Batemans Salem Porter

Description: A dry roast, nutty palate, with rich malt finish and a splendid hop flavor. Brewer: George Bateman & Son, Ltd. S ... more

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Style: Porter
Alcohol Content: 4.7%

Newest Review: ... Ale, Combine Harvest Multigrain and Organic Yella Belly (bottled beers). Salem Porter, as the name suggests, is a beer ... more

... brewed in the Porter style. Porters and stouts are quite similar; both are rich and malty, and have a reasonably high alcohol content. Porter began life as a London brew, and got its name because it was very popular with Porters at London Street Markets. Until quite recently the style almost died out, but they are springing up again and are beginning to compete once more with their more modern counterpart (stout). Their recent regained popularity is illustrated by the fact tha ...more

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Batemans Salem Porter: Tall, Dark and Handsome! (807 words)
by - written on 02/04/02 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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We recently went to a Beer Festival in Chesterfield and I thought it would be nice to tell you about one of the beers we sampled. I have decided to write about a very different brew... It is also the first drink that we tried; the first drink is very important at a Beer Festival, so we put quite a bit of thought into what we picked! Salem Porter is produced by George Bateman & Sons Limited; a brewery based in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. Bateman?s Brewery is very much a family concern, originally founded in 1874, to produce beer for local farmers. Over one hundred years, and much brewing later, they are a well established business, providing beer to pubs and shops ... Read the complete review