Building upon the porter beers available preceding the mid-1800's - the emergence of strong and dark "Stout" porters built upon the use of new patent malts and more hops - the "stouts" of Canada capture the style of the traditional hoppy Irish dark ale.
This "Celtic" heritage expanded into the "New World" with the strong growth in Canada's population during the late 1800's..
This great beer style is often quite richly hopped and is, in fact, one of the most widespread styles around the globe.
Canada's strong history of brewing dark porter ales led directly into the ready acceptance of the strong stout style.
This strong stout style is the beer of the frontier - a truly big beer - strong Stout is a style to linger over.
