Irish Stout

All Beverage Styles
Irish Stout

BJCP 15B

Irish Beer

Overall Impression:

A black beer with a pronounced roasted flavor, often similar to coffee. The balance can range from fairly even to quite bitter, with the more balanced versions having a little malty sweetness and the bitter versions being quite dry. Draught versions typically are creamy from a nitro pour, but bottled versions will not have this dispense-derived character. The roasted flavor can be dry and coffee-like to somewhat chocolaty.

Commercial Examples:
Beamish Irish Stout, Guinness Draught, Harpoon Boston Irish Stout, Murphy's Irish Stout, O’Hara’s Irish Stout, Porterhouse Wrasslers 4X

*The Style Name, Overall Impression, and Commercial Examples are borrowed with permission from the BJCP.

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