Stout and porter

Tropical Stout

BJCP 16C

The sweet, strong stout brewed across the Caribbean, West Africa and Southeast Asia: heavy fruit esters, sweet roast, and considerably more alcohol than its Irish ancestor.

Vital statistics

Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles

Original gravity

1.056 - 1.075

Final gravity

1.010 - 1.018

Bitterness

30 IBU - 50 IBU

Colour

30 SRM - 40 SRM

Alcohol

5.5% - 8%

Colour also 59-79 EBC

What goes wrong

Fermenting it cool. The tropical fruit character comes from a warm ferment, and a cool clean one leaves you with a sweet stout instead.

Commercial examples

ABC Extra StoutDragon StoutJamaica StoutLion StoutRoyal Extra Stout

Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.

Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.

The rest of the stout and porter family

13C

English Porter

4-5.4% · 18-35 IBU

15B

Irish Stout

3.8-5% · 25-45 IBU

15C

Irish Extra Stout

5.5-6.5% · 35-50 IBU

16A

Sweet Stout