Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Porter is a type of ale which has a malting aroma and Hop bitterness. It is generally strong and dark and brewed with soft rather than hard water. In 18th century London a beverage was made consisting of a third of a pint of ale, beer and twopenny (the strongest beer, costing twopence a quart). Harwood, a brewer, brewed a beer called Entire which blended all three in about 1720. It started to be called Porter because it was especially popular among the porters of 18th century London. Extra-strong porter was called Stout-Porter and eventually became stout. Notable Porters Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery Taddy Porter from Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Blackhook Porter from Redhook Brewery Koff Porter Saku Porter This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.