YOUR GUIDE TO DARK & MOODY BEERS
YEAST
MALT
HOPS
GRAIN
Strathcona Chocolate Banana Porter $16.99 BC Craft 369526 4 x 473 ml Like a liquid version of chocolate banana loaf in all the best possible ways, this robust, heady, limited-edition porter is a delicious treat.
Old Yale Himalayan Salted Caramel Porter $15.29 BC Craft 212220 4 x 473 ml
Guinness Draught $14.79 Ireland 296244 4 x 440ml The stout of all stouts, Guinness needs no introduction. Its toast and coffee notes and unctuous, chewy style remain both trendless and timeless.
A little sweetness and a little saltiness help contribute to big, comforting robustness
in this smooth porter brewed with a bevy of specialty malts.
PORTER
STOUT
The first cool fact about porter? This dark ale’s name comes from its popularity with London’s market porters in the 18th century. These hard-working labourers preferred a strong and robust beer, which led to an evolution of style from classic English brown ale. The second notable thing about porter? It is widely understood to have been the first beer exported around the world. What drew the market porters to porter hundreds of years ago largely remains: this brooding yet lively beer tends to waft toffee and chocolate aromas and goes great with braised dishes, from mushrooms to shank.
Porter and stout are related but not the same. Porter was traditionally brewed with malted barley. Stout emerged as a stronger, or “stouter,” version made with unmalted but roasted barley that gave the beer an almost black colour and toasty, coffee-like flavours. Thus, stout tends to represent the darkest hue of the dark beer canon and can come across as quite dense and robust. Some modern brewers add nitrogen gas to create “nitro stouts” that pour with irresistible smoothness and a creamy head. Food- wise, be daring and pair stout with raw oysters or chocolate-heavy desserts.
Pair with braised mushroom or shank.
Pair with raw oysters or chocolate desserts.
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