Brewing veteran and renowned expert on British beers, Terry Foster has written and in-depth book on brewing the classic porter style with modern ingredients and equipment.

Porter reviews the history of George Washington’s favorite beer and teaches you how to create this rich, full-bodied ale for your own enjoyment.

The Classic Beer Style Series from Brewers Publications examines individual world-class beer styles, covering origins, history, sensory profiles, brewing techniques and commercial examples.

About Terry Foster

erry Foster was born and educated in London and holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from London University; he moved to the U.S. in 1977.

He has worked in several areas of the chemical industry, but spent the most time in the application of chemicals to mineral beneficiation, finishing up as Global Technical Director for Mining Chemicals at Cytec Industries. This means he traveled all over the world and got to drink all kinds of beer in all kinds of different places.

Terry started writing about home and commercial brewing in various magazines in England and published his first book Dr. Foster’s Book of Beer in 1979. In the U.S., he gave many presentations on technical and practical aspects of brewing, wrote for several magazines and was also on the Editorial Advisory Board of Brewing Techniques.

He initiated the Association of Brewers Classic Beer Styles Series with Pale Ale in 1990. This was followed by Porter, another in the series, and in 1999 by a revised and much enlarged second edition of Pale Ale.

Terry is presently writing a regular “Techniques” column for Brew Your Own; and regularly consults for and brews with Jeff Browning, an English-style craft brewer at Bru Rm@Bar, in New Haven, Conn

We offer a range of all grain recipe kits and one of our most popular kits is Robs Robust Chinook Porter