Stouts outside of winter
- mdentremont
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Stouts outside of winter
I've always wondered why some only like darker bears when it's cold out.
My preference in beer is anything loaded with flavour - so naturally I tend to lean towards hoppy and/or dark beers. My wife pretty much only likes dark beer.
Just wondering if you have any insight as to why some consider dark beers to be a winter thing, or if it's a stigma that many tend to have?
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My preference in beer is anything loaded with flavour - so naturally I tend to lean towards hoppy and/or dark beers. My wife pretty much only likes dark beer.
Just wondering if you have any insight as to why some consider dark beers to be a winter thing, or if it's a stigma that many tend to have?
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
I think it is more that I avoid dark beers during the hot days of summer. But it depends on the dark beer. If it is heavy and cloying I probably don’t want it when it is 32c outside. But I’m happy to sip on an imperial stout over Xmas. Summertime is a great time for schwarzbier, dry stout etc. Because they are still refreshing. Then again I probably wouldn’t drink a barley wine in the middle of summer either, so maybe it isn’t about the darkness but the level of maltiness/sweetness/body.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
I love drinking stouts around the pool in the summer. As long as the alcohol is low or it is sleep time.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
I think it's mostly this (the bolded part). People associate "dark" with heavy. Even Guinness, in spite of the fact it's 4% and pretty thin. These days I probably drink more Propeller Porter during the Summer than the rest of the year, and if local breweries would release their schwarzbiers (hint, hint Spindrift and Uncle Leo) in the warmer months I'd probably drink more of them too.Celiacbrew wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:18 pmI think it is more that I avoid dark beers during the hot days of summer. But it depends on the dark beer. If it is heavy and cloying I probably don’t want it when it is 32c outside. But I’m happy to sip on an imperial stout over Xmas. Summertime is a great time for schwarzbier, dry stout etc. Because they are still refreshing. Then again I probably wouldn’t drink a barley wine in the middle of summer either, so maybe it isn’t about the darkness but the level of maltiness/sweetness/body.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
It's a vampire thing...I love the light ales and lagers when it's cooking outside...coronas and limes for pooling around...then my big boy pants come on as dusk approaches and I head towards the DIPA and Quadrupel Belgians...but yes, there are "light abv" beers that are sessionable during the day...that being said - reflect on what I stated earlier grasshopper...you'll wake up with a crowd around you if you drink DIPA during the torrid days of summer - case in point - drink 20 Corona 330 mL vs 6 x 650 mL bombers of DIPA or Imperials when Apollo reigns...
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
I tend to agree...but then...there's the goon factor of a BIPA, DIPA or Belgian...which head towards darkness from Coors or Coronas lol!Celiacbrew wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:18 pmI think it is more that I avoid dark beers during the hot days of summer. But it depends on the dark beer. If it is heavy and cloying I probably don’t want it when it is 32c outside. But I’m happy to sip on an imperial stout over Xmas. Summertime is a great time for schwarzbier, dry stout etc. Because they are still refreshing. Then again I probably wouldn’t drink a barley wine in the middle of summer either, so maybe it isn’t about the darkness but the level of maltiness/sweetness/body.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
I actually think the seasonal beer thing is ridiculous. There are certain beers that have their histories tied to harvest season. Lagers obviously were traditionally lagered naturally.
Some high ABV beers were intentionally brewed to be consumed during the colder months to warm people up.
So I understand it but if I wanna listen to Meshuggah or Radiohead I don't care what time of year it is.
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Some high ABV beers were intentionally brewed to be consumed during the colder months to warm people up.
So I understand it but if I wanna listen to Meshuggah or Radiohead I don't care what time of year it is.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
Haha Glen I'm in the same boat as you, but I do agree that drinking a bunch of RIS poolside in the afternoon could be a bit of a hazardoceanic_brew wrote:I actually think the seasonal beer thing is ridiculous. There are certain beers that have their histories tied to harvest season. Lagers obviously were traditionally lagered naturally.
Some high ABV beers were intentionally brewed to be consumed during the colder months to warm people up.
So I understand it but if I wanna listen to Meshuggah or Radiohead I don't care what time of year it is.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
It's a risk worth taking hahahahamdentremont wrote:Haha Glen I'm in the same boat as you, but I do agree that drinking a bunch of RIS poolside in the afternoon could be a bit of a hazardoceanic_brew wrote:I actually think the seasonal beer thing is ridiculous. There are certain beers that have their histories tied to harvest season. Lagers obviously were traditionally lagered naturally.
Some high ABV beers were intentionally brewed to be consumed during the colder months to warm people up.
So I understand it but if I wanna listen to Meshuggah or Radiohead I don't care what time of year it is.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
There is the tropical stout, which is enjoyed in the Caribbean year round.
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Re: Stouts outside of winter
What's next? Are you going to tell me that oatmeal stout isn't just for breakfast?
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