Favorite Imperial Stout?

[jimmypa]

Just fell back in love with imperial stouts after drinking an Oscar Blues Ten Fidy (with one year on it) this past weekend. Hands down the best imperial stout I have ever tried...and it comes in a can! I'm thinking about splitting a case of the Ten Fidy and possibly another of something else with one of my friends to drink and TRY to age...

What are some of your favorites and what ages well?

 

[SDShark]

Ballast Point Sea Monster (from San Diego) is one of my favorites!

 

[twenty5]

Ten Fidy is a favorite of mine also.

Some other GREAT regular release imperial stouts for me are:
Founders Breakfast Stout
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout (Recently tried this and it is worth the search)
DFH World Wide Stout
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Terrapin Wake N Bake
Chocolate Yeti

I think I could keep going.... I love me some good stouts!

 

[zepp69]

Sammy Smith is pretty darn good.

 

[twenty5]

Weyerbacher Tiny is also a really good Imperial Stout, especially since it is local for you and localish for me.

 

[jimmypa]

ooh man...getting thirsty

was thinking of a few of those, also anyone try the Founders Imperial Stout or Bell's Expedition Imp. Stout? I like the more smooth, creamy stouts where you can't even tell it's high abv.

 

[D Quintero]

ten fidy is sure one big bold oilcan of a stout

some old and new faves-

kern river class V
youngs dbl choc
bear republic big bear black
port brewing old viscosity
jester king black metal
sierra nevada narwhal

its all good !

 

[pbibby]

Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout is AWESOME!!

 

[icehog3]

Some of my favorites are mentioned above.

A couple faves that I did not see mentioned:

Three Floyds Dark Lord
Avery Czar

 

[NHaze]

and TRY to age....

Wouldn't bother- aging in a can probably won't do anything besides muting the flavors. I highly doubt Ten Fidy is "can conditioned"

I say just drink'em! :beer:


-Clipper City Peg Leg imp. stout is awesome

 

[txaggie9307]

I can not believe this has not been mentioned:

Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/112/412

 

[javajunkie]

Some of my favorites are mentioned above.

A couple faves that I did not see mentioned:

Three Floyds Dark LordAvery Czar

that atually exists? o)

stone russian imperial, it eats light!

EDIT: there was a little facetiousness there. AFAIK, dark lord is one of the big HTF in the brew scene. knew there were some good brothers getting stirred up over dark lord day, trying to secure a stash.

 

[icehog3]

Some of my favorites are mentioned above.

A couple faves that I did not see mentioned:

Three Floyds Dark Lord

that atually exists? o)

Are you being facetious?

 

[jimmypa]

Picked up a case of Oscar Blues Ten Fidy, Weyerbacher Old Heathen, and Butternuts Moo Thunder! Gotta love Shangy's!!

 

[AussieMitch]

This gets my vote.

This would beat out the Tokyo* if it were more readily available... I have one bottle left...
(And if you haven't already guessed... I am a total whore for Brewdog beers)

 

[smokinghole]

Picked up a case of Oscar Blues Ten Fidy, Weyerbacher Old Heathen, and Butternuts Moo Thunder! Gotta love Shangy's!!

I hope butternuts Moo Thunder is good because the other beers I had of theirs are not anything I want to taste again. Others might like them but not me, not one bit.

 

[KPP]

Did one of these threads a while back & am sure many here are the same as they were over a year or more ago...

Deschutes Abyss and Founders KBS & Imperial Stout I suspect will still be duking it out for the top spot in this category come this winter.

The only one I've had so far this fall is Dogfish Head Bitches Brew. Don't get the love for this one. Two years ago it tasted like skoal mint chew and thought I might've gotten a bad bottle. Turns out I didn't. Same exact herbal sour tobacco thing. Just not for me at all.

 

[KPP]

Found it..

http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php/49927-Favorite-Stout?highlight=

Theres a link to an article in there re: aging as well.

 

[coronalogan]

Brooklyns black chocolate stout is another one not mentioned that is good this year. Had it last night.

 

[tazbigdog]

Samuel Smith...thought it was weak when I started drinking it and then...POW...hits me like a mule! Not bad!:ccowboy: