Best Non-Barrel Aged CO Stout?

Sadly, stout month has come to an end. Some highlights for posterity.
Outsiders by Outer Range was fantastic. Burr was also really good. I hope ORB continues making enough stouts (collab or not) to keep one or 2 on tap in the tasting room through winter.
Enjoyed the balanced, Mexican chocolate-type flavors from Scoville stout by Crooked Stave. The other 2 I tried from them (marshmallow/blueberry) were overly sweet and less balanced I thought.
The Denominations of Origin series from New Image has been excellent. Would be cool to do a side by side with all of them to pick out the subtle/not so subtle differences in the coffee. Very solid base beer.
Casey has put out a few stouts, all of which I've enjoyed. I liked Stout Tribe more than Synthetic Substitution, realize they were both collabs. The more recent Vanilla Americano is easier drinking, 1/2 the abv. worth a try.

 

I wholeheartedly agree that the Denominations of Origin series has been fantastic, but only one (Brazil) featured coffee. Papua New Guinea featured vanilla beans and Ecuador featured cacao nibs and (Tahitian) vanilla beans. Personally, The Brazilian coffee version was my favorite.

 

Good call, I think I was hung up on the word origin thinking coffee beans. Cheers!

 

REFRESH Feed: Outer Range's Black Denim Stout (5.8%) is fantastic.
Roast, impression of coffee (but I don't think has coffee), just awesome to my taste. Prefer it to Zonker stout right now.
-_-

 

That’s quite the endorsement!
Guessing it’s at least 50% more expensive though... hard to beat a 6er for $10 of Zonker imo

 

Yeah, if I was drinking more than one stout a day, that would definitely be a consideration.
Zonker is such a good value. Even if I like Malpais (Cumbre) better by a bit. But the more ORB I drink, the more I appreciate their NON-IPA offerings. Cheers.

 

I went looking for a non-BA, non-adjunct stout the other day. It's a pretty sparse market these days. Outside of LH Milk Stout I don't even know of a ubiquitous example from Colorado anymore. I was hoping for a local alternative to Kalamazoo, but I don't think there is one. At least a readily available example.

 

Not Colorado and I am not much of a fan of it, but La Cumbre's Malpais Stout should be available.

 

Malpais is a good beer for an export stout, but that's actually a style I don't love. It's a little sweet and unbalanced for my tastes. Maybe if it was dry hopped I'd be a fan. As-is, I don't really love it or most others.

Sadly, I don't think American stouts are all that popular. The folks I've talked to about 'em say that they just don't sell. Ditto with their cousin, BIPA/CDA or whatever you wanna call it. Sierra Nevada Stout, the grandfather of the style, doesn't see distro in most/any mature beer markets.
IMO, the best opportunity comes from Great Divide. Yeti is just an imperial version of that style. They've made "Baby Yeti" in the past, which is almost exactly what I'm looking for.

 

I'm not from CO but if I needed to think of non-BA stout ubiquitous to CO the answer is going to be Ten Fidy. It is pretty much always available here so I just assumed the same was true in CO.

 

Pretty sure its only barrel aged now.

 

Maybe it is old stock but the old 4-pack 12oz Ten Fidy is still all over the shelves here along with the BA stovepipes. IIRC Ten Fidy isn't even dated although maybe I am misremembering or they changed that?

 

What?? Is that why I'm not seeing it for such a long time?? Big mistake if that's true.

 

Looking at their website and it looks like Regular Ten Fidy remains, listed and pictured right next to the Barrel Aged Version.

@Bitterbill, you might not be seeing it around because it is seasonal?

 

2019 has a ton of reviews on Untappd and according to the Oskar Blues site the 2020 version is coming in September:


https://www.oskarblues.com/beer/ten-fidy/


I can think of two stores off the top of my head I could grab a 4-pack right now. Distro must be uneven or they are just shelfturding in my area

 

They've been dated as long as I can remember along with catch phrases.

I haven't seen regular fidy anywhere for 2 years. Apparently I am shopping at the wrong places.

 

Similar to my experience, but this year only. I was unable to find any regular. Granted I generally only visit two different stores so not like I hunt anything down.

 

The ‘Stout’ at Stodgy Brewing is about 8% and absolutely incredible... great roast and semi sweet chocolate action with a subtle coffee note. I’d quite literally bathe in it if it were more socially acceptable in this area.


Overall- Stodgy is a great addition to the beer scene here in Fort Collins... also had their hazy boi, which was definitely nailed. My babe had the Gose which she loved and I thought was a solid, traditional example of the style (though no one should look to me for an informed take on the style)... she also had the Wit and that was quite satisfying too. Outside of hitting the ground running beer quality wise, the space is really cool and they are immediately finding themselves at the top of the pile around here for outdoor seating. Really excited to see what these guys do going forward!

 

Koffee Kream Extra returns today at Comrade Brewing. It used to be a year-round, but now a one time a year winter seasonal. A milk stout with a custom blend of coffee from Kaladi Coffee Roasters

 

Posted this in the upcoming imperial stout thread too, but it's worth repeating:
The Dry Dock anniversary 25-15 imperial stout is a good one.
I find it more on the malt/kinda sweet side, at least compared to hop-ish faves like Yeti

 

Traction, you are getting TenFidy from the Brevard, NC brewery. What is available in CO might be different.

 

Best non-BA stout in CO? It ain't peanut butter Yeti. Yuck! I'll finish it, but fuck this beer. Bring back chocolate oak-aged Yeti for fuck's sake!

 

Thank you, sir!!! Just saved me $10!!!

 

Mexican chocolate yeti sucked too. I miss the old yetis. Espresso oak especially. That beer was money.

 

I think New Image is making some of the best non-BA stouts in the state right now. The entire Denomination of Origin series has been fantastic and the most recent Infinite Sequence: Canadian Coffee ranks among the best beers I've drank all year.

 

I've been drinking this one lately. It's definitely much sweeter than Yeti, Ten Fidy, etc.
It's almost like one of those big Bruery, Cigar City, or Avery stouts but without the adjuncts or barrels. There aren't a ton of beers like it, and it's good. Not sure what distro is like it, but they're selling 6-packs at South Dock. Their new canned pils (Cut & Run) makes for a killer contrast to it, too.

 

Gravity Brewing Ain't Got No Month Porter is a winner in my book.

 

We’ve got fully revamped Dunwich (out now), Stout O))) (this week), and Total Funeral (next week) hitting...all now featuring various custom roasted malts from our pals at Troubadour. Funeral is bigger and more viscous than ever before...for those seeking such a thing...

 

Cans?

Edit: are these planned for distro would be the better question.

 

I realize this is a non-BA stout thread, but I would love to see the return of Whiskey Funeral...

 

Yeah, all in cans...Funeral might not see distro debating that right now.

As for Whiskey Funeral...I’ll have more to say in January...got a cool thing lined up that I can’t talk about just yet.

 

Pretty sure it's the same beer or one that's very, very close.

 

Is it DUNWICH, man?

 

From the outside looking in my guess is @TrveBrewer is referencing Lovecraft with the name.

 

This year's Quit Stalin is pretty fantastic. Roasty and bold without ever getting overly sweet. Think Ten Fidy crossed with Stone. Got a crowler of it a few days ago and want more already.

 

Have you guys rethought distribution of funeral due to the new shutdowns?

 

Still don’t think it’s going to hit distro, but with Covid and shutdowns I’m not 100% about most anything.

 

My dudes!

Peep the Oatmeal Stout from Maxline if you see it anywhere... just over 7%, which is perf’d imo.. nice and roasty, smooth and full bodied.