With spring right around the corner, it’s time to set aside those barrel-aged stouts, porters, barleywines, and winter ...

Dark beer a pretty broad category, though. While minds jump instantly to stouts and porters, there are also American and English brown ales, Scotch ales, Czech dark lagers, and German dunkel lagers.

Read more: The 27 Best Bourbon Brands, Ranked When talking ... Darker lagers include German dunkels and doppelbocks. Well-known dark beers like stouts and porters on the other hand are ales ...