American Ales: American Stout
Notes: Head retention should be persistent
- Color: Black
- Clarity: Opaque
- Malt Profile: Coffee-like roasted barley and roasted malt aromas are prominent. Low to medium malt sweetness with low to medium caramel, chocolate, and/or roasted coffee flavor should be present, with a distinct dry-roasted bitterness in the finish. Astringency from roasted malt and roasted barley is low. Slight roasted malt acidity is acceptable.
- Hop Profile: Medium to high, often with citrusy and/or resiny hop qualities typical of many American hop varieties.
- Bitterness: Medium to high
- Fermentation: Fruity esters are low. Diacetyl is usually absent in these beers but may be present at very low levels.
- Body: Medium to full
- ABV: 5.7%-8.0%
- ABW: 4.5%-6.4%
- IBU: 35-60
- Color (SRM): 40+
- Color (EBC): 80+
- Original Gravity: 1.050-1.075
- Original Gravity °P: 12.4-18.2
- Final Gravity: 1.010-1.022
- Final Gravity °P: 2.6-5.6
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
Highest Rated In Style
- 9.55 Unplugged Cherry Stout by New Glarus Brewing Company
- 9.46 Coffee Stout by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- 9.34 Tres Blueberry Stout by Dark Horse Brewing Co.
- 9.06 Obsidian Stout by Deschutes Brewery
- 9.03 Valdez by Pisgah Brewing
- 9.00 New Glarus Coffee Stout by New Glarus Brewing Company
- 9.00 Brewhouse Coffee Stout by Central Waters Brewing Company
- 8.91 Polaris by Rising Tide Brewing Company