What is "stout"

stout \stout\, n. A strong, dark malt brew having a higher percentage of hops than porter; strong porter; a popular variety sold in the U. S. is Guinness' stout.
--Swift.

c.1300, "proud, valiant, strong," from Old French estout "brave, fierce, proud," earlier estolt "strong," from a Germanic source from West Germanic *stult- "proud, stately, strutting" (cognates: Middle Low German stolt "stately, proud," German stolz "proud, haughty, arrogant, stately"), from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from late 14c., but has been displaced by the (often euphemistic) meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large, bulky in figure," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in figurative phrase stout-hearted (1550s). Related: Stoutly; stoutness.

1670s, "strong beer or ale," from stout (adj.). Later especially, and now usually, "porter of extra strength" (by 1762).

a. 1 large; bulky, thickset; corpulent, fat. 2 (context obsolete English) bold, strong-minded; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular. 3 (context obsolete English) proud; haughty; arrogant; hard. 4 firm; resolute; dauntless. 5 materially strong, enduring. n. 1 A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain. 2 An obese person. (rfex) 3 A large clothing size. (rfex)

1. adj. dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart]

2. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: portly]

3. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, sturdy]

1. n. a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

2. a garment size for a large or heavy person

Stout is a dark beer made using roasted malts or roast barley.

Stout may also refer to:

Stout is a dark beer made using roasted malt or roasted barley, hops, water and yeast. Stouts were traditionally the generic term for the strongest or stoutest porters, typically 7% or 8%, produced by a brewery. There are a number of variations including Baltic porter, milk stout, and imperial stout; the most common variation is dry stout, exemplified by Guinness Draught, the world's best selling stout.

The first known use of the word stout for beer was in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscript, the sense being that a stout beer was a strong beer not a dark beer. The name porter was first used in 1721 to describe a dark brown beer that had been made with roasted malts. Because of the huge popularity of porters, brewers made them in a variety of strengths. The beers with higher gravities were called "stout porters", so the history and development of stout and porter are intertwined, and the term stout has since become firmly associated with dark beer, rather than just strong beer.

Stout is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan K. Stout, a rock music journalist in Pennsylvania
• Alan Stout (philosopher) (1900–1983), a moral philosopher at the University of Sydney
• Alan Stout (composer) (born 1932), an American composer of contemporary classical music
• Archie Stout, a second unit photographer whose career spanned from 1921 to 1954
• Arlow Stout (1876–1957), an American botanist, pioneer breeder of the modern hybrid daylily
• Arthur Purdy Stout, (1885–1967), an American pathologist
• Barry Stout, a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
• Bill Stout (journalist) (1927–1989), an American broadcast journalist
• Byron G. Stout (1829–1896), a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
• Cameron Stout (born 1971), the winner of Big Brother 4 UK in 2003
• Chris Stout (born 1976), a fiddle/violin player from Shetland
• David Stout Manners (1808–1884), the ninth mayor of Jersey City
• Frank Stout MC (1877–1926), an English international rugby union forward
• Frank Stout (painter & sculptor) (born 1926), an American artist
• George Stout (1860–1944), a leading British philosopher
• Gordon Stout (born 1952), an American percussionist, composer, and educator specializing in the marimba
• Hosea Stout (1810–1889), a Mormon missionary, lawyer and politician in Utah Territory
• Jacob Stout (1764–1857), an American manufacturer and politician from Little Creek Hundred
• James Huff Stout (1848–1910) an American politician and businessman
• James Stout (1910–1986), an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• Jeffrey Stout (born 1950), a contemporary scholar of religion who focuses on ethics
• Joan Leemhuis-Stout (born 1946), a Dutch politician
• Juanita Kidd Stout (1919–1998), a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1988–1989
• Kristie Lu Stout (born 1974), an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International
• Lansing Stout (1828–1871), an American politician and lawyer
• Martha Stout, American psychologist and author
• Michael Stout, an American video game designer
• Mike Stout, an American labor supporter, social activist and protest singer
• Mitchell W. Stout (1950–1970), a United States Army soldier and a Medal of Honor recipient
• Percy Stout (1875–1937), an English international rugby union wing
• Pete Stout (1923–1996), an American football fullback
• Randall Stout, a Los Angeles, California-based architect
• Renee Stout (born 1958), a contemporary artist known for assemblage artworks
• Rex Stout (1886–1975), an American crime writer
• Richard Stout (1836–1896), a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a Medal of Honor recipient
• Robert Stout KCMG (1844–1930), Premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand
• Ryan Stout (born 1982), an American stand-up comedian
• Sam Stout (born 1984), a professional mixed martial artist from London, Ontario, Canada
• Tom Stout (1879–1965), a U.S. Representative from Montana
• William Bushnell Stout (1880–1956), an executive at the Ford Motor Company
• William Stout (born 1949), an American fantasy artist and illustrator
• William Stout (rower) (1841–1900), a British rower