SUBMAN1
07-24-06, 07:28 PM
Been doing a lot of research lately. Yesterday it was DNA extraction and analysis. Today is even more important research - Beer!
Today on the beer research - I am researching Porters. Since England is the place to find the best Porters, I figured lets compare some of those to their American counterparts.
First is Red Hook Black Hook Porter. I give it about a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 in the Porter department. The only reason I give it a 6 instead of a 5 is that its cheap about slightly more than $1 a bottle.
Second Deschuttes smoked Porter. Though Red Hook beats Deschuttes Brewery on most beers, I give this one a slightly better flavor than the Black Hook Porter at 6.5 - .5 points for flavor, and 1 point for being cheap!
My third beer (What I am drinking right now) is Flag Porter imported from England. As always, this is probably one of the best Porters ever made, but any older Alc is always better right? This one has nearly 200 year old yeast. Even though it is perfect in flavor, it gets half a point deducted because of its high price at $3 a bottle, and it gets another .2 points deducted for only having 11 ounces instead of a full 12. Current rating - 9.3
My last comparrison tonight might be some stiff competition to the Flag Porter - St. Peters Old Style Porter, also imported from England. It is also $3 a bottle, but makes up for it in the fact that there is 1 pt, 9 oz worth of product, and has a cool looking bottle, so no points added or deducted for for price here. Final score will have to wait about 1 hour though since I must fully take in this Flag Porter first! :up:
-S
Today on the beer research - I am researching Porters. Since England is the place to find the best Porters, I figured lets compare some of those to their American counterparts.
First is Red Hook Black Hook Porter. I give it about a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 in the Porter department. The only reason I give it a 6 instead of a 5 is that its cheap about slightly more than $1 a bottle.
Second Deschuttes smoked Porter. Though Red Hook beats Deschuttes Brewery on most beers, I give this one a slightly better flavor than the Black Hook Porter at 6.5 - .5 points for flavor, and 1 point for being cheap!
My third beer (What I am drinking right now) is Flag Porter imported from England. As always, this is probably one of the best Porters ever made, but any older Alc is always better right? This one has nearly 200 year old yeast. Even though it is perfect in flavor, it gets half a point deducted because of its high price at $3 a bottle, and it gets another .2 points deducted for only having 11 ounces instead of a full 12. Current rating - 9.3
My last comparrison tonight might be some stiff competition to the Flag Porter - St. Peters Old Style Porter, also imported from England. It is also $3 a bottle, but makes up for it in the fact that there is 1 pt, 9 oz worth of product, and has a cool looking bottle, so no points added or deducted for for price here. Final score will have to wait about 1 hour though since I must fully take in this Flag Porter first! :up:
-S