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CAMRA on Porter & Stout
Posted by Nick B. on 2016-09-30 00:46:17
Look, CAMRA have done it too: https://camraswl.org.uk/documents/Style_Guidelines.pdf .
The question of the millennium has to be what the difference between porter & stout is. I think they've got it pretty well defined here. But...are they *ales*???

STYLE: PORTERS
Porters are complex in flavour and are typically black or dark brown. The
darkness comes from the use of dark malts, unlike stouts, which use roasted
barley. Porters should have a full mouthfeel and a pronounced finish through
bitter hopping
Original gravity: 1040 to 1065
Typical alcohol by volume: 4.0-6.5%
Final gravity 1008-1018
Bitterness 20-50 EBU

STYLE: STOUTS
Stouts are typically black. Dry stouts have an initial malt and caramel flavour
with a distinctive dry roast bitterness in the finish. The dry roast character is
achieved by use of roasted barley, which dominates the flavour profile, often
preventing other flavours from appearing. Some astringency and a medium to
rich mouthfeel are appropriate. Imperial Russian stouts can have some or all of
these characteristics with more intensity and much higher original gravities and
alcohol levels than other stouts. Sweet stouts are distinctively sweet in taste and
aftertaste through the use of lactose and may have a cloying body.
Original gravity: 1040 or more
Typical alcohol by volume: 4.0% or more
Final gravity 1006-1020
Bitterness 30-50 EBU
 
Followups:
                     CAMRA on Styles by Nick B. on  2016-09-30 00:51:36
                     CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Barry on  2016-09-30 04:55:38
                       CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Nick B. on  2016-10-01 01:31:14
                         CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Nick B. on  2016-10-01 01:33:17
                           CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Barry on  2016-10-01 06:09:25
                             CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Gunnar H on  2016-10-01 08:36:32
                               CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Nick B. on  2016-10-01 09:06:30
                               CAMRA on Porter & Stout by Barry on  2016-10-01 09:28:27