and measurements are approximate but we do try to make sure that they are as accurate as possible. When returning goods we recommend you use a signed for delivery service, and request that you obtain proof of postage. The recipe does not say what the actual bittering hops are. It says the first two additions should to have 10 HBUs (same thing as AAU) and be split evenly at 45 minutes and 30 minutes. I left it at Hallertau.Malt: Typically, many porter recipes will be made of of an English or US base malt such as Maris otter or pale malt and then a variety of dark roasted malts and crystal malt. I was really, really excited when I first saw this in a shop tonight. It's limited release and I hope is from the most recent batch (otherwise I'd be worried about its age). The porter recipe I have included below is am English style porter of moderate ABV and allows you to tweak to your heart’s content. If you want to you can add more aroma hops, boost the ABV or add additional flavours like coffee, fruit and spices. Ingredients ok, boags honey porter. missed this the previous few times its been released. looking forward to a taste. Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Obama bought a home brewing kit for the kitchen. After the few first drafts we landed on some great recipes that came from a local brew shop. We received some tips from a couple of home brewers who work in the White House who helped us amend it and make it our own. To be honest, we were surprised that the beer turned out so well since none of us had brewed beer before.