Beer stout

Brewers attribute stout beer to the "gold fund" of the world brewing tradition. the stout beer received its original name thanks to the English stout layer, which literally means "strong, or strong. " Dark stout beer is made using burnt and caramel malt. In addition, fried barley is necessarily added to the stout beer. all the above listed ingredients help brewers achieve original and distinctive taste, as well as the aroma of stout beer.

It is believed that the stout beer recipe was invented in Ireland. Interestingly, stout beer refers to subspecies of another famous English dark porter beer. Nowadays, the popularity of stout beer has spread far beyond Ireland and even the UK. It is worth noting that for the first time stout beer on an industrial scale began to be produced in 1820 at the Guinness brewery.

Until now, the famous English brewing company Diageo plc is selling the famous dark strout beer under the Guinness brand. It is noteworthy that at the end of the 19th century, researchers were able to thoroughly study the chemical composition of stout beer. As a result of such studies, it was found that stout beer has a number of useful qualities for the human body. Stout beer differs from porter primarily in a darker color, as well as a pronounced taste and aroma.

True connoisseurs of stout beer say that the taste of a real drink should guess the coffee notes that appear due to the use of heavily fried malt in the beer making process. In brewing, the following most popular types of stout beer are distinguished:



Dry stout or dry stout is a so-called barrel version of Irish beer. Dry stout is classified as a classic variety of strong dark beer. The taste and aroma of dry stout beer are distinguished by a hill. In accordance with the technological requirements, the strength of the dry stout should not exceed 5%. It is worth noting that the color of the dry stout can range from yellow-brown to a dark almost black brown shade. Foodies believe that a real dry beer stout works perfectly with oysters.

Sweet or English stout is often called "milky" as well as "creamy, " due to its distinctive taste and aroma. The main feature of sweet stout beer is that the chocolate malt variety is used in the production of the drink. As a rule, the strength of sweet beer stout does not exceed 6%.

Oatmeal Stout or oat stout is produced using oats. Such beer stout is distinguished by its nutty taste.

Irish or classic stout has a higher alcohol content in its composition and a more bitter taste compared to the English version of the drink.

Coffee stout is distinguished by the use of heavily fried malt in the product, which gives the drink a pronounced coffee taste.

The chocolate stout is so named as the drink has a sweet chocolate flavour and flavour.

The Russian imperial stout began to be produced on the territory of the Russian Empire since 1760. Historians claim. that the Russian imperial stout was Empress Catherine II's favorite beer. The imperial stout is distinguished by its strength (up to 10. 5%), as well as its velvety taste and pronounced aroma.