Company Info > Co-op History About CHELCO Co-op History Key Personnel Service Area CHELCO Offices Co-op Principles Annual Meeting Getting electricity a challenge sixty years ago Article featured in the January/February 2000 Issue of the CHELCO News All you have to do is flip a switch, and electric...
In fact, Guinness doesnât even have a high alcohol content. Itâs the same as Bud Light, at 4.20%. Styles range from being dry and very alcoholic to hoppy with a low ABV. What really differentiates a stout from other beers styles is its standout, roasted flavor. This flavor comes from roasted barley, which is made by highly kilning barley grain that has not been malted.
Stout still meant only strong and it could be related to any kind of beer, as long as it was strong: in the UK it was possible to find stout pale ale, for example. Later, stout was eventually to be associated only with porter, becoming a synonym of dark beer. Because of the huge popularity of porters, brewers made them in a variety of strengths. The beers with higher gravities were called Stout Porters.