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While the urge to guzzle Guinness on St. Patrick's Day may be overpowering, there's no need to follow the herd -- or subject yourself to (gasp!) green beer. These 10 stouts are every bit the flavorful alternative. And yes, if you ask nicely, we'll even draw a shamrock in the beer's foam.
Bell's Kalamazoo Stout:
The marvelous Michigan stout pours coal-black, with an aroma of roasted malt and a licorice-like flavor blended with bittersweet chocolate.
Rogue's Shakespeare Stout:
Inky with a fat brown head, Shakespeare tastes like mocha coffee reimagined as beer.
Sierra Nevada Stout:
This affordable, widely available stout doesn't disappoint, providing a creamy body with roasted bitterness and a little hint of hops.
Bar Harbor Brewing's Cadillac Mountain Stout:
Hailing from Bar Harbor, Maine, this incredibly smooth sipper recalls milk chocolate mixed with a little caramel.
Bison Organic's Chocolate Stout:
Coffee dominates the flavor, with notes of dark chocolate shining through on the finish. It's even better if you let it warm up a bit.
AleSmith's Speedway Stout:
California's AleSmith has created a rich stout with a fragrance of espresso and oak that, despite its double-digit alcohol content, remains velvety and completely drinkable.
Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout:
Light a fire, pour this black-hole-colored concoction into a snifter and spend hours savoring its chocolaty, boozy, belly-warming pleasures.
Great Divide's Yeti Imperial Stout:
Holy abominable beer! The Yeti's as viscous as engine oil, packing a pungent, earthy scent of dark chocolate and bitter flavors of fresh-roasted coffee.
Left Hand's Milk Stout:
Brewed with lactose (hence the term milk stout), this Colorado beer drinks creamy, mild and slightly chocolaty. The low ABV -- 5.2 percent -- means you can easily sip several.
Murphy's Irish Stout:
Guinness may get all the Irish accolades, but Murphy's is equally magnificent. It offers a thick, cloud-like head and roasty bitterness that leads to a pleasingly dry finish.
What stouts do you savor? Spill it in the comments.
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3-13-2010 @5:43PM Mars said... Amen to Old Rasputin. Twelve Dog has a Russian Imperial Stout called Siberian Night that is simply incredible and with a abv of 9.7% you're set for the night.
3-14-2010 @12:40AM harp said... I found murphy's to be watery. What about beamish? A great Irish stout, if you can find it.
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3-13-2010 @4:59PM George C. Rugen Jr. said... It's about time people were educated to the fact that the Stout world does not revolve around Guinness!
Belfast Bay Brewing Co. of Maine brews what I consider the best Stout I have ever tasted-------.
McGovern's Oatmeal Stout. It won a silver medal 2 years in a row in Germany during a world tasting championship.
www.belfastbaybrewing.com
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3-14-2010 @12:37AM harp said... If you live by Watertown, NY a small local brewery called Sacket's Harbor Brewing Co. makes St.Stephens stout which is really good. As it's made right there it's extremely fresh.
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3-13-2010 @5:03PM jettjon said... Slashfood finally got an article on beer right. Kudoes on spotlighting some of my favorites, including Lefthand Imperial Stout and Great Divide Yeti! (The oak aged Yeti is yet another degree of awesomeness.)
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3-13-2010 @9:07PM joe said... AAAH but none takes the place of GUINNESS
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3-13-2010 @5:16PM Gary Mayer said... I lived in Chicago for ten years and swear by Goose Island Brewery. There are many other good brews besides their Stout.
I now live in northeast Wisconsin in a college town that has bars on every block and we have only one micro-brewery, Fox Valley, which is owned by Fratello's, a small restaurant chain that is expanding. Want a great business opportunity; open a micro in Oshkosh.
When I want beer veriety, however, all I have to do is drive an hour and a quarter to Milwaukee, loaded with brands and micro-breweries. Forget about Miller (except for the ballpark, which is great!). There are micro's galore. I hope some of the brands mentioned are from Milwaukee because that great city on a great lake is still the U.S. beer capital, despite what Oregonians and easterners say.
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3-13-2010 @5:20PM k.m.mcgroarty said... THE BEST is Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery in Bend Oregon. YUM YUM
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3-13-2010 @5:45PM Gary Mayer said... k.m.mcgroarty: Certainly, you possess the right name for stout; but, as you will note in my prior comment, Milwaukee is still the brewing capital of the U.S. and it's closer to home than Oregon.
What I like best about Oregon is the nude beach along the Columbia River, with a great view of Mt. St. Helens. Oh, and that high waterfall just east of Portland. Teriffic city, teriffic beer, but unfortunately too far from home.
3-13-2010 @5:21PM Joe said... Here in the Carolina's, it's" Duck Rabbit" from a small brewery in Eastern NC.
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3-14-2010 @1:05PM pete said... you have tried the rest now stick with the best..guinness
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3-13-2010 @5:54PM Jim Staudt said... I'm shocked. Shocked! Where is Beamish?
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3-13-2010 @5:46PM Tammie said... Golden City Brewery's Oatmeal Stout... Golden, CO. Good stuff!
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3-13-2010 @5:51PM Kris said... Speeking of Oatmeal Stout, Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout is wonderful! And I almost forgot Sam Adams "Imperial Stout"
3-13-2010 @5:46PM Kris said... Sam Adams "Cream Stout" should be on the list.
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3-13-2010 @9:14PM stoutman said... Expedition Stout by Bells. Its the espresso of stouts.
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3-13-2010 @6:20PM Sammie said... Mia & Pia's Pizzeria in Klamath Falls, Oregon makes the best chocolate stout in the world, if you're ever in the area, stop in! You won't be disappointed, they have great pizza's too!
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3-14-2010 @6:56PM Bruce O said... The island of Jamaica brews a stout its called DRAGON STOUT, try it you'll like it.
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3-13-2010 @6:13PM Paul said... You missed some of the best brewed by Battle Creek, Michigan's Arcadia Brewery
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3-13-2010 @6:17PM nate said... Ska Brewing out of Durango, CO has some of the best beer in the USA, maybe the world.
For a killer stout, try their Steel Toe Stout. Buster Nut Brown is quite delectable as well.
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