Today of course is George Washington’s birthday. In addition to his many accomplishments as a farmer, military leader, statesman, and our first president he was also a great lover of beer. He was especially fond of Porter. But it was small beer that he made at Mount Vernon and his 1757 handwritten recipe for it survives at the New York Public Library in a notebook kept by Washington. Here it is transcribed below:
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And according to an article entitled Smashing Pumpkin by James Roberts (a.k.a. Dr. Fermento), the Celebrator’s Alaskan correspondent, Washington loved pumpkin porter, too.
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There has been not been much written about Washington’s love for beer, but here you can find some additional information:
From Brewed In America by Stanley Baron, 1962: George Washington: President & Beer Lover
From Fermenting Revolution: George Washington, Our Porter-Pounding Founding Father
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