Best year around shelf stouts.

Tenfifty

 

Old Rasputin
Duck Rabbit Milk Stout

 

Speaking of oysters, Pearl necklace rules

 

Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

Steelhead Extra Stout

...again these might not be "year round" but they are usually available year round

 

Why do I hate Old Rasputian? I love most RIS, I love BCS, Narwhal, Stone RIS, Storm King, Frost Monster and nearly ever RIS I have ever had but for some reason Old Raspy tastes like ass to me every time I drink it, and I have given it a number of chances.

 

Thats what i came to say...also makes a good base for marinade.

 

For non-imperials I would go with Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout, (very fresh) Sam Adams Cream Stout, Left Hand Milk Stout (preferably on draft), Peace Tree Rye Porter, Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald and if it was cheaper I would throw Mean Old Tom in there without any doubt.

Boulevard Dark Truth and Hoppin' Frog BORIS get my votes for imperials, though BORIS is too expensive (like all things Hoppin' Frog, of course).

 

Funnily enough, I was thinking about Espresso Oak Aged Yeti a few seconds ago...and then all of a sudden, I started to get a happy feeling in my pants.

So that's my answer.

 

I actually didn't know it was a seasonal until this post, true story.

 

BVDL. Love picking that up from the local 7-eleven. Cant go wrong

 

It sits on the shelves here because it's $18/4pack. If it was in bomber format at the same price per ounce it would fly off the shelves. Go figure.

 

Old raspy and stone IRS are almost always available as is ten fidy...those are my choices, though Ive been able to get parabola and abyss pretty easily lately

 

No mention yet of Marooned on Hog Island? I don't know if it's in the OPs distribution area, but a fine, very solid year-round offering.

 

Marooned isn't even listed on 21st Amendment's site. That's odd. I am pretty sure it was seasonal.

I haven't had Ten Fidy (plan to), but here in Oregon I can buy just a single can of it at a bottle shop or a grocery store. Do other places not sell the cans individually?

 

For a year round I would go with Port Brewings Old Viscosity. It's always available in 22oz bombers and is incredibly cheap for what it is.

 

In CA, Dark Seas from Mission is another solid one.

 

Also, Sante Fe's Imperial Java Stout is awesome. $9.49 for 6-pack cans. Always have some in the fridge and cellar.

http://www.santafebrewing.com/our_beer/detail/47

 

Plead the 5th or Wake up Dead...

 

What?

 

I have had infected hersey and I am sure other people have as well, they are probably rating the infected version...at least I hope mine was infected..