"Starter" Stouts

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  1. Northlax3

    Northlax3 Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2012 New Jersey

    Someone else said it, but i will echo it.

    Weyerbacher Old Heathen.
     
    #41 Northlax3, Sep 14, 2012
  2. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    Four words: Deschutes Black Butte Porter.

    A world-class porter that isn't too nuts and any novice will like. Oh and it's easy to find in AZ pretty much anywhere that craft beer is sold (we have it in supermarkets here).

    /thread
     
    #42 Lutter, Sep 14, 2012
  3. Zaphog

    Zaphog Grand Pooh-Bah (4,676) Sep 23, 2011 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    New Holland The Poet

    Edit: not available in MD
     
    #43 Zaphog, Sep 14, 2012
  4. j47paco

    j47paco Zealot (740) Dec 19, 2010 California
    Trader

    Velvet Merlin.
     
    #44 j47paco, Sep 14, 2012
  5. BlueRogue

    BlueRogue Initiate (0) May 1, 2011 Maine

    Samuel Adams Cream Stout got me started.
     
    #45 BlueRogue, Sep 14, 2012
  6. gtermi

    gtermi Initiate (0) Apr 21, 2010 Texas

    Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout is what my fiancee hooked to beers.
     
    #46 gtermi, Sep 14, 2012
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  7. DonDirkA

    DonDirkA Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Arizona

    But awesome
     
    #47 DonDirkA, Sep 14, 2012
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  8. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    There is no starter stout. Your buddy may only like strong stouts like me and if you feed him weak stouts he may never realize how much he likes stouts. One of the few under 10% stouts I even like is BORIS from hoppin Frog.

    Some of my favs are:

    BT
    BCBS
    Parabola

    You should feed him at least one over the top strong stout. Parabola is very easy to find or trade for.
     
    #48 HopsintheSack, Sep 14, 2012
  9. DonDirkA

    DonDirkA Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Arizona

    Appreciate it, lol. And its gonna be a doozey hopefully. Looks like we'll end up around 53 SRM and 10.5% ABV. Its gonna be light on the bourbon and oak (we aren't gonna spike it or use oak chips, just soak some oak cubes in bourbon) and heavy on the chocolate. There'll be around 8oz of cocao nibs in the boil, another 4oz in primary and 4oz in secondary.
     
    #49 DonDirkA, Sep 14, 2012
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  10. DonDirkA

    DonDirkA Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Arizona

    I want him to get a couple easier ones down then I'll start pushing the stronger ones on him cause thats what we're going for.
     
    #50 DonDirkA, Sep 14, 2012
  11. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    Who knows you could give him a weak stout and he hates it thinking thats what stouts are going to taste like. That's what I thought at first. You should collect a series, a weak watery one, maybe a sweet one, and an over top strong stout and do a tasting of all three. See where the taste buds land.
     
    #51 HopsintheSack, Sep 14, 2012
  12. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    I know less than nothing about brewing, but it sounds awesome anyway!
     
    #52 Bluecane, Sep 14, 2012
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  13. DonDirkA

    DonDirkA Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Arizona

    He loves good beer so if he hates one, he isn't the kind of guy to say "fuck it" and give up. Plus he's a homebrewer so he's in it for the experience and the flavor profile building. I have recommended some Imperials and Chocolate stouts to him as well, he just wanted some reco's for "starters" so thats why I had to hit you guys.
     
    #53 DonDirkA, Sep 14, 2012
  14. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Obsidian Stout from Deschutes is a treat.
     
    #54 UCLABrewN84, Sep 14, 2012
  15. johnnybgood1999

    johnnybgood1999 Savant (1,000) Oct 31, 2008 Virginia

    For sure. I trade back and forth with a buddy from Texas and that was my first bottle of the Abyss. I got to drink it on vacation in the Smokies.
     
    #55 johnnybgood1999, Sep 14, 2012
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  16. C2H5

    C2H5 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2012 Illinois

    I wouldn't look for a thinner or less abv just because he doesn't know much about stouts. I would hit him with a strong world class stout right off the bat and get him hooked.
    Founders Russian Imperial Stout
    Founders Breakfast stout
    Stone Russian Imperial stout
    Bourbon County stout
    parabola
    abyss

    in that order..one after another.. no breaks, no food, no water..good luck
     
    #56 C2H5, Sep 14, 2012
  17. mintjellie

    mintjellie Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2005 Canada (ON)

    Southern Tier Choklat
    Fullers Past Masters Double Stout
    Youngs Double Chocolate
    St. Peters Cream Stout
    Sinha
     
    #57 mintjellie, Sep 14, 2012
  18. Angst

    Angst Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout was one of my first that I enjoyed. It was Abyss however that really got me drinking/liking Stouts.
     
    #58 Angst, Sep 14, 2012
  19. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Sounds like a hell of a time. I have my first bottle in the closet at the moment. Can't wait to drink it. School doesn't give me too many opportunities to drink, but I'll find one for that beer!
     
    #59 Bluecane, Sep 14, 2012
  20. johnnybgood1999

    johnnybgood1999 Savant (1,000) Oct 31, 2008 Virginia

    You're in for a treat. Who knows, you might be snuggling your own bottle in your next avatar pic.
     
    #60 johnnybgood1999, Sep 14, 2012
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