Dry Stout

Dry stouts (often referred to as Irish Stouts) are mahoganey brown to black in appearance and normally feature a genereous tan to brown head with excellent retention. The aromas and flavors normally consist of roasted barley, coffee, caramel, chocolate, and sometimes astringent and / or acidic qualities. As their name suggests, the finish is typified by a bitter dryness that complements the underlying creaminess of the body. The bitterness, dryness, and acidity should never dominate to the point of removing the smooth quality of these beers.

	Beer | Location	Reviews	Score
	Guinness Original (bottle) Ireland	66	3.852
	Beamish Irish Stout Ireland	82	3.822
	Guinness Draught Ireland	216	3.803
	Guinness Stout Ireland	111	3.784
	Porterhouse Wrasslers XXXX Stout Ireland	6	3.767
	Mill Street Cobblestone Stout Canada	12	3.760
	Sly Fox OReillys Stout PA, United States	13	3.687
	Three Floyds Black Sun Stout IN, United States	26	3.669
	Murphy's Irish Stout Ireland	101	3.657
	Schlafly Irish Stout MO, United States	4	3.643
	Bar Harbor Cadillac Mountain Stout ME, United States	10	3.638
	Ølfabrikken Stout Denmark	6	3.633
	Thunderhead Dry Stout NE, United States	4	3.629
	Avery Out of Bounds Stout CO, United States	38	3.614
	Sprecher Irish Style Stout WI, United States	11	3.585
	Orkney Dragonhead Stout United Kingdom	22	3.584
	Russian River O.V.L. Stout CA, United States	6	3.578
	Porterhouse Plain Porter Ireland	4	3.571
	North Coast Old No. 38 Stout CA, United States	55	3.567
	North Coast Black Hart CA, United States	10	3.562