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Beer, Ale and stouts

With Saint Patrick's only a few days away, I thought it would be fun to take a brief look at beer.

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• Ale University

An overview of the history, process and styles
• At a glance beer styles


• 18th & 19th century British beer terminology (Dutch site)

• What The Hell Is A Porter?


• Stout & Porter, Tastings.com


• A Stout Companion

This site is for the Home Brewer, but does address the character of the various styles of stout.
• About Irish Stouts Guinness and Beyond

Includes links to some of the other Irish stouts.
• Links from The UNofficial Message Board of the 1759 Society

A variety of Guinness information including
Guinness History, FAQ and Folklore...and
Those Hypnotizing Sinking Bubbles

• Beer and Food @ brew monkey


• Brew pairings with cheese


• Cooking with Beer

This is an "About.com" site, an interesting read, but with pop-up annoyance
• Irish Porter cake

• Appreciating Beer

begining with "Glassware for Beer," also see "How to Pour Beer" and "How to Taste Beer"
• Picking the proper beer glass


• The fine art of drinking beer




And a few toasts


• Irish Toasts


• A Guide to Toasting


• A Guide to ToastingToasts at About.com (pop-up warning)