Best Maple Stout/Porters

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  1. strandm

    strandm Crusader (457) Oct 24, 2014 North Carolina
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    Yes I've enjoyed this one! For me it was a solid stout, but I didn't get a lot of maple (maybe my palate isn't sensitive enough).
     
    #41 strandm, Aug 21, 2015
  2. strandm

    strandm Crusader (457) Oct 24, 2014 North Carolina
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    I may be mistaken but I don't think most maple-flavored beers use maple syrup as the primary source of fermentable sugars, but rather as an adjunct after fermentation. Alternatively, some beers like CBS and Derivation capture the maple flavor (to great effect!) not by adding maple syrup but instead aging the beer in barrels that contained maple syrup.
     
    #42 strandm, Aug 21, 2015
  3. strandm

    strandm Crusader (457) Oct 24, 2014 North Carolina
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    Not sure if this is National or not, but we get a good amount of Sierra Nevada here in St. Louis and I've never seen it, so I am guessing no.
     
    #43 strandm, Aug 21, 2015
  4. Jmorey

    Jmorey Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Michigan

    I remember reading it somewhere else on here that employees were given one but were told they weren't allowed to trade or sell it and it was a punishable offense.
     
    #44 Jmorey, Aug 21, 2015
  5. Fox82791

    Fox82791 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 New York

    Just to comment on your list, of the ones I've had:
    CBS was amazing. Tons of maple and chocolate with the perfect amount of bourbon.
    Black maple was a bit underwhelming. Decent bourbon flavor but not much maple and really thin.
    MBCP also had very little maple
    Maple fayston probably had the least maple of the 4
     
    #45 Fox82791, Aug 21, 2015
  6. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    I suggest revisiting this one. Last time I had it the maple had a strong presence. Its available right now according to the site, I think I may stop by today actually
     
    #46 evilcatfish, Aug 21, 2015
  7. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

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  8. totalbangover

    totalbangover Initiate (0) Jul 3, 2012 Michigan
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    mjshearer1's No Rules review indicates that they did add actual maple syrup, I had a friend tell me that when they first tapped it a few months ago the maple syrup addition was in the menu description. @mjshearer1 is this where you got the specifics you laid out in your review? Sure tastes like maple syrup's been added.
     
    #48 totalbangover, Aug 21, 2015
  9. whitenads

    whitenads Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Michigan
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    Jackie O's Bourbon Barrel Black Maple- Best BA Maple stout in my opinion

    Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter- Flavor Bomb

    14th star Maple Breakfast stout- Kind of thin but great drinkability, can easily crush multiple cans of this
     
    #49 whitenads, Aug 21, 2015
  10. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

    Yep. I confirmed it with one of the managers at Perrin who's a friend of mine. They added the maple syrup post barrel. The specifics I have in there were all the ingredients that they confirmed.
     
    #50 mjshearer1, Aug 21, 2015
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  11. BEERschlitz

    BEERschlitz Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2013 Michigan

    Seems like it would have been listed on the label, is that the same with the coffee then too?
     
    #51 BEERschlitz, Aug 21, 2015
  12. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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  13. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Sigh...out of all of the beers mentioned so far, the only one I've even seen is Sierra Nevada Maple Stout
     
    #53 TonyLema1, Aug 21, 2015
  14. strandm

    strandm Crusader (457) Oct 24, 2014 North Carolina
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    Thanks for all the input; tremendous recommendations! We had a blind maple stout/porter tasting Saturday with 8 beers and 5 participants so I thought I would share our results. The only beer anyone had tasted previously was Derivation blend #1 (4 of 5 participants). There was pretty good consensus regarding ranking:

    1. Side Project Derivation blend #1
    2. Treehouse Good Morning
    3. Jackie O's BBBM
    4. Hill Farmstead Beyond Good and Evil
    5. Lawson's Maple BA Fayston Maple Stout
    6. Dark Horse 6 pairs of legs
    7. Dark Horse 3 pairs of legs
    8. Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter

    Personally, I had Beyond Good and Evil a little higher and others had Lawson's a bit lower, but this was the average. Beyond Good and Evil was definitely the sweetest of the group (and strongest maple flavor I would say), and it was overly sweet for some. Derivation and Good Morning were unanimous at 1 and 2 respectively. Jackie O's BBBM was very impressive.

    We didn't have a CBS for the tasting, but having had it several times on draft, I'd have difficulty deciding between it and Derivation for the best overall.

    Thanks again fellow BAs!
     
    #54 strandm, Aug 31, 2015
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  15. zappoman

    zappoman Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2014 Illinois

    I received one of these recently and am quite excited to try it when the weather cools. I don't get to purchase many Canadian beers.
     
    #55 zappoman, Aug 31, 2015
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  16. BourbonJersey

    BourbonJersey Pundit (823) Jan 18, 2014 New Jersey

    Kane Mexican Brunch
     
    #56 BourbonJersey, Aug 31, 2015
  17. Dustin_Sallitt

    Dustin_Sallitt Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2014 New Jersey

    Don't forget Sunday Brunch as well, IMO even better than Mexican Brunch.
     
    #57 Dustin_Sallitt, Sep 1, 2015
  18. Evan1212

    Evan1212 Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2015 New Hampshire

    fresh Beyond Good & Evil - would not want it now.

    KBBS was also amazing - but the adjuncts were so subtle in BG&E i think it wins.
     
    #58 Evan1212, Sep 2, 2015
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