Stout beers

[westozfalcon]

I'm quite partial to a good stout and I reckon the ones produced in South Australia are in the top echelon. Coopers Best Extra Stout and Special Old Stout are fantastic. Southwark Old Stout is a terrific drop too. Usually the downside is the alcohol content which is often 6-7% (Southwark and a Swan Stout from WA is 7.4%). After 3 stubbies you are pretty lit.

But I tried one tonight called Hatlifter Stout from Grand Ridge Brewery in Victoria which is almost the best I've tried. It's flavour and richness, with an alcohol level of only 4.9% is superb.

Any other afficionados out there?

[Pseudo]

Nothing better than a longneck of Coopers Stout while ensconced on the sofa on a cold winter's night

One of the best things about a night match at Adelaide Oval was the ability to get a cup of Southwark Stout at the scoreboard bar. Sadly no longer possible I believe - at least it wasn't at Sturt v Glenelg this year.

Had something called "Brass Monkey Stout" out West, that wasn't a bad drop either.

The best homebrew batch I ever did was a Stout. Bought a Coopers kit from the supermarket, then went to a homebrew shop to get a brew pack containing certain sugar and some hops. Beautiful stuff.

[Jimmy_041]

Nothing better than a longneck of Coopers Stout on the beach in the middle of July with a fishing rod in hand

[Dutchy]

How much different is Stout from Coopers Dark Ale?

[Jimmy_041]

Plenty

[Dutchy]

OK, dont think Ive ever had Stout but had plenty of Dark Ale

[JAS]

OK, dont think Ive ever had Stout but had plenty of Dark Ale

Guiness is probably the most well known stout ...hopefully that might help to give you an idea of what it should be like.

Regards
JAS

[mighty_tiger_79]

OK, dont think Ive ever had Stout but had plenty of Dark Ale

Guiness is probably the most well known stout ...hopefully that might help to give you an idea of what it should be like.

Regards
JAS

GUINESS mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

now there is a beautiful alcoholic bevvy

[Dirko]

How much different is Stout from Coopers Dark Ale?

I always have a slab of this in the fridge over the cooler months. Love it.

As for Stout. Guinness.

Love the stuff. Don't mind this for a change up (if you can find it).

[Dutchy]

Ahhhh Ive had plenty of Guiness, so Ive had Stout! Probably prefer Coopers Dark Ale though

[Jimmy_041]

Coopers Stout is very different to Guinness Dutchy

Pour into a glass and enjoy your first one - tastes better once poured

If it is a tad bitter, 1cm of lemonade in the bottom of the second one before you pour

Use to drink it at the footy club during winter, then red with dinner, then back to Bundy & Coke for the rest of the night

Guts were like the black hole of Calcutta

[Dogwatcher]

Love a good stout on a winter's day.
One of my mate's introduced it to me on a winter's night at the Robin Hood when I was at uni. One of the great nights I had at uni.
Also remember doing some kayaking on the Port River in the middle of winter and by midday, once the session had finished, a stout was a very welcome thing.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Guinness is in a league of its own

no other stout will ever get close to being as beautifully fulfilling as guinness is

[ORDoubleBlues]

Tried an English beer called "Old Slug" a few weeks back and thought it was one of the better Stouts I've had.

Certainly like Coopers Stout and the old "Black and Tans"

[mighty_tiger_79]

SJABC - where do you get your unicorn from?

[westozfalcon]

With Guinness there's the standard brew you get on tap in the pub with the creamy head that's actually made in Australia under licence. It's only about 4.2% alcohol and is not as strong in flavour as say a Coopers or Southwark stout.

Then there is the actual Guniness Stout that you can buy in longnecks from the bottle shop. It has a completely different taste to standard Guinness and is imported from Ireland. It's about 6.3% alcohol volume.

[JAS]

One useless bit of trivia for you...stout used to be recommended by doctors and hospitals for new mothers as they believed it helped make their milk better for the baby...I think it was still happening as recently as the 1950's.

Regards
JAS

[SABRE]

One useless bit of trivia for you...stout used to be recommended by doctors and hospitals for new mothers as they believed it helped make their milk better for the baby...I think it was still happening as recently as the 1950's.
Regards
JAS

Never met a Stout I didn't like. They're all better than mother's milk !

My mum is well into her 80's and after some health concerns that saw her losing
condition and too much weight, her doctor prescribed Cooper's Stout.
She's now considering trying out for the Australian Netball Team.

We've all switched over to her GP too. Man's obviously a genius !

[Jimmy_041]

One useless bit of trivia for you...stout used to be recommended by doctors and hospitals for new mothers as they believed it helped make their milk better for the baby...I think it was still happening as recently as the 1950's.

Regards
JAS

I think you'll find that Thomas Cooper used the same excuse to start his brewing career - thank the lucky stars

[JAS]

One useless bit of trivia for you...stout used to be recommended by doctors and hospitals for new mothers as they believed it helped make their milk better for the baby...I think it was still happening as recently as the 1950's.
Regards
JAS

Never met a Stout I didn't like. They're all better than mother's milk !

My mum is well into her 80's and after some health concerns that saw her losing
condition and too much weight, her doctor prescribed Cooper's Stout.
She's now considering trying out for the Australian Netball Team.

We've all switched over to her GP too. Man's obviously a genius !

I think you'll find that Thomas Cooper used the same excuse to start his brewing career - thank the lucky stars

Here's the science bit...sort of...what I can remember being told by my long departed mother from her days as a staff nurse in the 50's was that something about stout...either what goes into it or they way it's made...means it has/had a high iron content and that was considered essential for both mothers and babies.

So an iron supplement might also be what SABRE's mum was needing too and as the tablets taste disgusting (I've tried them) beer would be much more pleasant

Regards
JAS