Slow day: Favorite RIS 9% or less?

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  1. fox227

    fox227 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2010 California

    Some times I think about the stronger ales, and many times I don't really care for any substantial amount of alcohol to be on the palate. So in the fairness of it being a slow, boring day, and I hope that this thread isn't thought of as completely worthless. What have you? - see thread title. Let's start with Impy Stouts.

    I'm enjoying a Green Flash Double Stout, and I'm thinking, this is nice and thick, full of flavor and body, and not a hint of booze on the tongue, yet it warms the body nicely. Very delicious! Of course, Old Rasputin is the old standby for this designation, so you may as well leave that beer as goes without saying! Another beer I was blown away by was Bear Republic's Big Bear Black Stout. Wow! For a chocolate forward stout, it seemed really complex and balanced. Then of course there's the first Impy Stout I ever had, the Samuel Smith 7%, which is still very nice.
     
    #1 fox227, Oct 9, 2012
  2. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Samuel Smith's is still my favorite lower ABV
     
    #2 nrs207, Oct 9, 2012
  3. NoLeafClover44

    NoLeafClover44 Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Delaware

    Heresy. No question.
     
    #3 NoLeafClover44, Oct 9, 2012
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  4. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Thirsty Dog Siberian Night. Its my favorite RIS period.
     
    #4 VncentLIFE, Oct 9, 2012
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  5. JulianB

    JulianB Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2012 South Carolina

    O'Dempsey's "Your Black Heart" RIS is one of my favorites in the sub-9% ABV realm.
     
    #5 JulianB, Oct 9, 2012
  6. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Stormaktsporter.
     
    #6 yamar68, Oct 9, 2012
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  7. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    Heresy is awesome. Just had my first bottle last week and really liked it
     
    #7 evilcatfish, Oct 9, 2012
  8. sacrelicio

    sacrelicio Pooh-Bah (1,838) Feb 15, 2005 Minnesota
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    Sam Smith and Bear Repub Big Black. Mos definess.
     
    #8 sacrelicio, Oct 9, 2012
  9. NoLeafClover44

    NoLeafClover44 Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Delaware

    Readily available (in season) BA Stout in 12 oz. bottles for $10-11/4-pack? Doesn't get much better than that.
     
    #9 NoLeafClover44, Oct 9, 2012
  10. lucasj82

    lucasj82 Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Indiana

    Great Lakes Blackout Stout
     
    #10 lucasj82, Oct 9, 2012
  11. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    Old Rasputin
     
    #11 denver10, Oct 9, 2012
  12. TheBishopco

    TheBishopco Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 Tennessee

    I really appreciated the straightforward simplicity of Sprecher's RIS.
     
    #12 TheBishopco, Oct 9, 2012
  13. sacrelicio

    sacrelicio Pooh-Bah (1,838) Feb 15, 2005 Minnesota
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    that's under 9?
     
    #13 sacrelicio, Oct 9, 2012
  14. BigB415

    BigB415 Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 California

    Old Raspy for sure.
     
    #14 BigB415, Oct 9, 2012
  15. lucasj82

    lucasj82 Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Indiana

    Right at 9%
     
    #15 lucasj82, Oct 9, 2012
  16. Dennoman

    Dennoman Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2011 Belgium

    Close call between the regular Nogne O Imperial Stout and the Närke Stormaktsporter (only had Konjaks! at BBF). Both are boozy and packed with flavor for the 9%. I would have to give the slightest edge to the latter, and not just because of its insane rarity. It's beautifully balanced and the positives greatly outweigh the negatives such as the fairly thin mouthfeel.
     
    #16 Dennoman, Oct 9, 2012
  17. ThickNStout

    ThickNStout Pooh-Bah (2,142) Mar 8, 2011 Georgia

    100% agree with O'Dempsey's Your Black Heart. Outstanding fresh and aged.
    Honorable mentions to Rasputin and Sammy Smith.
     
    #17 ThickNStout, Oct 9, 2012
  18. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    Another vote for Greak Lakes Blackout Stout.
     
    #18 Hanzo, Oct 9, 2012
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  19. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    After thinking about it more, I forgot Founders Breakfast Stout. So my two favorites would be FBS and Kern River Class V Stout.
     
    #19 Kadonny, Oct 9, 2012
  20. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Edit above (time ran out). I'm including Impy Stouts in the RIS category since they are practically the same.
     
    #20 Kadonny, Oct 9, 2012
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