Winter stout swap style poll

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Tropical

 

[Donegal john]

I REALLY hate oats

 

[Begbie]

Tropical

...because I've never made one before!

 

[phildo79]

Oatmeal stout.

I just checked the BJCP guidelines for tropical stout and it listed Dragon Stout as a commercial example. That is one seriously awful beer. Tried one a few months ago and poured it down the drain.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Tropical for me, both of my previous oatmeal attempts have been dreadful.

 

[Alastair70]

And tropical for me too. Also because I haven’t brewed one and this is all about trying new styles!

 

[AlDaviz]

Imperial

 

[Alastair70]

Imperial

Get it on, posting date for that one is October 2023

 

[UKSkydiver]

https://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/16/16C/tropical-stout/
Sounds bloody lovely.

 

[Brewnaldo]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what makes it "tropical". I had a look at Greg Hughes recipe. It seems like a fairly bog standard stout to me.

Going to have try and track down an example

 

[phildo79]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what makes it "tropical". I had a look at Greg Hughes recipe. It seems like a fairly bog standard stout to me.

Going to have try and track down an example

Whatever you do, don't go to Tesco and buy a bottle of Jamaican Dragon Stout.

 

[UKSkydiver]

Tropical and stout should not be used in the same phrase. Ever. Black. And bitter.
What is wrong with you people

Errrrr...

This is you from a few days ago? Fickle much?

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...king-tonight-2022.97318/page-443#post-1162634

 

[phildo79]

Is foreign extra not more of an export stout than a tropical stout?

 

[Donegal john]

Is foreign extra not more of an export stout than a tropical stout?

Seems a tropical stout is a foreign extra stout with added sugar and less hops. Described as little or no hop flavour or aroma.

 

[Donegal john]

Errrrr...

This is you from a few days ago? Fickle much?

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...king-tonight-2022.97318/page-443#post-1162634

A lady has the right to change her mind.
And I never said I was brewing one

 

[Alastair70]

My take is less hop character and more dark fruit flavours. Not sure what I’m going to with the hops, but I’m thinking Special B and Irish Ale yeast fermented warm for the latter. Need to read a lot more but.

 

[Donegal john]

My take is less hop character and more dark fruit flavours. Not sure what I’m going to with the hops, but I’m thinking Special B and Irish Ale yeast fermented warm for the latter. Need to read a lot more but.

My reading is traditionally brewed with a lager yeast at higher temps.

 

[samale]

https://learn.kegerator.com/tropical-stouts/

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

This is the 2021 BJCP style guide for a Tropical Stout. Note the comment that a tropical stout described it’s origins rather than it having tropical fruit flavours.

 

[Alastair70]

My reading is traditionally brewed with a lager yeast at higher temps.

I read that too. I’ve always treated lager brews with the upmost respect. I do have some California Lager and w34-70 on hand. Both are supposed to be very happy fermenting at ale temps but I’ve never tried it myself. I also have some WLP-004 that is overdue a run out and I know what it’s like when you let it run warm.
Still got a couple of weeks to keep digging.