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How Guinness Led a Modern Nitro-Stout Takeover of Britain’s Pubs

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This pub, reopened in November last year, is run by Dubliner Oisín Rogers and Guinness has quickly become a central part of its appeal: More than 60 percent of the beer sold here is Ireland’s famous stout. Guinness is booming in Britain, at the head of a nitro-stout trend that shows little sign of slowing. or Ireland.

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North Czar State: How Russian Imperial Stout Became the Sovereign Beer of Minnesota

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Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,

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We Asked 10 Brewers: What’s Your Go-To Stout (That Isn’t Irish)?

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Someone’s first stout is often the ubiquitous Irish stout Guinness. But this balanced classic is far from the only option for drinkers who acquire a preference for a stout’s signature maltiness. The stout is a classic beer style that most beer-makers will brew at least once, and may always have on rotation.

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Ireland’s Guinness & Black Is as Divisive as It Is Delicious

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Guinness and Black, a mix of the stout beer and black currant cordial, has a divisive reputation at pubs in Ireland, despite being delicious.

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Our 2024 Bourbon County Stout Reviews & Rankings

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We tried every 2024 Bourbon County Stout variant. Read on, find out and argue in the comments: The post Our 2024 Bourbon County Stout Reviews & Rankings appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer. What was our favorite? What underwhelmed?

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This Week's New Beer Labels: Salt, Lemon Stout & Black Friday Finds

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Up next for our Premium Subscribers: The potential revival of Perrin Brewing, the first barrel-aged lemon stout I’ve ever seen, the newest high-ABV stovepipe extension from a major Ohio brewery and all the Lakefront Black Friday info we could scour up. Wonder if this beer will be served at the Salt Shed?

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Wait, Russian Imperial Stouts Aren’t Russian?

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Take, for example, the Russian imperial stout — a beer style synonymous with the ominous jet-black, velvety, and rich brews that break through the double-digit ABV threshold. Along with sours and IPAs , Russian imperial stouts (RIS) have become one of the most coveted styles on the American craft beer market. Sure, like Guinness.

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