Best Stouts....and go!

So many good ones have been mentioned. For me, this year, Victory Java Cask exceeded my expectations. Incredible complexity of flavor and rich mouth-feel.

 

Beyond Good And Evil
This one blew me away last year, should be some out there still.

 

I am loving Maine Beer Co's Mean Old Tom. Very underrated.

 

I was going to suggest a few beers, but you have already had them...not even included on your list.

If I were you, I'd suggest going after some of the Kane ANTEAD/variants or the Mountain Still and/or variants.

 

Has nobody mentioned Sump yet?

 

I have passed this up so many times. Still seeing it on the shelves. I just have so many coffee and BA stouts on hand, I buy something else.

Bells Expedition with some age on it is fantastic. Have some 1.5 years old, and it gets better every time I try another. It is great fresh, but I think it improves.

Old Rasputin was my regular stout for a long time, with Ten Fidy and others scattered in. Now, there are so many new or limited releases, I haven't had either in probably 2 years. I need to go back and try them again, see how my palate has changed, and how they compare to all of the new beers I've tried.

 

Something local and under the radar: Miller's Toll from Raleigh Brewing Company. It won bronze last year at the GABF for the base version. They also made a bourbon barrel aged version, and even a double barrel version (9m bourbon, 3m rum).

 

Yes we drank it Fathers day, I liked it, I got some cinnamon and chocolate notes . Funny thing was one of the people that tried it was my nieces right of the boat Irish boyfriend. He thought there was too many flavors (said no one ever) he likes Guinness better, it's the only beer he has ever drank.

 

Jackie O's BBA Dark Apparition
Olde Hickory The Event Horizon

 

Ah man, that heavily roasted coffee smell as soon as you crack open a Peche Mortel is out of this world intoxicating. mmmm

 

Parabola
2014 BCBS - drunk this year
2016 KBS
Pirate Bomb

 

They are too easy to come by to be whalez, but Oak-Aged Yeti and Espresso Oak-Aged Yeti are killer brews for the money.
BBA TenFidy was a phenominal beer (the one that got canned)
I enjoyed Maple Barrel Double Negative, that was fantastic.
SMS is also super good.
Fade to Black Volume 1 is the best Foreign Extra stout ever.
Uninfected BCBS is the bees knees.
Pirate Bomb! was a tasty number.
Copper Kettle's Snowed In was a tasty treat.
Ctayt from AC Golden is fantastic.

 

haven't seen either mentioned but 2 of my recent favorites are

4 Hands The Devil's Invention - just so solid and the coffee flavor is well balanced
Left Hand Bittersweet - so smooth

 

Sexual Chocolate, Birthday Bomb! and Big Bad Baptist are up there for me.

 

North Coast Old Rasputin has had my top pick for a while now.

 

Bruery's Tart of Darkness. The greatest sour stout....ever.

Also Prarie Birthday Bomb! and 5 Rabbit Cacao Imperial stout brewed with chocolate, cinnamon, pumpkin seeds, chili peppers, and some additional spices... Delicious.

 

I thought those were the new weapon systems listed in the latest Jane's Defence Weekly.

 

Im sure there are more than what i will mention but I cant saw what I haven't had.

Here we go:
Tree House - GOOD MORNING
GooseIsland - Vanilla Rye
Firestone - Parabola
OEC - Phantasma Sour
Alchemist - Luscious
NEBCO - BA Imperial Stout Trooper
North Coast - Old Rasputin (with time!)
Founders - Breakfast (for year round shelfer)

 

Prop 14 and tee house good morning

 

Too many for me to name. But to name a few for both non-BA and BA formats:

Great Lakes Brewing Blackout Stout (both versions)
Alesmith's Speedway Stout (Non and BA versions)
Modern Time's BA Monster's Park
Jackie O's Dark Apparition
FW Parabola
New English Zumbar Chocolate Imperial Stout
Founder's Breakfast Stout
Artisan Ale's Birthday Bomb
Lagunitas Cappucino Stout (love this stuff)
Samuel Smith Chocolate Stout

and last but not last Northcoast Old Raspy.

ok, i named too many.