Fulller's Porter

[Richard English]

Yesterday I went into the Victoria (a Fullers house) and they had Porter on draught as a spring special. Cask conditioned (of course!) and a very chocolaty and chewy beer. Not too heavy but a serious drink.

A slightly floury mouthfeel but nonetheless a fine drink. I liked it enough to spend the whole evening on it.

Available in the USA, I understand, but in bottle not on draught.

[fretlessman71]

I have it in my fridge, waiting for me to get that far down the list. Can't wait either! It's one of the highest rated porters on bothe BeerAdvocate and RateBeer, so I'm sure it will live up to its reputation.

Richard, do me a favor? Please find my thread in Tasting Notes called "Fret's Porter Thread!" and tell me what you think of the categorization. I went with BA's labelling as far as an American Porter and English Porter, even though I know that some are sort of backward. Would this be a style difference, or simply a matter of geography? I've been preparing this for 6 weeks and I'm still wrestling with this point....

[HogieWan]

fret, how far into your porters are you. half, almost done, . . . ?

[MeridianFC]

I saw in the latest issue of "What's Brewing" that Fuller's have three specials for the spring season: IPA, Hock (Mild), and the aforementioned Porter.

[fretlessman71]

See for yourself. (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6358) There's a link to the post for each beer I've tried. I'm going to try to do the George Washington Porter this afternoon - we'll see.

[chazwicke]

The Fullers Porter is good as it the Flag and the Taddy. All from England and all good.

[HogieWan]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
See for yourself. (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6358) There's a link to the post for each beer I've tried. I'm going to try to do the George Washington Porter this afternoon - we'll see.

I've been kinda keeping up with that thread, but what I want to know is how many have you tasted and how many are left?

[fretlessman71]

Hogie- check your PM's.

[chazwicke]

Any Marylanders having trouble getting Fullers Beers? We have had a few separate posts regarding Fullers beers and the ability to find them in your state.

[Mikejesmike]

Originally posted by Richard English
Yesterday I went into the Victoria (a Fullers house) and they had Porter on draught as a spring special. Cask conditioned (of course!) and a very chocolaty and chewy beer. Not too heavy but a serious drink.

A slightly floury mouthfeel but nonetheless a fine drink. I liked it enough to spend the whole evening on it.

Available in the USA, I understand, but in bottle not on draught.

That sounds real nice. The only thing by Fuller's that I've had was their India Pale Ale,while not as intense as some brands in the United States,it was quite nice,flowery and subtle.

As for Porters my favorites would be Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald,Anchor Porter,and Thirsty Dog Old Leghumper.

[Richard English]

Quote "...Richard, do me a favor? Please find my thread in Tasting Notes called "Fret's Porter Thread!" and tell me what you think of the categorization...."

Your descriptions and comments about differences seemed fin to me. Mind you, I'm not a beer writer, just a beer enthusiast.

Porters are a drink that has peaks and troughs of popularity. From its beginnings in London around 130 years ago it had faded into near oblivion by the 1980s, overtaken by stout in the dark-beer stakes.

Then there was a rapid revival in the 1980s and early 90s and a drop back down to a specialist role by the turn of the century.