Stout | History of Beer

Following the last article about Porter, today we will talk about Stout. I hope you enjoy and subscribe for more content. Below you can see the link to Porter's article:

No other beer style has so much identification with one brewery as Stout has with Guinness. Arthur Guinness entered the brewery business in 1759, and the first years in Dublin were hard as the taxes applied to Ireland were higher than in England, and “imported” beer had commercial advantages.?

After the changes in taxes law, Guinness started expanding internally and externally, delivering Porter beers to Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, and North America.

The stout style was born naturally as a variety of Porter, called “Stout Porter”. It was a Porter more intense. It has no one creator but several breweries gradually started producing this strong version. In the past o years, Stout and Porter developed them-self to become different products with different varieties.

Nowadays, guidelines such as BJCP recognized several Stouts varieties, such as Irish Stout 15B, Irish Extra Stout 15C, Sweet Stout 16A, Oatmeal Stout 16B, Tropical Stout 16C, Foreign Extra Stout 16D, American Stout 20B, and Imperial Stout 20C.

Irish and Irish Extra Stout:?First Stout style created derived directly from Porters. With toasted and coffee notes, medium body mouthfeel, and creamy foam.?

Sweet Stout:?Also known as “Cream Stout”, except in England because this name cannot be used. With the addition of lactose, this beer is sweeter than the normal version.

Oatmeal Stout:?Similar to Sweet Stout, it is also a “nutritive” beer but not so sweet. It has oat in the recipe.?

Tropical Stout:?Using Caribbean raw materials, this beer is less bitter and with some ester notes.

Foreign Extra Stout:?It is the stronger version brewed for exportation. FES is similar in balanced to Irish Stout but with more alcohol content but less than Imperial Stout.

American Stout:?This modern style is a reinterpretation of Stout by American Homebrewers using American hops.

Imperial Stout:?The stronger version of Stout reaches 12% ABV in some cases. It was created in the court of Catherine the Great. This beer style disappears for some centuries until homebrewers rediscovered it.

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