The Imperial Stout Hype Thread

I'm not even going to go into the BBA stouts, but my overall favorite non BA, non flavored is Founder Imperial Stout with at least six months on it. Sooo good! The Bells 30th is my second favorite right now but who knows what it will be like in six months to a year.

My favorite coffee is Peche Mortel followed by Aun Mas Cafe Jesus.

Others I really enjoy are TenFidy, Plead the 5th, Expedition w/ at least 6 months, Yeti and all its variants, Big Ricc, and Beer Geek Brunch Weasel. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.

 

Page 15 in this months BA magazine has an add that says Pld the 5th is available November 1st.

 

I'm in shock no one has mentioned Stone IRS lol. (forgive me if I missed it on earlier pages!)

Best bang for you buck, ages great (had a 2011 last year that blew me away).

 

Black Albert from de Struise is one of my favorite. And if you're extremely lucky, you might catch something in the Black Damnation series, a variety of barrel aged variants of Black Albert.

 

Just had that yesterday. One of the best beers I've had in awhile!

 

It clocks in at 10.0% ABV, so definitely an impy. One of the finest examples in my opinion. It's hard to believe how easy it is to come by and at such a great price.

 

Grimm Double Negative is so good.

 

I call them no nonsense imperial Stouts. Ten fidy is just light roast, chocolate, and a lighter dark fruit character. Between its easy to drink in one session format, to its price point, It just doesn't lose. Stone IRS, when it releases in March, is another solid price point no nonsense imperial stout. Old rasputin would be the third no nonsense non adjunct imperial stout that is almost always in my rotation. Beyond that, others can be a treat with all of the added ingredients or aging stages. But they ultimately cost more. I have slowly grown more fond of the no nonsense variety.

 

Toppling Goliath Mornin' Delight
Toppling Goliath Assassin
Toppling Goliath SR-71
Bells Expedition
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout (and variants, particularly Coffee)
Goose Island Napa County Stout
Central Waters Black Gold
Central Waters Anniversary series
Central Waters Peruvian Morning
Founders Imperial Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout
Cigar City Marshal Zhukov
Cigar City Double Barrel Hunahpu
Perennial Sump
Perennial BA Kyoto Sump
Perennial BA Abraxas
Perennial Maman
Hill Farmstead Beyond Good and Evil
Alesmith Speedway and variants
Firestone Walker Parabola
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
Sierra Nevada Narwhal

Just a few of the greats, but I always let these get out of hand.

 

I don't remember for sure, but maybe around 8 years ago they might have been in 6 packs. All I know is that I got a shit load of them in trades (extras), thanks again. Still for the price, one of the best out there.

Cheers!

 

KDS, ************s.

 

Since I'm a massive stout head I could expound on this for a while. I'll just go with one that came out of left field and blew me away.

Grimm Artisinal Ales Double Negative

Had it on draft at my favorite watering hole in Raleigh NC and wow, I was unprepared. I had already had Grimm on my radar since having their Rainbow Dome sour and was interested in more from them.

The mouthfeel is akin to Speedway, silky and oily, almost like a live animal slithered down your throat. A 10 percenter but the booze is pleasant and not aggressive. So much roasted coffee and chocolate, also a faint smoky flavor. It just hit all the right notes for me for a stout, and I will definitely be buyingas much as I can get my hands on, since Grimm is hard to come by round these parts.

 

Speedway Stout, Wootstout, Old Rasputin original and bourbon aged, Victory at sea, Modern Times monsters park, cant beat black friday Bourbon County. Man, I'm putting on a lot of weight this season.

 

Chocolate oak aged yeti goes hard in the paint

 

I've read all the replies and I'm surprised to see not one mention of Mexican cake. Maybe I was just so excited to drink it but it's definitely my favorite imperials if not beers.

Zhukov, Aun mas cafe Jesus, breakfast stout, KBS, bomb! Rasputin... All greats that come to mind

 

I've just stocked up on Good King Henry.