You have come to the right place, my friend. https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...ation-thread-2023.670638/page-18#post-7712502 And if you want to start a Non-Imperial Stout thread, there will certainly be folks happy to join you. Most importantly, Have fun.
Well you've picked the right time of the year to bring up the discussion on good stouts and porters. Seeing that you're in Ohio (former Buckeye here) I'm going to guess that you've heard of Jackie O's. You can't go wrong with their stuff.