Announcing Session number 150: Responding to Martyn Cornell’s epic book

On Sunday 28 June 2026 we’re going to post something inspired by the late Martyn Cornell’s final epic work of beer history Porter and Stout. We’d love you to join us. The first problem is that the book is quite expensive. The second is that it is large and intimidating. To make this easy for ourselves – and for everyone else – we’re suggesting that you can join in the Session even if you haven’t read the book. Your post just needs to be in some way a response to it, or to Martyn’s previous work on the subject of porter and stout. If you can read some of the book, though, even if it’s just a few pages or a chapter on some aspect of the history of porter and stout that particularly interests you, that would be great. If you don’t fancy buying it, you might be able to get a copy via your local library. And if they don’t already have it in stock, your request might trigger them to acquire a copy. Here are some places you can buy a copy: Direct from the publisher (US) Amazon UK | Amazon US…