Porter Style Emerges in London
Poets involved
What happened
Porter emerged in London in the early 1720s and became especially associated with urban labourers, large breweries, and aged dark beer. It was one of the first beer styles to be produced on a large industrial scale.
Literary impact
The emergence of Porter style in London, associated with Grub Street and coffee houses, provided a rich context for eighteenth-century poetry and urban prose. Poets like Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift utilized the satirical and social commentary inherent in this style to critique contemporary society and its values.
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