Stout Is Out

(I’m working at a tasting bar in a brewery. A customer comes up to do a beer tasting.)

Customer: “I’m ready for a taste!” *reads the beer list behind me* “Wonderful, you have a stout! Stouts are great; I’ll try one. That sounds good.”

(I pour him a taste of the stout. He looks at it critically and possibly a little confused.)

Customer: “It’s awfully dark.” *tastes it* “Ugh, this is awful! I hate stout! This is way too dark for me. What’s the lightest beer you have?”

(As I went to get him our lightest ale, my coworker whispered, “Not a stout, that’s for sure!”)