Baltic porter
Baltic Porter (also English. Baltic Porter ) is a variant of beer Porter . The name is derived from the Baltic region east of the Baltic Sea .
Historically, the name came about for a commercial beer that British porter breweries produced for the Baltic region. Because of the long transport route, the beer was brewed with a higher alcohol content of 7.5 to 9% by volume. Attention was also paid to more residual sugar and bitter substances in the beer, which are stronger than z. B. in London Porter . It is believed that the maturation during transport resulted in a very well matured and drinkable beer.
As this beer became popular in the Baltic States, local breweries took over the production. Due to the climate, however, it was not possible to use British top-fermented ale yeasts, which is why beer is still brewed there with bottom-fermented yeasts.
See also
- Russian Imperial Stout , similar dark ale
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Dornbusch : Das große Brauwelt Lexicon of beer types:, p. 170, Hans Carl: Nürnberg 2017 ISBN 978-3418001319