Belgian Stouts

How did you like that one?

 

I have always loved Ally black.

 

I had one by Sam adam called the 13th hour or something. It was not great.

 

Jester King's Black Metal? Not Belgian as far as origin, but style very much Belgian and an Imperial Stout.

Duel Brewing in Santa Fe, NM has an Imperial Stout called Goya that is brewed with Belgian yeast as well and is on par with Black Metal.

Finally, I had Yeti the other day and couldn't help but notice it seemed to have Belgian qualities to it.

 

Troubador Magma and Obscura

 

Dark Truth, our year round imperial stout, is fermented with the same Belgian yeast.

 

Can't drink enough of that. Raisiny, dark fruit flavors work very well with this one.

 

Vivant Plowhorse

 

There is (or was, I believe they've discontinued that iteration) a Belgian Yeti that is not bad. A slightly funky Yeti.
Also I really loved Hercule stout. It has been one of the most pleasant surprises I've had lately, in the sense that I almost picked it up by sheer randomness, didn't know anything about it, did not expect anything. It was somewhat pricey, so I almost passed. After I had it I went back to buy more and to my chagrin found out it was a lone super small delivery that for some unexplainable reason ended up in a store near me.
In the end, it's an imperial stout with somewhat of a sour twang to it. Which reminds me, there's also Tart of Darkness by the Bruery. Not imperial, but also a stout with a wild twist to it.

 

Weyerbacher Tiny

 

I picked up a couple Hercule stout while in Amsterdam....Outstanding beer. IMO, the best example of a stout produced in Belgium. Cheers!

 

Better than both in my opinion. The base beer, Dark Truth, is great too, and retains more of the Belgian yeast flavor than the barrel-aged one (in my opinion).

 

It felt like a porter to me. Great and addictive at first, but the alcohol eventually (and unpleasantly) took over. Somewhat unique and worth a shot.

 

Dark Truth and Imperial Stout are a couple of my favorite beers- I can't stop buying Dark Truth in 4 packs- that is some insanely good stuff- perfect combo of chocolate/plummy/smokey flavor.

Ommegang currently has one out in 750s called Chocolate Indulgence, but I haven't gotten to try it yet- price tag is pretty high.

 

Also, great divide did a Belgian yeti variant a while back- I don't know if you'll still be able to find bottles of that though

 

barely get any belgian yeast from tiny at all, but it gets a pass for being one of the best stouts on the market . kind of reminds me of speedway actually.

 

And it is excellent. I should really buy it more often.

I really wish their's had a little more carbonation.

 

Does Monk's Stout have a lot of Belgian yeast character going on? Here it is listed as a straight up English stout.

 

Try any big stout from Struise and take some time to sit back and savor every sip.

I absolutely love Black Albert, I've also had S.H.I.T. and Black Berry Albert. They're all incredible.

However, if you ever manage to find Cuvee Delphine, I think that one outshines them all. It is the best example of subtle, elegant barrel aging I've ever encountered. Black Albert is an incredible beer in its own right, and the aging in Four Roses barrels makes it absolutely sublime.