Can you replace stout with Wychwood King Goblin in Christmas pudding?

cafe_carl

So we’d ordered a stout for a Christmas pudding recipe, as part of an online supermarket order. But they’ve substituted it for “King Goblin” from Wychwood Brewery. Now I’m not a beer drinker, and don’t know much about the flavour it introduces to a pudding. The ruby ale seems lighter in colour, and seems to have a similar alcohol content. Will this make an appropriate substitution, or should we go and get some stout? Thanks

Originally asked by AJFaraday on Stack Exchange (cooking) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

This is likely a fine substitution. I haven't tried King Goblin myself, but looking around online, I see some good signs: The description of the beer on drizly (presumably provided by the manufacturer) mentions chocolate malt, and goes on to describe it as: an indulgently rich, full, smooth beer The reviews on beeradvocate consistently mention flavor notes such as: Chocolate "Dark fruit" or raisins Caramel Nutty/toasty Toffee malt Burnt sugar These are many of the same qualities that you'd be looking for in a stout used for cooking. Finally, this discussion thread from a homebrewing forum describes efforts to replicate it by hobbyists, and the comments there suggest that the original beer...

Full answer by A_S00: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/117785 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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