Fine Strong Ales Fit For A King

AleSmith Speedway Stout?

 

Avery Mephistopheles is an awesome stout, it just needs to have a little age on it.

Firestone Parabola (imperial stout)
Firestone Sucaba (barelywine)
Bell's Expedition (imperial stout)
Dogfish 120 Min IPA
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Weasel Cognac edition (stout aged in cognac barrels)
Sam Smith Yorkshire Stingo (classified as English Strong Ale)
Lost Abbey Deliverance (blend of Serpent Stout aged in bourbon barrels and Angel's Share aged in brandy barrels)
Lost Abbey Serpent Stout (imperial stout)
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break (imperial stout)
Evil Twin Soft Dookie (Soft DK in the US, imperial stout)

 

Avery's Uncle Jacobs Stout
Firestone Walker's Parabola
Dogfish Heads Palo Santo
Avery's Mephistopholes

 

Anything Kuhnhenn. The Vintage Ale in particular hides its strength really well, and manages to stay relatively dry for a %17 beer. Never gets too sweet, even at room temp.

 

Lately I've really been enjoying Sam smith Yorkshire Stingo. Great with a little time on it. Also founders old curmudgeon.

 

Stone Double Bastard
Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout
SN Bigfoot

 

Surly SŸX
Double Bastard
Deschutes/HOTD Conflux #1 Collage

 

I've really been loving North Coast Old Stock Ale for the last year or so. Almost 12% and drinks like a nice port wine after it's warmed up a little (I even ordered my first keg of it the othe other day!) . Also big on SN Bigfoot, Stone's double Bastard and a few of their other high ABV's. Also check out DFH Burtaon Baton--it's a 10%er that goes down pretty easy. Founders Double Trouble is pretty straight too dude.

 

A buddy of mine told just told me that Flying Dog's triple IPA is pretty good. It's 11.5% so sounds interesting​

 

Palo Santo

 

Ooh yeah, forgot about Palo Santo...great beer with a hint of vanilla. Nice call sir!

 

Alaskan Barleywine, Old Rasputin, Southern Tier imperial oatmeal stout, Goose Island Bourbon County brand stout.

 

How bout a strong Belgian ale:
Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw
I just call it the keizer, it's freaking good man....
I love it cuz of the taste, great Belgian style man.

 

Old stock both regular and barrel aged
Melange 3
Fruet

 

Because of this post I am now going to drop the $12-13 on a bottle of Conflux #1. I had #2 a while back and wasn't too impressed so when I saw this I figured I'd skip it, especially at that price for a 12 oz bottle. But this post got me wondering (since #2 def wouldn't be a "strong ale") so I looked it up and it sounds like an amazing blend. Word up.

 

King Henry

 

King Henry & Mother of all Storms are my two favorite beers.

Like noted previously, anything big from Kuhnhenn is awesome. That BA BW is awesome.

(typed while drinking bourbon all night)

 

Had never heard of Midnight Sun before until I tried their Arctic Devil Barley Wine. It was amazing. I've been looking for a bottle of it ever since and can't land one. I got their Beserker Stout recently and I am looking forward to open it pretty soon.

Others I've enjoyed recently:

Alpine Bad Boy
FW Parabola
Deschutes BB XXIV
AleSmith Speedway Stout
Lost Abbey Serpent Stout
Hair of the Dog Adam
North Coast Old Stock Ale
Bruery Fruet

Mostly west coast beers since I don't have access to stuff from the east.

Cheers!

 

old guardian
the beast grand cru
collage