HOPPY Imperial Stouts

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  1. Googs

    Googs Pundit (759) Apr 19, 2012 New York

    I gotta say, I've really come to like the combination of the classic characteristics of imperial stouts (roasty and chocolatey flavors/full body) and the(not so typical) piney, grassy and citrus flavors of large hop additions. These hoppy Imperial stouts, and of course, Black IPAs, are not everyones thing..but I want more of em'.

    So I'm wondering, does anyone else really enjoy the flavor profiles in these styles?
    Besides brews like Beer Hop Breakfast, and Night Stalker, what are other hop forward Imperial Stouts you would recommend to me?

    Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions
    Cheers
     
    #1 Googs, Aug 29, 2013
  2. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,318) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    I never really caught a huge hop profile in this, but Founders Imperial Stout has 70 IBUs.
     
    #2 RichD, Aug 29, 2013
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  3. Googs

    Googs Pundit (759) Apr 19, 2012 New York

    true, and I love that beer
     
    #3 Googs, Aug 29, 2013
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  4. jRocco2021

    jRocco2021 Savant (1,083) Mar 13, 2010 Wisconsin

    Anything dark Three Floyd's makes except moloko and DL is usually really hoppy for the style at least in my opinion.
     
    #4 jRocco2021, Aug 29, 2013
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  5. TheBrewo

    TheBrewo Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2010 New York

    Go to example is Storm King. They rock a big Russian imperial, but surprisingly deliver on the hop front as well.
     
    #5 TheBrewo, Aug 29, 2013
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  6. GR_beer_lover

    GR_beer_lover Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Michigan

    I don't know if you can get this in your area, but Short's Goodnight Bodacious is a great one. They clasify it as a double black IPA. I would describe it as a stout with the bitter hoppy finish of an IPA.

    Let me know if you need help getting some. Second ever release in bottles is coming this fall.
     
    #6 GR_beer_lover, Aug 29, 2013
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  7. notchucknorris

    notchucknorris Pooh-Bah (2,230) May 28, 2010 California
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    Came here to say that one.
     
    #7 notchucknorris, Aug 29, 2013
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  8. runfoodrun

    runfoodrun Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2008 Minnesota

    Surly Darkness
     
    #8 runfoodrun, Aug 29, 2013
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  9. hellhammermario

    hellhammermario Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2012 North Carolina

    SN Narwhal has a good hop presence, IMO.
     
    #9 hellhammermario, Aug 29, 2013
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  10. Googs

    Googs Pundit (759) Apr 19, 2012 New York

    Awesome, I got an uncle up in MI, hopefully he can scoop some up for me...Short's is great. Does it come in 6 packs?
     
    #10 Googs, Aug 29, 2013
  11. Googs

    Googs Pundit (759) Apr 19, 2012 New York

    Have any I could trade for?
     
    #11 Googs, Aug 29, 2013
  12. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    Surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, but old Rasputin definitely has some major hop presence. Yeti is also a pretty hoppy RIS.
     
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  13. Cuppa2Tree

    Cuppa2Tree Aspirant (231) Mar 27, 2013 Illinois

    I would say probably my favorites off the top of my head would be the Pipeworks Close Encounter/Closer Encounter beers, or Hoppin' Frog Natasha Rocks America
     
    #13 Cuppa2Tree, Aug 29, 2013
  14. mrdontplay

    mrdontplay Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Missouri

    Not really a stout, but mothers brewery has a beer in their tasting room thats an imperial brown ale mixed with an ipa on nitro tap and its amazing. Too bad you cant get it anywhere else.
     
    #14 mrdontplay, Aug 29, 2013
  15. runfoodrun

    runfoodrun Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2008 Minnesota

    None at the moment that would be hoppy, I only have a cellared bottle that is two years old. It's released in Oct, and I, or other MN BA's, should be able to hook you up. What do you have to offer in a trade? I love all things Surly, worth seeking out!
     
    #15 runfoodrun, Aug 29, 2013
  16. RayUF07

    RayUF07 Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2012 Florida

    Hunahpu
    Zhukov
     
    #16 RayUF07, Aug 29, 2013
  17. PicoPapa

    PicoPapa Pooh-Bah (2,049) Mar 6, 2009 Connecticut
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    Fresh NebCo Imperial Stout Trooper.
     
    #17 PicoPapa, Aug 29, 2013
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  18. GR_beer_lover

    GR_beer_lover Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Michigan

    Yep...six packs and they are reasonable. If you ever waste time on youtube...search Bodacious the bull. The brew is named for him. He had to be retired because he "learned" how to knock any and all bull riders out cold on the PBR tour. Many of them suffered life threatening injury. One you tube video features an interesting relationship/story between one particular rider (Tuff Hedeman) and Bodacious.



    a couple other Bodacious videos:





    The Beer is just as smooth and subtle :slight_smile:.
     
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  19. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    Regular Great Divide Yeti is pretty hoppy..
     
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  20. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    The apex of this style is Stone IRS.
     
    #20 BuckeyeOne, Aug 29, 2013
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