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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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3-14-2010 @10:07AM Kent Dorr said... An excellent regional entry into the best Stout sweepstakes needs to be Blackout Stout from Great Lakes Brewery in Cleveland. A dark full bodied masterful Stout.
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3-14-2010 @1:03AM Jacki said... Rogue's Chocolate Stout. Now THIS is the bomb!!!
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3-13-2010 @8:26PM Jack said... I've tried them all, but Murphy's has always been my personal favorite. The problem is that now that Guinness has bought them out, It's hard to even find a Murphy's, at least in my neck of the woods.
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3-13-2010 @8:26PM frank said... Guiness is the benchmark of stouts.
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3-13-2010 @8:27PM Patricia said... There is no real alternative to Guinness and never will be.
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3-13-2010 @9:04PM Edward said... You know it, Patricia. Cheers.
3-13-2010 @9:53PM DCR said... Murphy's is the alternative, and is a better, smoother, creamier, more palatable stout than Guinness.
3-13-2010 @8:36PM Tom said... I'm a Murphy's fan.
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3-13-2010 @8:50PM Britt said... Glad TenFidy was mentioned; it's amazing! Also, Ivan the Terrible from Big Sky Brewing is incredible (I just had an '08 last night), and Ballast Point Brewing's Victory At Sea Vanilla Coffee Stout has a phenomenal flavor! And don't forget Deschutes' Abyss; one of the greatest stouts out there!
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3-13-2010 @8:43PM Bill said... I've had a lot fewer headaches from drinking water.
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3-13-2010 @9:09PM Doug said... Rogue is an excellent stout, as well as Sam Adams Cream Stout. But there's two NY state regional stouts that are excellent, brewed in the traditional style - Keegan Ales' Mother's Milk (Kingston, NY)and Saranac Irish Stout (Utica, NY).
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3-13-2010 @8:55PM scottdrums said... TRy Sam Adams Imperial Stout. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.......
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3-13-2010 @8:59PM Mark said... It was a limited edition, so I hope that it is again brought to the market- Dog FishHead World Wide Stout
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3-13-2010 @9:02PM Edward said... 10 others ??? Get real, get serious...... "there is only one Stout and it's the original and the best. Guinness! "
Anything after Guinness is an attempt to create Guinness with a cool name, a marketing strategy, and a label.
Greatness in everything starts with being original and great . Secretariat, Ali, "MJ", Peter Lugers Steakhouse, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Gracidas (Polo), Nobu, and so on.
Slainte.......
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3-15-2010 @2:28AM RICHARD ALBICKER said... Here,here, for Samuel Smiths and you might want to try Saranac Black and Tan from West End Brewery in Utica NY
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3-13-2010 @9:30PM nherent said... Saranac Irish stout.....Utica, New York
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3-13-2010 @9:47PM Jimmy said... Guiness Guiness Guiness!!! I've drank Guiness 40 years now and was as good then as it is now! Let's see how these other "Johnny come lately are in 40 years let alone over 200!
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3-13-2010 @9:52PM DCR said... Murphy's has been brewing its stout since 1856. It's not johnny-come-lately. Too bad they didn't list Beamish stout here. I am not a big fan of American stouts. Give me an Irish one any day of the week!
3-13-2010 @9:48PM DCR said... I have always preferred Murphy's Stout to Guinness, especially from a can. Guinness from a can can have what I call an used ash-tray with coffee ground finish from a can, whereas the Murphy's is about as good out of the can as it is on tap, which is to say, it is excellent. Clean, smooth, full-bodied without being overpowering or bitter, as Guinness can be at times. Interestingly enough, Guinness is one of those beers that tastes quite a bit different when drunk from a can versus from tap. I have found Murphy's to be more consistent.
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3-13-2010 @10:14PM Norm said... Reno's Buckbean Brewery has a wonderful Dark Noddy Stout. It's great from the can, but even better on tap. Stop by the brewery on McCarran and Rock Blvd for a free taste. Perhaps even buy a growler or keg.... You won't be disappointed.
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