Stout

Stouts are very dark beers that were originally types of porter ales until black malts were started to be used rather than brown malts that were traditionally used in porters of old. The black malts gives stout its characteristic “burnt” coffee like taste. Stouts are extremely popular across the world, in particular “Irish” stouts and their alcohol levels can vary dramatically between standard stouts at around 4% to export strength and imperial stouts that can reach 12% ABV levels.

Moorhouse’s to launch ‘Black Cat Reserve’ for Halloween

Posted on 12/09/2014, in Bottle Stout, Lancashire, Stout, UK Bottle Ale, UK Cask & Keg Ale, with 0 Comments

Moorhouse’s, the Lancashire-based independent brewer is to launch a bewitching special edition of it’s ‘Black Cat’ dark ale (3.4%), a former winner of the coveted CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain. Primarily available as a 4.6% cask beer, there will also be a 7% version with limited cask availability – the latter will also be available in bottles, to be sold exclusively by the Booths supermarket group. Moorhouse’s describe the beer as “An intensely dark beer, Black Cat Reserve conjures deep complex notes of roasted coffee chocolate and mocha, balanced by…

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