Answers.Body: <p>Like most beers, the main thing is the height of the foam on top of the beer.  It's largely a matter of personal preference; the only considerations I'm aware of are:</p>
  
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  <li>Bottle-fermented beers should be poured slowly and all in one go to prevent yeast from going into the glass (and, to that end, leave half a finger of beer in the bottle).</li>
  <li>Unless it's an unfiltered wheat beer, in which case the yeast is meant to go in the glass.  Also, hefeweizens like this should go for a little larger head than normal (2-2.5 fingers).</li>
  <li>Or if it's a nitrogenated beer (Eg, Guinness with a widget), you should simply <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNCaV3e9BEg&amp;feature=youtu.be">upend the can or bottle into the glass</a></li>
  <li>Otherwise, most people aim for about 1 finger-width of foam.  As long as you have at least some head and it doesn't overflow the glass, you're pouring fine.</li>
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Answers.Text: Unless you want it to overflow the glass so you can scrape it off with one of those beer-scraper-offer things. I usually go for 2 cm to 2.5 cm of head (foam), which is about one thumb width for me.
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Answers.Text: [Notable exception.](http://youtu.be/yNCaV3e9BEg)
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Answers.Text: Good call; edited to add nitro beers
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Answers.Text: RIP Guinness widget (at least, in the USA)... we'll miss you always.
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Body: <p>What do I need to be paying attention to when I pour a stout and how do I tell if I got it right? Usually this applies to either "regular" stouts or chocolate stouts.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This varies wildly on the type of beer being poured
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Comments.Text: @TomMedley I made it specific to stouts. Is it answerable now?
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Comments.Text: Yes, but Guinness is a special case.
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Comments.Text: With Guinness, if you can see a clover on top, then you know you've got it right.
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Comments.Text: Non-answer: none of the beer landed on the table or down your shirt.
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Title: How do I tell if I poured a stout correctly?
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ThreadText: # How do I tell if I poured a stout correctly?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-21)
  
  What do I need to be paying attention to when I pour a stout and how do I tell if I got it right? Usually this applies to either "regular" stouts or chocolate stouts.
  
  **Tags:** stout, serving
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This varies wildly on the type of beer being poured  
  > **username_0**: @TomMedley I made it specific to stouts. Is it answerable now?  
  > **username_1**: Yes, but Guinness is a special case.  
  > **username_2**: With Guinness, if you can see a clover on top, then you know you've got it right.  
  > **username_3**: Non-answer: none of the beer landed on the table or down your shirt.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2014-01-21. Score: 11 | Accepted answer
  
  Like most beers, the main thing is the height of the foam on top of the beer. It's largely a matter of personal preference; the only considerations I'm aware of are:
  
  * Bottle-fermented beers should be poured slowly and all in one go to prevent yeast from going into the glass (and, to that end, leave half a finger of beer in the bottle).
  * Unless it's an unfiltered wheat beer, in which case the yeast is meant to go in the glass. Also, hefeweizens like this should go for a little larger head than normal (2-2.5 fingers).
  * Or if it's a nitrogenated beer (Eg, Guinness with a widget), you should simply [upend the can or bottle into the glass](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNCaV3e9BEg&feature=youtu.be)
  * Otherwise, most people aim for about 1 finger-width of foam. As long as you have at least some head and it doesn't overflow the glass, you're pouring fine.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Unless you want it to overflow the glass so you can scrape it off with one of those beer-scraper-offer things. I usually go for 2 cm to 2.5 cm of head (foam), which is about one thumb width for me.  
  > **username_5**: [Notable exception.](http://youtu.be/yNCaV3e9BEg)  
  > **username_4**: Good call; edited to add nitro beers  
  > **username_6**: RIP Guinness widget (at least, in the USA)... we'll miss you always.  
  
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