What is 'stout'?

What is 'stout'?

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Stout's an ale that contains a fair amount of roasted malt, which gives it a roasted, coffeeish, maybe chocolaty sort of flavour. There are sweeter stouts available such as Mackeson and there are stronger stouts, too, which have a more Venus flavour. These are called a Russian Imperial stouts. But generally, most stouts you find are of the dry, sort of bitter, Irish variety