Stonch lives in London, where he runs a pub.1914 London Porter, by Ron Pattinson
Yesterday I met up with fellow beer writer Ron Pattinson. He and his family are in town for a few days, and came down to my local for a pint or two of mild.
He came bearing gifts: bottle #6 of his 1914 recipe Whitbread Porter. 708 75cl bottles of this historic beer have been brewed to his order by Brouwerij de Molen in the Netherlands, Ron's adopted country. As anyone who reads his blog will know, he's dedicated to preserving the memory of London's defunct breweries. Now he's taken things a step further. It's a bit like Jurassic Park, if you think about it.
He'll have bottles of the porter for sale at this weekend's Zythos festival in Belgium. With a bit of luck - and if stocks last - a few will be winging their way to the USA before long, too. Ron has also arranged for De Molen to produce a version of Whitbread's stout of the same period, which is currently conditioning. More historic recreations are on the cards.
5 comments:
That sounds interesting, I'd like to compare and contrast it with a modern porter. Any Chance of a recipe Stonch?
Kindly tell me when and where in the US, and I might be inclined to purchase a bottle or two...
this is actually good and interesting but still can we have more waheeeying re: the italy trip
Yes but what does the 1914 porter actually taste like? Given the limited availability it's very unlikely most of us will get a chance to try them, so your insight would be appreciated. Maybe send one to that guy who does the video blog tasting.
it tastes like porter, i'd imagine
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