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Beer styles; Irish Stout…..

Come over to the “Dark” side

Dry stouts are a native style to the island country of Ireland. Dry stout are among the most interesting beers in the world. They are also one of the most misunderstood.  The number of myths surrounding these “black” beers is greater than any other style. The word stout conjures up images of ruddy faced, meat-fisted ploughman tipping back pints of the “black stuff” while belting out bawdy Irish drinking songs in their local pub.

I’ll say it now…Irish stout is weak, yes, I said weak.  Do not fear Irish stout; it just looks like a bully. It’s sort of like Charles Bronson on the outside and all Steve Urkel-ish on the inside.  

Myth one: “Irish stout is too heavy”:  Yes, it’s dark, heavy? NO!  This style of stout is more realistically the original light beer.  With a fairly light body and an alcohol level of around 4% ABV, compared to say, a Coors at 5% alcohol.  The dark color comes from the roasted malts used to produce the product. These malts are also what give stouts their characteristic “roasty” flavor. All dry stouts are made from a simple list of ingredients: water, pale barley malt, roasted barley (or roasted barley malt), hops and yeast. 

Myth two: “stout will make me fat” I’m sorry to report that any beer will make you fat if you drink like Dylan Thomas and have the health habits of an ice cream taster. Irish stout is actually a lower calorie choice in beverages, with most stouts like Guinness ringing up around 126 calories per 12 ounces.  Bud Light has 110 calories by comparison.  See!  Stout is practically health food!

None of the above myth-busting is meant to belittle dry stouts; on the contrary, the fact that they are light-bodied and low in alcohol that makes them a great style! Irish stout are designed to be great session beers, easy to handle and not too filling.  The Irish stout drinker gets great tasting ale that is at the same time low in alcohol.  One can consume Irish Stout all night and still be ready to conquer the world the next day, as long as that world is very quiet.