Springhead Puritans Porter

Description: ABV 4%. A porter - ominously dark, not heavy. Smooth with a lingering finish of roasted barley.

Newest Review: ... pubs in the counties surrounding Nottinghamshire. ~~~THE BEER. ***Useful Info*** Springhead’s beers are named in honour of ... more

... things relating to the English Civil War. You will find names like Cromwell’s Hat, Rupert’s Ruin and Roundhead’s Gold. Puritan’s Porter is supposed to be brewed in the style of an old traditional porter (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Porter _%28alcohol%29) ~ the funny thing is that the Puritans would never have ever drunk anything like this at all because these strict Protestants believed in abstaining from alcohol! The original name for this brew was Hole in Spire (due to a cannon ball hitting Newark Church), but...more

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Springhead Puritans Porter: A Puritanical Brew! (862 words)
by - written on 03/03/06 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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A short while ago I attended a CAMRA Tasting Session of beers from The Springhead Brewery. We had to sample four of their regular beers, fill out tasting cards (noting colour, texture, temperature, taste, etc) and then I had the job of producing brief tasting notes. This session took place at The Boat Inn at Cromford (a pub I visit reasonably regularly and have reviewed on here in the past). ~~~THE BREWERY. Springhead Brewery started up in 1990 in the North of Nottinghamshire (near Sutton on Trent, Newark). It was the smallest micro-brewery in the country until it moved (in 1993) to a bigger site, still in Newark (still in Nottinghamshire). It is ... Read the complete review

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