TVP – Thames Valley Porter

When I take beer in to work for people to try, usually the FD and IT manager, I try to write some tasting notes to help educate them in different styles of beer and so they know what to expect as my beer labels aren’t always descriptive:

Thames Valley Porter - 6%

Thames Valley Porter Tasting Notes

A strong 6% winter warmer with dark malty notes of coffee & chocolate. Brewed with neutral-tasting Northdown hops to help balance bitterness against the residual sweetness.

Leave to settle for a couple of days and serve cool, a few degrees below room temperature. Pair it with a hearty steak pie.

From Wikipedia/Porter_(beer):

Porter is a dark-coloured style of beer. The history and development of stout and porter are intertwined. The name was first used in the 18th century from its popularity with the street and river porters of London. It is generally brewed with dark malts. The name “stout” for a dark beer came about because a strong porter may be called “Extra Porter” or “Double Porter” or “Stout Porter”. The term “Stout Porter” would later be shortened to just “Stout”.