Stout beer is dark and roasted, brewed with top-fermented yeasts. There are two types: bitter and sweet, with variations like dry, rugged imperial, and oatmeal lager. Sweet stouts can have caramel or chocolate flavors and were once considered nutritious for nursing mothers.
A stout is a type of beer that is characterized by its dark color and strongly roasted flavor. This type of beer achieves its taste and color by being brewed with heavily chilled malt. Unlike lager beer, it uses top-fermented yeasts. Today, the term has come to describe beers with the strongest taste and weight.
There are two classifications of stout: bitter or sweet. Within these two categories, there are different types of beer. Dry beer is the original formula for this type of beer.
Dry beer is usually dark, bitter, and rich. Guinness is one example. It can also be flavored with chocolate, dark fruit or coffee. These additives create a sweeter or drier beer.
Another type is rugged imperial. Originally bred to survive being transported from Britain to Russia, it has a particularly strong taste and has a hint of sweetness. It is a black and particularly dense variety that has a strong alcohol content of 6 to 7 percent. Imperial ale is commonly flavored with dried fruit and burnt cocoa. This variety had fallen in popularity until it was reintroduced by Samuel Smith Brewery in the 1980s.
Oatmeal lager is another common sweet variety. Instead of malt, oats are used to prepare this variety. Oats were originally added because they were believed to be an important part of the diet. Oatmeal lager has a smooth texture and strong flavor. This type of beer also fell out of favor, but was later introduced by Samuel Smith Brewery in 1980.
Sweet beer is another variety and, as to be expected, tastes sweet. It can have a caramel or chocolate flavor, because lactic sugars and chocolate malts are used during the fermentation process. For this reason, this type of beer is sometimes called cream or milk. This variety was once believed to be a nutritious form of beer and nursing mothers were encouraged to drink it. Nowadays, drinking alcohol while breastfeeding is a controversial choice that is best discussed with a doctor.
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