Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2022)

the last time i had this beer it came in a 750mL bottle! been way too long. and boy, what a step up this is from the 2022 reg BA speedway i had a few months back.

all the bitterness of the coffee and the over-the-top oak of the original is replaced with chocolate-covered coffee beans and a mellow bourbon/oak presence. cheers!

 

Victory Storm King. Trying to will the Phillies to a Victory. They got one back in the 8th, but still down one run going to the 9th.

 

Nice to hear. I have a 2013 I received in a trade that I just never got around to opening. Will likely open it up in the Cellaruary thread next year.

 

Porch on “America’s Best Breweries for Barrel-Aged Stouts,” and places them into three classes:

• These Are America's Best Breweries for Barrel-Aged Stouts (porchdrinking.com)

The O.G.’s

• Goose Island
• Firestone Walker
• Cigar City
• Three Floyds
• New Holland
• Cycle
• Central Waters
• Surly
• The Bruery
• Kane

The Second Wave

• Revolution
• Fremont
• Side Project
• WeldWerks
• Cerebral
• Holy Mountain
• Forager
• Bottle Logic
• Anchorage
• Prairie
• Toppling Goliath
• Perennial
• J Wakefield
• Other Half
• Orpheus
• Mikerphone
• Transient
• Pure Project
• Voodoo
• The Veil

The New Kids on the Block

• Pulpit Rock
• Phase Three
• Timber Ales
• Amalgam
• Moksa
• 8th State
• Mortalis
• Horus
• Weathered Souls
• 3 Sons
• More
• Corporate Ladder
• Maplewood

 

I didn't realize a flower pot was the proper glassware. Thought it was this:

 

cheers to the weekend! hope everyone has an imperial stout in there glass now, or will very soon!

this is Frig from Voodoo. apple brandy barrel-aged imperial stout. really well done on the apple brandy barrel-aging. heavy oak and spirit barrel with a subtle apple background and a huge, chocolate-forward base imperial stout.

 

2018 vin, pure tasty stout...

 

Yummy. First Fremont. Need to get ahold of a barleywine from them

 

Tree House - Persist. Picked up at the brewery a few weeks ago.
A "barrel blended" imperial stout, label says 60% barrel aged maple stout. Very very good. Maple, espresso, dark chocolate, rich caramel. moderately sweet, and extremely full bodied, silky mouthfeel.

 

At this point, the only reason I don't post in this thread is to annoy @Resistance88 . I'm drinking a BA stout right now.

 

Iron Hill Solzhenitsyn



Bottled in 2019. 9.5% ABV. Been sitting on this one for a while and tonight's the night. Velvety smooth with some alcohol burn, almost like something barrel aged. I need to grab a few more of these.

 

Victory Dark Thunder Storm King - loving it and prefer it to the original:

New Beer Weekend #120

 

“Waiting For Ghosts “, Imperial Stout with coffee and cacao nibs from Hidden River Brewing in Douglassville, PA!

 

Tired Hands Only Void 2021 Imperial Stout!