A porter for presidents

Much has been made of our second president’s efforts to start a wine industry in the newly formed United States, but it would appear from this article that George Washington did his part to support the nascent brewing industry. Not surprisingly, Washington tended towards porters, most of which he ordered from Robert Hare, a brewer in Philadelphia. Although Washington appears to have purchased a fair amount of beer, there’s also a link to Washington’s own homebrew recipe for those of you who brew. If you want to see the real thing (reproduced above) check out the New York Public Library’s …read more