Guinness and other stouts

[barturtle]

My suspicion is that Guinness pushed "stout" as a type to give its brand of "stout porter" a proprietary spin, and the definition of "stout" has basically followed whatever Guinness says it is.

Of course, that would be an "Irish Dry Stout" as opposed to the myriad other types of Stout, such as "Milk Stout" and "Russian Imperial Stout"

[Jono]

I formally withdraw this sloppy, inaccurate, sentence:

"it is called "beer" and "ale" on their website but it tastes more like a Porter...it seems to occupy a middle ground between ale and stout."

What I was inartfully trying to say was that the taste of Theakstons was sweet but not as sweet as some Porters / Stout I have had but less bitter than some Stouts / Porter I have had and darker than most Ales - non Porter/Stout I have had but not as dark as a Porters/Stout...so the Theakstons style of ale may be unique enough to differentiate it from other ales and subgroups of Porters/ Stouts. Maybe that is why it is called "Old Peculiar".

Like I said....I enjoy darker beers, regardless of style, hands down.

[ratcheer]

That was a typo...I meant to agree with you.

Nice recovery! :grin:

Tim

[Jono]

Wow, and the casual reader my think bourbon discussions are treacherous!

[Vange]

Guinness WAS my favorite beer until I started discovering all that is out there. It has been a fun ride so far as I discovered an AWESOME liquor store for beer in NJ. The selection is outrageous! It is in Plainfield for anyone that is wondering.

Right now when it comes to stouts I really enjoy Rogue Imperial Stout, Storm King Stout, Old Rasputin, and trying to get my hands on the Abyss!

[StraightBoston]

That is extremely sad news....I hope Beamish maintains it's superior flavor, but that might not happen. I may have to go buy a bunch.

Beamish is my favorite of the Irish stouts, followed closely by Murphy's and distantly by Guinness, but its US distribution has been spottier than the others. In Boston, it has come and gone several times and to my knowledge is currently "gone".

If you can get it in Maine, hook me up!

The wife and I are also fond of the sweeter English stouts, such as Mackeson Milk Stout and Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.

[funknik]

Beamish is my favorite of the Irish stouts, followed closely by Murphy's and distantly by Guinness, but its US distribution has been spottier than the others. In Boston, it has come and gone several times and to my knowledge is currently "gone".

If you can get it in Maine, hook me up!

The wife and I are also fond of the sweeter English stouts, such as Mackeson Milk Stout and Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.

Beamish showed up sometime last year, next time I see some, I will acquire it for you. Get plenty of Sam Oatmeal Stout, too....that stuff has been a fav for years.