Which brewery makes the best stouts?

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  1. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    Cigar City stouts have this amazing "black hole" appearance that are darker than any stouts I've ever seen. Moreover, the characteristic dark chocolate bite that is found in each variant kind of marks a house profile to it.

    Hunahpu, Marshal Zhukov, and Moat Water are the only ones I've had and each have these elements to them.
     
    #21 hoptualBrew, Aug 22, 2013
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  2. kcbaby

    kcbaby Zealot (595) Jun 30, 2010 Massachusetts

    Voodoo did a helluva job with the Barrel Room beers.
     
    #22 kcbaby, Aug 22, 2013
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  3. Stugotzo

    Stugotzo Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2012 Florida

    I think you have identity issues.
     
    #23 Stugotzo, Aug 22, 2013
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  4. Ispeakforthetrees

    Ispeakforthetrees Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 Colorado

    I think OB is 1/1 on their stouts...
     
    #24 Ispeakforthetrees, Aug 22, 2013
  5. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Best stouts by BA rAvg = Toppling Goliath.

    I think the rAvgs go: KBBS = 4.89 and Mornin' Delight 4.80.
     
    #25 Stevedore, Aug 22, 2013
  6. riemster

    riemster Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2011 Ohio

    1. Founders - FBS, FIS, KBS, CBS
    2. Great Divide - Yeti variants
    3. Goose Island - BCBS variants
    4. Hoppin Frog - BORIS variants and DORIS
     
    #26 riemster, Aug 22, 2013
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  7. shand

    shand Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 13, 2010 Florida
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    Total homerism, but I'll have to go for Cigar City. No one nails that huge mouthfeel like them.

    If Prairie puts out a few more stouts on the level that Bomb is at, there might be a contender to the crown.
     
    #27 shand, Aug 22, 2013
  8. lic217

    lic217 Pooh-Bah (2,090) Aug 10, 2010 Connecticut
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    These are my top 3 as well. Evil twin might be the best for me, but they are too expensive. Give me founders for the price and availability.
     
    #28 lic217, Aug 22, 2013
  9. mouseman007

    mouseman007 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Ohio

    I second the voodoo barrel release mention...
     
    #29 mouseman007, Aug 22, 2013
  10. shawnp

    shawnp Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 Minnesota

    Surly
    Toppling Goliath
    Hoppin' Frog
    Oskar Blues
    Stone
    Brooklyn
    Founders
     
    #30 shawnp, Aug 22, 2013
  11. solo103

    solo103 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2012 Florida

    I live in drove doen from Jacksonville today to pick up some El Catador bottles and they had it on Nitro and and Co2 and it was phenomenal. I got a growler and cracked it when I got hone and that's when this thread was born. I think I about to pour the last now. Cheers
     
    #31 solo103, Aug 22, 2013
  12. regularjohn

    regularjohn Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 New Jersey

    founders is definitely up there with stouts, in terms of availability and just being world class across the board. i think founders will definitely release another stout for the backstage series.
     
    #32 regularjohn, Aug 22, 2013
  13. BedetheVenerable

    BedetheVenerable Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2008 Missouri

    Goose Island, pretty much based upon BCBS alone. The variants have been very hit-or-miss for me, but a well-aged keg of BCBS (or bottle, for that matter) is pure magic, plain and simple.
     
    #33 BedetheVenerable, Aug 22, 2013
  14. xsouldriverx

    xsouldriverx Initiate (0) Aug 5, 2006 New York

    Brooklyn
    Evil Twin
    Bells
    Deschutes

    no particular order.
     
    #34 xsouldriverx, Aug 22, 2013
  15. gasanesthesia

    gasanesthesia Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2012 Georgia

    Easy....Founders.
     
    #35 gasanesthesia, Aug 22, 2013
  16. solo103

    solo103 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2012 Florida

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    Cafe Americana and the inspiration for this thread
     
    #36 solo103, Aug 22, 2013
  17. Seanniek91

    Seanniek91 Maven (1,276) Jul 1, 2012 Rhode Island
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    Destruise.
     
    #37 Seanniek91, Aug 22, 2013
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  18. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    For what? Darkness? Alone?
    I will give the "thought" of Four to you, but none of us get to enjoy that nectar of the gods again.

    Another vote for Bell's here...
     
    #38 mnstorm99, Aug 22, 2013
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  19. barleywinefiend

    barleywinefiend Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2007 Washington

    Thank you.
     
    #39 barleywinefiend, Aug 22, 2013
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  20. RobM77

    RobM77 Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2013 Illinois

    Too, too many... but for those who produce MULTIPLE good ones...

    Bell's
    Founders
    Central Waters
    Goose Island
    Perennial Ales
    Evil Twin
    Deschutes
    Surly
     
    #40 RobM77, Aug 22, 2013
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