Best Straight Stout?

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  1. Erix

    Erix Zealot (728) Jun 4, 2001 Vermont

    Nope, no chocolate in that one. Just chocolate malt. Great beer too.
     
    #121 Erix, Aug 1, 2014
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  2. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Had enough to know its not worth 2xUJ.
    as a side note, the darkness I had came as an extra.
     
    #122 SFACRKnight, Aug 1, 2014
  3. Erix

    Erix Zealot (728) Jun 4, 2001 Vermont

    This thread is one of the few times where the best answer isn't just a link to the most popular American Stouts. I love stouts, but almost every top rated one is a coffee stout or barrel aged.

    I wish flavored stouts were their own style. The differences between Obsidian Stout and Bourbon Barrel Mayan Mocha Stout makes it almost meaningless to class them together.
     
    #123 Erix, Aug 1, 2014
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  4. DKRowden

    DKRowden Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2014 Washington

    I really like Sea Monster by Ballast Point.
     
    #124 DKRowden, Aug 1, 2014
  5. Tsrohnek

    Tsrohnek Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Victory's Storm King and as of two weeks ago Malpais Stout by La Cumbre in New Mexico. La Cumbre is a top notch brewery in Albequerque.
     
    #125 Tsrohnek, Aug 1, 2014
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  6. Dupage25

    Dupage25 Savant (1,044) Jul 4, 2013 Antarctica

    Brooklyn BCS has a somewhat misleading name. It contains a variety of malted barley known as chocolate; it has no actual chocolate or coco in it however.
     
    #126 Dupage25, Aug 1, 2014
  7. TboneRN

    TboneRN Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2014 Minnesota

    Im not seeing any trades on your record my friend
     
    #127 TboneRN, Aug 1, 2014
  8. CheapHysterics

    CheapHysterics Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Anderson Valley
    I really like Anderson Valley's Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout... not sure if you'd count oatmeal stout as straight stout.

    Lots of others made great suggestions, but I don't know if anyone mentioned Bell's Special Double Cream Stout or Mad River's Steelhead Extra Stout. The Bell's is under-rated in my opinion - I like it better than either their Kalamazoo or Imperial Stouts. The Mad River is a great example of a traditional stout that is just beautifully crafted.
     
    #128 CheapHysterics, Aug 1, 2014
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  9. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    My wants list just jumped up about 20 points :grinning:
     
    #129 tylerstravis, Aug 1, 2014
  10. pitweasel

    pitweasel Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2007 New York

    I don't like how "American" is at the END of that list....Comrade...

    My go-to "straight" stout is SN's offering. Cheap(ish), easy to find, and tasty.
     
    #130 pitweasel, Aug 1, 2014
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  11. steve50

    steve50 Crusader (433) Dec 10, 2006 New Jersey

    wws or KBS
     
    #131 steve50, Aug 1, 2014
  12. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I did put a disclaimer in my post on Shackamaxamum. Just wanted people to know about it. Under the radar if you are not in Philly.......Good beer for $40 a case but with 2 years its amazing.

    Enjoy
     
    #132 Giantspace, Aug 1, 2014
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  13. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    I can't wait to have Mephistopheles again, I had one that was pretty fresh and it was like drinking paint thinner it was so hot... I have another one that I'm going to sit on until my toddlers are in high school.

    Good call, Philly brewing is definitely underrated (not to say they're spectacular, but they get 0 love), same is actually true of Penn Brewing as well.
     
    #133 LehighAce06, Aug 1, 2014
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  14. JohnnyMalts

    JohnnyMalts Crusader (437) Jul 28, 2014 New York
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    My favorites are:
    Narwhal
    TenFidy
    World Wide Stout
    Breakfast Stout
    Siberian Night
    Old Rasputin
     
    #134 JohnnyMalts, Aug 1, 2014
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  15. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Trading has been going on before we kept records of it. Pal.

    Now I am pining for the days of the beer karma mugs...
     
    #135 SFACRKnight, Aug 1, 2014
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  16. KevinL

    KevinL Pundit (876) Aug 5, 2012 Michigan
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    Plead the Fifth
    Expedition Stout (especially after 9 months of age on it)

    Expect to see more of these in your future.
     
    #136 KevinL, Aug 4, 2014
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  17. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    Ten Fidy
     
    #137 TurkeyFeathers, Aug 4, 2014
  18. Roxie_B

    Roxie_B Initiate (0) Jun 1, 2014 Alabama

    Bell's, any of the stouts they offer.
     
    #138 Roxie_B, Aug 4, 2014
  19. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    I finally had that Expedition that you got me on Friday... It had about 10 months on it and it was delicious!!
     
    #139 tylerstravis, Aug 4, 2014
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  20. zestd

    zestd Savant (1,071) Jan 18, 2013 Idaho

    Obsidian and Ten Fidy.

    Fin.
     
    #140 zestd, Aug 4, 2014
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