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Favorite Stouts...
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:51 pm
by BooBoo
I'm drinking a Belhaven Scottish Stout (quite tasty) and thought I'd post a list of my favorite stouts in hopes of seeing what others think on the topic.
In no particular order:
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
DDC Peche Mortel
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout
Rogue Shakespeare Stout
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:55 pm
by electroluminescent
My top 5 are..
Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
DDC Peche Mortel
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout
Great Divide Yeti
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:13 pm
by Belgian
Aphrodisiacque on tap
Aphrodite in bottle
Goose Island Bourbon Barrel
Stone Imperial
Nøgne Ø Imperial
Struisse Black Albert
Mikkeller Weasel
Mikkeller Black Hole
Amager Hr. Fredriksen
Peche Mortel in bottle
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:17 pm
by markaberrant
Great question.
North Coast Old Rasputin
Bells Expedition
Alesmith Speedway
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Deschuttes the Abyss
I'm also quite fond of the latest Imperial Stout I brewed. Weighed in at a lab measured 18.9% abv, it has been oak aging for 6 months, and I just dosed the 5 gallon keg with an entire 26oz bottle of 40 Creek whisky. Dynamite stuff.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:25 am
by Yapper
Old Rasputin - Cheap and good
Stone IRS
Peche Mortel
GI - Bourbon County Stout
Victory Storm King
Merchant Ale Drunken Monkey Oatmeal Stout (on cask)
Why is it so hard for me to find St. Amb. Oatmeal Stout????
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:31 am
by sprague11
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
Goose Island Bourbon County
Victory Storm King
DDC Peche Mortel
Dark Horse Tres Blueberry
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:39 am
by icemachine
Yapper wrote:Old Rasputin - Cheap and good
Stone IRS
Peche Mortel
GI - Bourbon County Stout
Victory Storm King
Merchant Ale Drunken Monkey Oatmeal Stout (on cask)
Why is it so hard for me to find St. Amb. Oatmeal Stout????
check beer store availability
http://www.thebeerstore.ca/ourstores/st ... MEAL+STOUT
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:49 am
by Yapper
check beer store availability
wow....I often check 4-5 beers on the LCBO's site and find that they are never within 1 1/2hr drive for me....didnt even think to look at the 'BEER' store.
I will have to shoot into St. Catharines this weekend (20mins)
Thanks,
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:52 am
by matt7215
1) Bells Expedition Stout
2) Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
3) Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout
4) AleSmith Speedway Stout
5) Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:15 am
by nickelass
markaberrant wrote:
I'm also quite fond of the latest Imperial Stout I brewed. Weighed in at a lab measured 18.9% abv, it has been oak aging for 6 months, and I just dosed the 5 gallon keg with an entire 26oz bottle of 40 Creek whisky. Dynamite stuff.
Sounds good. Where can I get some?
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:58 pm
by The_Jester
markaberrant wrote:I'm also quite fond of the latest Imperial Stout I brewed. Weighed in at a lab measured 18.9% abv, it has been oak aging for 6 months, and I just dosed the 5 gallon keg with an entire 26oz bottle of 40 Creek whisky. Dynamite stuff.
Is that 18.9% before or after the dosing? (And if before, what kinda yeast you use?)
My own list:
1. Bell's Expedition Stout (WHY CAN"T WE GET THIS IN BUFFALO???)
2. Stone Imperial Russian Stout
2. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
3. DDC Oaked Peche Mortel
4. Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
5. Great Divide Yeti IS
6. Victory Storm King IS
7. Bieropholie IS (Simple Malt is just not as good)
8. DDC Aphrodisiaque
9. Otter Creek RIS
10. North Coast Old Rasputin
I'm also looking forward to bottles of Dogfish Head World Wide Stout and Struise Black Albert I have under the stairs.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:34 pm
by markaberrant
nickelass wrote:Sounds good. Where can I get some?
the city that rhymes with fun.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:38 pm
by markaberrant
The_Jester wrote:markaberrant wrote:I'm also quite fond of the latest Imperial Stout I brewed. Weighed in at a lab measured 18.9% abv, it has been oak aging for 6 months, and I just dosed the 5 gallon keg with an entire 26oz bottle of 40 Creek whisky. Dynamite stuff.
Is that 18.9% before or after the dosing? (And if before, what kinda yeast you use?)
18.9% before adding the 40 Creek. My rough calculations would put it up to 20-21% abv with the whisky added.
I used US-05 for most of the fermentation, pretty impressive what it can do with loads of oxygen and incremental sugar feedings. Added a few others yeasts towards the end of fermentation, which didn't do a hell of a lot. I also "accidentally" froze it.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:39 pm
by iguenard
- Bell's Expedition
- Stoudts Fat Dog
- Alesmith Speedway
- Victory Storm King
- GI Bourbon County Stout
- Dogfish World Wide Stout
- St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
- Stone Russian Imperial Stout
- Dieu du Ciel Peche Mortel
- Hoppin Frog BORIS the Crusher
- Founders Breakfast Stout
- Nogne Imperial Stout
I guess thats my list off the top of my head... special mention to Bell's Double Cream Special Stout.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:03 am
by Belgian
forgot:
St Ambroise Stout Imperiale Rousse - aging into a smooth oaky beast
St Peters Cream Stout - great
Rogue Chocolate - aged one year