Beer Style: Stout
Whopper Stout
Foam Ranger Kuyler Doyle was successful again with his “Whopper Stout.” Inspired by that year’s “Fred Tasting” pairing of stouts and chocolate, Kuyler “Figured that malted milk and chocolate from Whoppers in a beer would be a good thing.” However, he was confronted with the issue of the cheap, oily chocolate used in the actual candy. “I substituted Carnation’s malted milk for the Whopper flavor,” states Kuyler. “I used a blend of regular and chocolate flavor malted milk.”
According to Kuyler, much of the malted milk settles on the bottom, but the flavor comes out in the finished product. Doyle credits part of the win to his pairing the beer with Whoppers during judging. (Entrants were encouraged to include samples with the entry.) The malted milk additions are an estimate, since the beer submitted was a “spin-off” of a larger batch.
Panther Pee
Homebrewers who attended the 1999 Dixie Cup — The Fred Files — know that “The beer is out there.” Don Sadja relates how he came up with his stupid idea. “I thought: Why not use a great imperial stout recipe as a base and do something stupid like add raspberry flavoring to it.” Apparently not so stupid, as it produced a very drinkable beer!
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.’s SnowPlow Milk Stout clone
This recipe has been officially retired from Widmer Brother’s seasonal rotation, but they will bring it back from time to time. You can brew this sweet stout year round though, thanks to Widmer Brothers for sharing the recipe.
Guinness Foreign Extra Stout clone
Description of Guinness’ website describe their classic FES as “Fruit and caramel flavors begin, smoky notes and a vibrant bitterness follow. Where extra hops and a stronger alcohol percentage were once used to preserve the beer, allowing it to survive and thrive during long sea voyages, now they yield its bold taste and unique flavor profile.”
Microbrew-Style Stout
Microbrew-Style Stout 5 gallons/19L, extract w/grains; OG = 1.080; FG = 1.016; IBU = 70; SRM = 75; ABV = 8.3% Ingredients 3.33 lbs. (1.5 kg) Breiss Light dried malt extract 6.0
Dry Irish Stout
Dry Irish Stout 5 gallons/19 L, all-grain; OG = 1.040; FG = 1.008; IBU = 35 SRM = ~38; ABV = 4.1% Ingredients: 7.5 lbs. (3.4 kg) 2-row pale malt (preferably Maris
1820 Brown Stout
When stout was stout…
MacGowan’s Sweet Tooth Stout
A dark ale with enough roasty bitterness to make you take it seriously, but enough sweetness to make it go down easy.
The Jitters Coffee-Chocolate Stout
This chocolate coffee stout recipe was created and brewed by BYO’s Dave Green for a special live tasting on National Public Radio’s daily show “On Point” on Friday, October 1, 2010.
Sweet Water Tavern’s Giddyup Stout clone
Coffee provides a kick to this well-balanced and tasty stout. Giddyup!
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Stout clone
Creamy and malty with notes of dark caramel, chocolate, light molasses and ripe plums. An American stout that truly typifies citrusy hops and black malt.
New Holland Brewing Co. Dragon’s Milk clone
New Holland describes Dragon’s Milk as, “A stout with roasty malt character intermingled with deep vanilla tones, all dancing in an oak bath.” And who doesn’t like Dragon’s Miilk?
