Brewing a New Porter: Naming Help Needed
April 11th, 2009 by Marc A. Pitman
I had a “little” help starting my next brew today. 
The base was Northern Brewer’s Peace Coffee Stout Porter. But reading Dogfish Head founder Sam Caligione’s Brewing Up a Business inspired me to experiment. (I actually experimented on my very first beer, Bombadil Stout.)
In reading a bunch of porter recipes this morning, I noticed many used molasses. So…I poured in molasses to this one!
Given that it is a coffee porter, perhaps I should get this mug.
But once again, I need your help in coming up with a name. Ever since college, I’d dreamed about brewing a “Pastor’s Porter.” But now that that pastoring is in limbo, I’m thinking of more creative names like “PSP: Pint Sized Porter” (given the pint sized help I got today!).
How about you? What creative names can you come up with for a porter with coffee and molasses?
If you’re not familiar with porters…you’re missing out! But you can read about them here at Wikipedia’s porter page. They have a cool history.
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April 11th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
shes cutie.. name the porter after her or after the coffee.. columbian porter?
April 11th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Thanks, Dave!
So, would that be “Cole Porter” for short?
Atlantic Brewing has a great “Coal Porter”!
http://www.atlanticbrewing.com/
April 12th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
You’re so fortunate to have such cute help!
Given the commonly understood “speed” characteristics of your beer’s two special ingredients, how about “Expresslow Porter”?
April 12th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
What would you name something the has 1 thing that is notorious for “speeding you up” and another that is notorious for being “slow”. Perhaps. Tortoise and Hare Porter?
April 12th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I sense a theme developing!
April 13th, 2009 at 7:23 am
(Tongue firmly in cheek)You could try: “Peeps Porter”, “Porter Personified”, “Porter, Perhaps”, “Pretentious Porter”, “Peppy Porter”…. ;0)
April 14th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
“Mo Port”
April 14th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Got some more: “Perspicacious Porter”, “Perspectivist Porter”, “Porter With Perspective”,’Peptalking Porter”,… this is kinda fun!
April 14th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
These are great suggestions. Do you know anyone else that might have fun with this?
April 19th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Mo-Joe Porter
Run for the Porter
Brew Brew
Perky Porter
Java Jireh
April 20th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Larry those are awesome!!
April 21st, 2009 at 9:11 am
Cafe Porter
Take it Black Porter
‘Not so’ Yawny Port-er
April 26th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Pitman’s Punch
April 27th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
What did you call it?
April 30th, 2009 at 8:18 am
In my college days (daze?) would’ve appreciated a “Morning Porter”… (TMI?)
Ok, then, how’s about:
Pittman’s Potent Porter
May 8th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I’ve gotta choose one of these! I’m bottling it tonight!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
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