Imperial Stouts?

just get any RIS and dump some bourbon in it. Thats what every barrel aged stout ever tastes like to me. Yuck. I absolutely love stouts but absolutely hate bourbon/whiskey etc.
Bells Expedition Stout is my all time favorite Stout. Get that one.

 

Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout

 

+ 1 for Old Rasputin. If you can find the XV (reserve?) it's worth the high sticker price.

 

Squatters Outer Darkness I have not seen mentioned yet. Not sure if they make it to PA.

Also, Surly Darkness. they don't distro here at all, so I don't know how rare they are further north.

 

Old Rasputin, founders kbps, and victory storm king

 

My favorite for now is Morning glory from Old Dominion, its actually an expresso stout. really tasty and smooth.

 

Old Rasputin, Ballast Point Sea Monster, Huge Arker (Bourbon barrel aged) from Anderson Valley Brewing, Firestone Walker Parabola (barrel aged, not sure if its bourbon), Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout it has a lower ABV.

 

The Abyss

 

The best Bourbon Stouts I've had thus far are..

Bourbon County
Firestone Parabola
Avery Uncle Jacobs Stout
Fremont Bourbon Abominable (stout-like winter ale)
Pike Entire Wood Aged Stout
Oak aged Yeti
Port Brewing Older Viscosity
Stone Imperial Russian Stout (non-barrel)
Evil Twin: Even More Jesus (non barrel)

 

I was able to obtain a single bottle of BCBS and a single bottle of BCBBW during last year's release. It is available in PA, but distributed in eyedroppers.

In PA, you can definitely get Fegley's Brewworks Barrel Aged Insidious Stout. It is clearly a notch below BCBS, but very good nonetheless.

 

Obviously the OP could do a little more research but follow up posters are either ignorant, careless, or smart alecky when recommending beers they know or should know are not available in PA. Kentucky Brunch isn't happening. The poster is almost certainly not trading for it if this is the type of question they are asking. I dug hanging out at Hess when I was in SD but that is also not particularly helpful.

I'm not sure where OP is in the vast state of Pennsylvania but central waters bb stout is an easy find in the eastern regions at least and is a terrific recommendation even if it's not a personal favorite of mine. I always find CW barrel aged brews when I travel to PA assuming it's relatively close to their release. I'd add their BA coffee stout Peruvian morning; I know infections hit a batch a few years back but I've not had a bad bottle myself; none have shown signs of infection in my experience.

Retribution is a solid choice I see in pa frequently and usually isn't too expensive. BA Boris is very good too but tends to be a bit pricey .

 

Oh forgot to mention BC rare, BA abraxas and gray Monday. You should get those.

 

Join the club..I found a couple of terrific traders to get mine (thanks gentlemen!)...but the more BCBS I drink, the more I want.

 

Never appears in Philly...

 

Central Waters IS in PA..but relatively sparse...

 

Parabola
Bourbon County Brand Stout
Bourbon Barrel aged Old Rasputin
Lair of the Bear
KBS
Boris Van Wink
Eclipse Variants
Barrel Aged Santa's Little Helper (Port Brewing)
Older Viscosity
Ten Fidy
The Abyss

There's more, forgetting some.

 

Hunahpu's

Barrel aging is overrated.

 

Ballast Point's Victory at Sea....it's technically a porter, but it's basically the same thing at 10% ABV

 

Besides all of the above
Storm king is solid
Harviestoun highland park aged ( scotch ale)
Black flag
Xantus
Beer geek breakfast
Anderson valley bourbon barrel is good for the price and availability
Lagunitas imperial stout, great price, availability
Of course Rasputin
Dark truth
Green flash double stout
Serpent stout
I got a bunch...
But mainly firestone and goose island barrel aged schnazz, it's the best!

 

Storm king is amazing but way hoppy for a irs.fegleys Insidious is way amazing tasty sipper.plus fegley's breworks is a PA brewery so I gotta figure you can get it. Cant go wrong with founders imperial stout. Its like cough syrup but it a good way