tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post3913188897702769103..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: 1850-1880 Ale comes of ageRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-55365365325888577212018-07-13T06:31:10.527-07:002018-07-13T06:31:10.527-07:00Tom Harkes,
no, Porter was still distinct from St...Tom Harkes,<br /><br />no, Porter was still distinct from Stout in London right up until 1940. It was always weaker than Stout.<br /><br />Porter and Stout were always essentially the same thing, just different strengths.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-15981660850513834522018-07-12T17:57:20.921-07:002018-07-12T17:57:20.921-07:00When you say Porter went extinct around 1940, wasn...When you say Porter went extinct around 1940, wasn't it already pretty much interchangable with stouts at that point? Do you have a sense when it stopped being an easily identifiable style separate from Stout? Would that be around the 1914 date you referenced, or was it earlier?<br /><br />I realize it's hard to pin down because of regional differences and idiosyncracies of different brewers, I'm just trying to get a general sense.Tom Harkesnoreply@blogger.com