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Stout
Drawing its heritage from the porter style of beer, a stout is characterized by
its dark brown to black color and strong roasted flavor. Both its flavor and
color come courtesy of its being brewed with heavily kilned malts.
There are several different styles of stout beers, including dry stouts, which
are very dark in color and usually display a toasted or coffee-like taste. One
ubiquitous example of a dry stout is Guinness.
Oatmeal stout is another variety of stout beer, in which oats are used in place
of malt during the brewing process. Oats were originally added to oatmeal
stouts because of their purported dietary benefits. Here at The Common
Connoisseur we take breakfast very seriously and enjoy starting the day with
a smooth oatmeal stout.
Stouts that display a distinct dark chocolate flavor are sometimes called
Chocolate Stouts, and Milk Stouts (or Sweet Stouts) are stouts that use lactic
sugars during the brewing process, which adds sweetness to the beer.
Fun Fact – in the early 1900s milk stouts were believed to be very nutritious
and were given to nursing mothers.
Common Examples:
Guinness Extra Stout
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Mackeson's XXX (milk stout)
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
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