Dry, Bitter, Imperial Stouts

I would recommend the following in the stout department:

Brooklyn black chocolate stout
Bells Kalamazoo Stout
Victory Storm King (while it’s still lingering around)

Bells Kalamazoo hits the the spot for me and it’s a good abv at only 6%. If you haven’t had it I’d be curious to know if you like, I think it will hit the spot for what you want. Unless imperial is make or break for what you want.

 

DFH WWS (BBA Utopias is very dry to me)
Founders Imperial Stout
Weyerbacher Tiny

 

Let me know if you see FIS, I haven't seen it in years.

 

Most Belgian beers are bone dry. It's hard to find imperial stouts that are dry. Yeti is bitter.

 

Another vote for Victory Storm King.

I bought a case (24 bottles) this year.

Cheers!

 

Get it now.

Who knows if Victory (ABV) will ever brew it again.

From past experience these beers are 'good' for 5 years from bottling. As the beer ages the hop aroma/flavor diminishes but it is still a tasty beer.

Cheers!

 

I was disappointed with both Storm King and Brooklyn stouts this year, but Kalamazoo is excellent.

 

Old Rasputin
Bells Expedition Stout

 

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Bell's Expedition Stout
Victory Storm King
I used to include Sierra Nevada Narwal but haven't seen it for about 3 years now,

 

I don't usually consume American versions of Belgian beers as the real versions are readily available to me, so I cam not speak to the flavors of three philosophers. I can say that even the bigger beers like ABT12 are dry for the amount of alcohol they have. The flavors that come across as sweet are usually alcohol and yeast esters. Some of the beers use candi sugars which can (IIRC) contain longer chain sugars that are not fermentable. @JackHorzempa may be able to refresh my memory on that.
Belgian yeasts are notorious attenuators and chew through most sugars with ease.

 

I don't know where in NY are you, but see if you can find:

• Zero Gravity Extra Stout (VT)
• Wild East Standard Deviation (NY/BK).