What Are Your Top 5 RIS?

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  1. DanH83

    DanH83 Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2013 New York

    Non-BA:
    BORIS
    Stone Espresso
    Southampton RIS
    Damon
    Hopped up Johnie

    ....not in any particular order.
     
    #121 DanH83, Jun 26, 2013
  2. graphicsguy

    graphicsguy Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2011 Wisconsin

    Dark Lord Vanilla
    BCBS Vanilla
    Black Tuesday
    KBS
    BCBS
     
    #122 graphicsguy, Jun 26, 2013
  3. johnsopa

    johnsopa Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2013 Minnesota

    No order, pretty traditional RIS list

    Surly Darkness
    Ten Fidy
    Stone IRS
    Expedition
    Narwhal...perhaps this is a reach, but I enjoyed it.
     
    #123 johnsopa, Jun 26, 2013
  4. Dogzbone

    Dogzbone Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2012 New York

    Bourbon County
    Parabola
    Yeti (All of them!)
    Courage
    Old Rasputin
     
    #124 Dogzbone, Jun 26, 2013
  5. NumberNone

    NumberNone Initiate (0) Mar 12, 2012 Maryland

    1. Parabola
    2. Stone IRS
    3. Ten FIDY
    4. Stone Espresso IRS
    5. B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher

    Almost: Narwhal, Storm King, Old Rasputin, Heresy
     
    #125 NumberNone, Jun 26, 2013
  6. cjoc83

    cjoc83 Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I'm gonna go with non-BBA RIS, since I feel like that's well worn territory. In no particular order...
    Founders RIS
    Stone Espresso IRS
    Old Rasputin
    BCS
    Yeti
     
    #126 cjoc83, Jun 26, 2013
  7. alex_hart

    alex_hart Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2013 Oklahoma

    Stone Imperial Russian Stout
    Stone Imperial Russian Stout again
    Old Rasputin
    Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
    Stone Espresso Imperial Russian Stout
     
    #127 alex_hart, Jun 26, 2013
  8. Burkbom23

    Burkbom23 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2013 Connecticut

    Yeti
    Founders Imperial Stout
    Stone Imperial Russian Stout
    Ten Fidy
    Dark Seas
     
    #128 Burkbom23, Jun 26, 2013
  9. CraftEyeDoc

    CraftEyeDoc Initiate (0) May 3, 2012 North Carolina

    RIS
    1. Huna
    2. Founder's Imp stout
    3. Marshal Z
    4. Ten Fidy
    5. Yeti

    BA RIS
    1. 2011 Vanila DL
    2. BC Rare
    3. R.A.R.E. DOS (any version, LOVED 2013 BA Day)
    4. Murd'a Out
    5. BCBS
     
    #129 CraftEyeDoc, Jun 26, 2013
  10. Morey

    Morey Pooh-Bah (1,822) Dec 30, 2007 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Non-Barrel Aged
    Stone IRS
    Smuttynose Imperial Stout
    Darkness
    FIS
    Marshal Z

    * I didn't count Hunahpu and other flavored stouts. But if I did, Huna would be at the top of this list.
     
    #130 Morey, Jun 26, 2013
  11. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Brooklyn BCS
    Sierra Nevada Narwal
    Weyerbacher Old Heathen
    Victory Storm King
    Smuttynose Imperial Stout
     
    #131 dennis3951, Jun 26, 2013
  12. hipcat

    hipcat Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2012 North Carolina

    Ten Fidy
    Breakfast Stout
    Narwhal
    The Czar
    Black Chocolate Stout
     
    #132 hipcat, Jul 1, 2013
  13. velcrogrip

    velcrogrip Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 Florida

    Non BA
    Hunahpu's
    Marshal Zhukov
    Green Flash Double Stout
    Ten Fidy
    Expedition
     
    #133 velcrogrip, Jul 1, 2013
  14. beerindex

    beerindex Zealot (641) Jun 18, 2007 Michigan

    1. Avery The Czar
    2. GD BA Yeti
    3. Founders Imperial Stout
    4. FH BA Sexual Chocolate
    5. Good People County Line #4: Fatso

    Honorable mentions:
    Haandbryggeriet Dark Force, Hoppin Frog Boris, NC Old Rasputin XII, Stone Bourbon Barrel RIS, 2009 DL, and Weyerbacher Heresy
     
    #134 beerindex, Jul 1, 2013
  15. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Ten Fidy- thick and rich
    Yeti - a bouquet of flavor that includes hops
    Old Rasputin- exemplary
    Alesmith- all around awesome
    Founders Breakfast Stout - sweet and smooth
     
    #135 utopiajane, Jul 1, 2013
  16. PEIhop

    PEIhop Maven (1,300) Dec 2, 2010 Massachusetts

    BCBS
    Plead the Fifth
    Abyss
    Stone RIS
    Odin's Tipple
     
    #136 PEIhop, Jul 1, 2013
  17. zac16125

    zac16125 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,432) Jan 26, 2010 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Since this thread resurfaced I figured Id revise my ratings. Only change is 50/50 EC 20 is now #1
     
    #137 zac16125, Jul 1, 2013
  18. BigJim5021

    BigJim5021 Savant (1,227) Sep 2, 2007 Indiana

    Too many people listing BA stouts. Tsk tsk, y'all.

    These are all no-frills, nothing-added RIStouts. No particular order here:
    • Bell's Expedition
    • Founder's Imperial
    • Yeti
    • Old Rasputin
    • Plead the 5th
     
    #138 BigJim5021, Jul 1, 2013
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  19. Schmaltzy

    Schmaltzy Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2009 California

    1. Societe The Butcher
    2. Surly Darkness
    3. Dark Horse Plead 5th
    4. Founders-any
    5. Alesmith Speedway Stout

    Societe has the best stout I have ever had, believe me I have had many...
     
    #139 Schmaltzy, Jul 1, 2013
  20. SadMachine

    SadMachine Grand Pooh-Bah (3,220) Mar 14, 2011 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'm assuming this is not including barrel aged so:
    Stone IRS (plus the Espresso variant... Yeah I'm doing this so I can cheat and list 6!)
    Founders Imperial Stout
    Dark Horse Plead the 5th
    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
    North Coast Old Rasputin
     
    #140 SadMachine, Jul 1, 2013
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