Creating a bucket list for Imperial Stout

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  1. Ridgewalker_1999

    Ridgewalker_1999 Aspirant (224) Nov 3, 2016 Tennessee
    Trader

    Hey everyone,

    I am wanting to create a bucket list of beer, to get whenever the option is available. I find myself searching through the Top beer list and many beers that I would love to try are either crazy expensives or impossible to find unless some awesome trader is willing to hook me up. I don't want to spend more than $75 for a bottle beer.

    So I was hoping some of you might have a idea of what should be on my list.

    So far I had Black Tuesday, which is my current favorite beer.

    Also an amazing trader is giving the hook up by sending a bottle of Hunahpu.

    What other beers should I be on the look out for?

    Thanks for your help
     
  2. South2NW

    South2NW Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Oregon

    If $75 is your max, I'll suggest these Russian imperials:
    Parabola
    Parabajava
    BA Ten Fidy
    Bourbon Barrel Plead the 5th
    Darkness & BA Darkness
    KDS and variants (except ancient one)
    Marshal Zhukov
    Abraxas
    Bourbon County, Regal rye, 2016 coffee & barleywine
    Chocolate Rain, Mocha Wednesday, Grey Monday

    There are plenty other great beers that will fit your price point, just don't expect to get Handjee or KBBS for $75 unless you have the most generous hook up ever.
     
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  3. FFFjunkie

    FFFjunkie Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2014 Illinois

    EVERYONE should experience Dark Lord at least once. $20 bottle and not the most difficult to come by. Plus an experience you'll never forget....
     
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  4. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    If Black Tuesday is your favorite, look into getting Bruery Society Membership. You will need to find a trustee to pick up and ship your bottles. however, it will give you access to all of the days of the week.
     
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  5. not2quick

    not2quick Grand Pooh-Bah (3,600) Dec 1, 2015 Missouri
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Derivation. Preferably 5 or 6. But that's only if you're into pudding thick, rich as hell stouts :wink:
     
  6. Angerhaus

    Angerhaus Pooh-Bah (2,020) Oct 1, 2015 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    If Black Tuesday is your fav then you should look for other overly sweet weirdly thin beers with high ABV that taste more like coca cola than beer. Try to get a bottle of No Rules, it's in that same profile.
     
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  7. lateralusbeer

    lateralusbeer Savant (1,222) Feb 7, 2010 North Carolina
    Trader

    For better or for worse, agreed.
     
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  8. BEERschlitz

    BEERschlitz Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2013 Michigan

    If you're trading and someone starts to mention secondary pricing or what their bottle sells for on the "secondary market", just say "Thanks, no thanks" and end it. In my experience the people wanting "secondary value" for their bottles are out to win from the start. Funny enough, they almost never mention the "secondary value" of your bottles, only theirs haha.
     
  9. stouts4everyone

    stouts4everyone Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2016 Georgia

    Yea, go ahead and try KBBS b1 and Bake Kujira magnum, and Vanilla Bean Assassin while you're at it. OP doesn't want to spend more than $75 on a beer and you know those are $1k beers.
     
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  10. not2quick

    not2quick Grand Pooh-Bah (3,600) Dec 1, 2015 Missouri
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I just meant derivation was a $50 bottle at the brewery. There will be more batches. Stl is not too far from Tennessee.....
     
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  11. South2NW

    South2NW Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Oregon

    Yep, I'd splurge on their on site list if I got the chance to visit
     
  12. JohnGalt1

    JohnGalt1 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,880) Aug 10, 2005 Idaho
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Definitely try to score some of the Fremont KDS varieties.
     
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  13. 3SH33TS

    3SH33TS Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2010 California

    Lots of good suggestions here, but I'll make it a point to second the nomination for Parabajava above.

    Few other beers that I've found to be quite good but well off the hype radar:

    Community Brewing BA Legion - the batch I had was like prime BCBS of memory's past

    Old Hickory Lindley Park - reasonable alternative to Backyard Rye all things considered

    FiftyFifty Vanilla Eclipse - MSRP of $30 but not too difficult to land around its release time

    Port Older Viscosity - another pricey shelf beer at around $15-17 for a 375mL but it's great

    Highland Park Brewing Griffith J Griffith - just trust me and get this :slight_smile: [personally I prefer the base to the BA version]

    Cheers
     
  14. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
    Trader

    Some of my favorites are
    Barrel aged speedway
    Java cask
    Caffe americano
    High westified
    Ground state
    BA ten fidy
    Wws
    BA Ivan the terrible
    And my absolute favorites are mornin delight and another local, madhouse carpe diem, BA maple breakfast stout. You won't get mornin delight for $75, but its probably the easiest TG stout. They also should make more when the new brewery opens.
    Wow just noticed how many coffee stouts are on that list.
     
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  15. taplebr

    taplebr Zealot (585) Apr 7, 2015 Arkansas
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    All of the beers mentioned above are great.

    If you're looking for something that's semi local (maybe regional is a better description), Wiseacre in Memphis puts out a great BA stout called Astronaut Status. It's only available once a year around December (to my knowledge) and this year's version was great... definitely something you may be able to trade for...

    Another somewhat regional option for you (depending on where you are in TN) is El Gordo and the variants from Good People in Birmingham. Under the radar a bit but excellent. You'd probably have to trade for this as well but I don't believe it should be terribly difficult to obtain depending on what you have.
     
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  16. PrestigeWorldwide

    PrestigeWorldwide Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2015 Michigan
    Trader

    Beyond those that were already mentioned:
    Bells blacknote
    Stouts by prairie artisan ales (their barrel adding program is killing it)
    Jackie Os stouts and ba stouts
    Westbrook mexican cake

    All kind of on that "stout hall of fame" list.
     
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  17. Narthax

    Narthax Maven (1,384) Mar 23, 2014 Texas
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    Got a few more to add:
    Morning Wood
    Last Buffalo in Park
    Wide Awake Its Morning
    Most KANE stouts especially ANTEADs and Brunches
    BA Vanilla Shake
    Abyss
    Double Barrel Jesus
    BA Silhouette
    Rum King
    Kentucky Christmas Morning
    Clare's Thirsty Ale
     
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  18. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'll second Jackie O's stouts - barrel aged and non. Ive had Champion Ground and Full Alottment recently and they were pretty rocking. Dark Apparition and the BA version is great too. Fairly readily available on the trade forum too.

    No Rules, as noted, would probably be in your wheel house. Find some Dragon's Milk Triple Mashed for thinner, sweet high octane stuff.
     
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  19. mseitz24

    mseitz24 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2015 Wisconsin

    Central waters black gold and anniversary beers
     
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  20. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,368) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Thirsty dog barrel aged siberian night and Arcadia barrel aged shipwreck porter are 2 lesser known, fairly aquireable and terribly underrated options to add in.
     
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