Best Russian Imperial Stout?

Well...lots of good ones that I really enjoy, but my favorite for the time being would have to be Assassin. Of course, that's if we're talking barrel aged. Non-barrel aged would have to go to Abraxas.

 

That was for you, especially

Al

 

My only wish for the list was that all of them were year-round. I can get some of them all the time (Expedition, Narwhal), but the rest are only available some of the time.

 

Havn't tried many but my favorite right now is oak aged yeti. Really excited to try some more from the yeti series as well as Ten Fidy and Avery's Czar.

 

Not that it matters.

At all.

 

Oskar Blues TenFidy was nice
Great Lakes Blackout Stout was really tasty
Bells Expedition was good

 

Aged Expedition
Black Note ( not Russian but so good )
Parabola

 

Ugh, stop trying to pump up Midwest trade values already........

 

Because there is so much fantastic beer brewed in the... Southeast???

 

BBPt5

Parabola
Czar Jack
Darkness
BA Blackout

Many that I haven't tried yet though - can't wait!

 

Rasputin.

 

Nothing even comes close to the original Courage Russian Stout and Harvey's Imperial Stout. Though the Fullers one is pretty nice, too, especially in cask format.

 

Bourbon County and Parabola. Non barrel, Stone Stout.

 

Founders RIS
Stone IRS / Espresso IRS
Bells Expedition
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
SN Narwhal
For readily accessible beer, this is exactly my list.

I'm happy for you if these are all readily accessible. In my state only Stone IRS is. We get no Bell's anything, ever. I haunted beer shops for months before Ten Fidy and Narwhal finally turned up. Still have not seen Founders RIS outside of Michigan. And Stone Espresso IRS is not easy to find here.

 

Yep, this is where BA is now. Just spread that beer knowledge around.

 

Would def put Harvey's on my top ten list list too. If I made top ten lists.

 

For non-BA it's probably Struise Black Albert, with Ten Fidy as the best American.

 

checked my hads huge stout drinker here.stone 2013 2012 espresso as you mentioned is amazing.epic brewing batch #3.old Rasputin goose island. and so many more.hard to say best other thangoose island. I'd say try as many as you can

 

ten fidy is great too got almost a year old 4 pack stuff is amazing

 

The best non-BA RIS is CC Marshal Zhukov. It is almost perfect.

Now, the best BA RIS is much harder to pick.

I'd have to say for me it is a toss up between Parabola, BA Speedway and Brandy Hunahpu.