Favourite Classic RIS

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by AugustusRex, Jun 10, 2015.

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What is the best classic RIS?

  1. Ten FIDY

    54 vote(s)
    15.2%

  2. Old Rasputin

    72 vote(s)
    20.2%

  3. Stone Imperial Russian Stout

    39 vote(s)
    11.0%

  4. Founders Imperial Stout

    69 vote(s)
    19.4%

  5. Bell's Expedition Stout

    28 vote(s)
    7.9%

  6. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

    7 vote(s)
    2.0%

  7. Yeti Imperial Stout

    18 vote(s)
    5.1%

  8. Surly Darkness

    12 vote(s)
    3.4%

  9. Parabola

    36 vote(s)
    10.1%

  10. Other (Specify)

    21 vote(s)
    5.9%
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  1. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    Ten FIDY all day.
     
    #101 cmmcdonn, Jun 11, 2015
  2. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    Just because it's hoppier than the typical stout doesn't make it a Black DIPA. It's still a stout, with just a bigger hop presence than most. You're always in threads like this, telling people that the stouts they like are really just Black IPAs. Do you have fun doing this? Is it fulfilling?
     
    #102 GreesyFizeek, Jun 11, 2015
  3. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Stouts can be massively hopped and at one time commonly were so.
    Here are some historic beer recipes to show what things were like;
    http://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/lets-brew-wednesday-1890-truman-export.html 100 IBU

    http://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/lets-brew-wednesday-1867-courage-double.html a mere 93 IBU. Double Stout was a name not a style :slight_smile:
     
    #103 marquis, Jun 11, 2015
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  4. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    I definitely like stouts with a nice hop presence, seems to help in balancing out the sweetness.
     
    #104 GreesyFizeek, Jun 11, 2015
  5. ClavisAurea

    ClavisAurea Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008 New York

    Anyone else wonder why all of the options on the list (save the Other category) are all American stouts? Why no UK additions? They invented the style and probably should be represented. Courage RIS, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, etc.
     
    #105 ClavisAurea, Jun 11, 2015
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  6. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Yup, just as I wonder why BA stuff like Parabola would be listed.
     
    #106 MrDave, Jun 11, 2015
  7. Stagga_Lee

    Stagga_Lee Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2014 Massachusetts

    Gotta go with 'other', due to my long standing love of Berkshire RIS!
     
    #107 Stagga_Lee, Jun 11, 2015
  8. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    Courage...

    Followed closely by Old Raspy :wink:
     
    #108 Greywulfken, Jun 11, 2015
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  9. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)

    I forgot to add this in the OP, but I've written it in this thread somewhere: I meant American only. I've been reading about the differences between the two styles, and due to the differences in hopping and yeast, English ones are better suited to aging. Look at the differences between English and American Barleywines!

    **I have a preference in general for English Bitters, English Stouts, and English Barleywines, so its nothing against the British.
     
    #109 AugustusRex, Jun 11, 2015
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  10. jj74365

    jj74365 Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2012 Massachusetts

    Surly Darkness
     
    #110 jj74365, Jun 11, 2015
  11. LampertLand

    LampertLand Grand Pooh-Bah (3,163) Nov 2, 2011 Canada (BC)
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    Coming from Canada gotta say Driftwood 'Singularity' best beer buzz ever ,

    & International gotta go with 2 , Fullers 'Imperial Stout' & Sam Smith 'Imperial Stout' ,

    & if I have to stay in the US , Brooklyn 'Black Chocolate Stout'
     
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