Stout

This time I talk about stout

Winter is almost over in Tasmania but while it was here it was good stout drinking weather.

Stouts aren’t as common as the other ranges of beer but they hold their own with unique characteristics.

Japanese are also making stout

I want to try the Catwoman stout

A part of what making stout unique is how the malt is produced.

A Dan Murphy’s guide to stout explains it as “If we think of a grain of malted barley as like a piece of bread, then (sic) most beer is made by setting the toaster to '1'. For Amber Ales and Pale Ales, we can turn the dial to '3' or '4'. To achieve the kind of malt needed to make a Stout we turn the knob all the way around to 'frozen crumpet' and leave it until the 'bread' is almost singed. This gives Stout its deep and roasty flavour and full mouthfeel.” https://www.danmurphys.com.au/liquor-library/beer/styles/stout

You don't have to be Irish to drink Guinness

When you think of stout I’m sure that the first that comes to mind is Guinness, the Irish stout which is not just for St Patricks Day.

A fellow beer drinking enthusiast once claimed that stout is virtually a food group, which has all the important vitamins and minerals a growing body needs.

Another from Saint John, a coffee and chocolate stout

As well as standard stout many companies are experimenting with dark flavours such as coffee and chocolate to give their stout something extra, unless you are Brewfist and have created a coffee and chocolate hybrid.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT

This year I was lucky enough to try Double Chocolate Stout which tasted amazing! (From Saint John Craft Beer).

Stout is definitely not for the faint of heart, of my many beer drinking friends only a few would choose to drink it because of its strong taste and feel.

I haven't tried this one yet

The most local stout for me is Cascade Export Stout (because Boag’s don’t make it anymore…), even though it is a Cascade product I do enjoy drinking it from time to time.

If you need any more convincing I will add that stout contains less calories than normal beer, it is often higher in alcohol content which is always a good thing, it’s also linked to preventing blood clotting.

Cheers

Dave

  

This looks awesome, I want to try