Summary: Stout is a very dark beer style that may have a sweet or bitter flavour; older official UK material records draught, bottled and canned forms.
Reference: A Report on the Supply of Beer (opens in a new tab)
Monopolies Commission · Reference checked 21 July 2026
Where to look: PDF page 16 (printed page 6), paragraph 18
The summary above is a concise paraphrase of the cited material. It is not a quotation or a complete statement of law.
Glossary last reviewed .