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Easy drinking Stouts

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by BeerDummy, Mar 10, 2014.

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  1. BeerDummy

    BeerDummy Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2014 New York

    Beerdummy noob question number 5:

    Are there any easy-drinking stouts out there, or are they all by their very nature thick and 'slow,' so to speak?

    Dont get me wrong, I love these, and always have lots of goodies on hand (breakfast stout, ten fidy, etc)., but I have to be in the mood for them.

    I enjoy Guiness Dry Stout (what you would find on tap in a bar), not b/c of the flavor but b/c its the most desirable and drinkable choice amongst bud, coors, etc if im in a shit bar.

    I'm just wondering if there are any quality stouts out there with a lighter body, or do they not exist?

    Thanks for your input and patience.
     
    #1 BeerDummy, Mar 10, 2014
  2. Harnkus

    Harnkus Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 New York

    Sierra Nevada kills it with thier stout. To me, that's what stouts are. Bell's Kalamazoo is another. Anchor Porter also comes to mind.
     
    #2 Harnkus, Mar 10, 2014
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  3. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand Pooh-Bah (5,674) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    An easy drinking stout is often, but not always, a porter.

    In that regard, I'd recommend Edmund Fitzgerald from Great Lakes. For something across the ocean, Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter is excellent.

    For actual stouts, Magic Hat Heart of Darkness is lighter, but still full of great flavor, and is one of the few bright spots in their lineup.
     
    #3 GreesyFizeek, Mar 10, 2014
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  4. Rekrule

    Rekrule Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    Sierra Nevada Stout, and Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout come to mind right away.

    This is also a good point.
     
    #4 Rekrule, Mar 10, 2014
  5. BH712

    BH712 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2014 District of Columbia

    Ever tried Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout? Also really any milk/sweet stout would work - Sam Adams Cream, Left Hand Milk, Duck Rabbit Milk, and so on. They aren't as cloying and heavy as Creme Brulee or others like it.
     
    #5 BH712, Mar 10, 2014
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  6. JuniperJesus

    JuniperJesus Pundit (753) Feb 26, 2011 Illinois

    I've been looking for a regular stout ever since Goose Island stopped brewing their Oatmeal Stout. The closest I've come to drinking any stout regularly has been Deschutes' Obsidian.
     
    #6 JuniperJesus, Mar 10, 2014
  7. BeerDummy

    BeerDummy Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2014 New York

    nice, ive been seeing the bells around but have been avoiding b/c like i said, i have a few stouts on hand already that i dont get to right away.

    i will check it out.
     
    #7 BeerDummy, Mar 10, 2014
  8. Celtics76

    Celtics76 Pooh-Bah (1,781) Sep 5, 2011 Rhode Island
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    Murphy's Irish Stout. A step above Guinness. Very easy to drink, readily available.
     
    #8 Celtics76, Mar 10, 2014
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  9. comfortablynirm

    comfortablynirm Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 Pennsylvania

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  10. bcp5296d

    bcp5296d Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2012 North Carolina

    try a really good baltic porter.
     
    #10 bcp5296d, Mar 10, 2014
  11. BeerDummy

    BeerDummy Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2014 New York

    not yet, but i'll give it a whirl on your recommendation. i always pass by it in trader joe's (talking about sam smith's)
     
    #11 BeerDummy, Mar 10, 2014
  12. meb3476

    meb3476 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2013 Massachusetts

    Wolaver's Oatmel Stout is very easy to drink.
     
    #12 meb3476, Mar 10, 2014
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  13. LMT

    LMT Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2009 Virginia

    If we're including porters too, then Fuller's London Porter is worth a try.

    Lower ABV, but one of the tastier "easy drinking" porters out there.
     
    #13 LMT, Mar 10, 2014
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  14. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand Pooh-Bah (5,674) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    I'll also throw Southern Tier 2XStout or Three Heads Big Head Stout in the ring. Where are you located?
     
    #14 GreesyFizeek, Mar 10, 2014
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  15. BeerDummy

    BeerDummy Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2014 New York

    NYC.

    looks like i'll be hitting the beer shop up tonight.
     
    #15 BeerDummy, Mar 10, 2014
  16. Rhf9120

    Rhf9120 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2014 Rhode Island

    I was also going to recommend 2XStout great stout and very drinkable.
     
    #16 Rhf9120, Mar 10, 2014
  17. Harnkus

    Harnkus Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 New York

    I think you may have missed the point
     
    #17 Harnkus, Mar 10, 2014
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  18. jamis

    jamis Initiate (0) Nov 30, 2008 Massachusetts

    I tend to prefer the 'thick and slow' variety so my perception may be off.... but I tend to find milk stouts pretty easy to drink (on the lighter side, lower ABV, though usually more sweet).

    Give Left Hand Nitro and/or Milk stouts a try.
     
    #18 jamis, Mar 10, 2014
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  19. michman

    michman Pundit (751) Oct 14, 2005 Illinois

    left hand milk stout, Bells Kzoo stout, sierra nevada. there are tons of easy drinking lower ABV stouts out there.
     
    #19 michman, Mar 10, 2014
  20. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand Pooh-Bah (5,674) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    Three Heads is a Rochester brewery, but I think it's possible you'd see them in NYC.
     
    #20 GreesyFizeek, Mar 10, 2014
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