There is a bit of espresso on the aroma end, but there's plenty of chocolate richness and welcome cherry tartness on the taste end. If you like coffee, dark, bittersweet chocolate, caramel, you'll like a Stout beer for sure. UPDATE July 15, ... Ron Moore: Without a doubt the best coffee stout I have ever had in my life! You will enjoy the aromas of caramel, milk, sugar, chocolate, espresso, and bread toast. It has a creamy and smooth finish.This imperial stout comes from the house of the brewery named Cigar City Brewing. The graham cracker serves as the inspiration behind Georgia-based Burnt Hickory's Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout. More of a cola brown, with a fizziness to match you would not immediately expect that Dark Arts is whopping 15% ABV!Another boozy stout at 15.2%, this beer packs a good punch and delivers all of the great flavors you expect in an American imperial stout.Brewed with cayenne and vanilla, you’ll get hints of heat balanced nicely with some sweetness, bitterness, and a hint of smokiness from the barrel aging.Bell’s Expedition Stout is not one to overlook.It’s a strong beer that can take you a bit by surprise because it’s so easy to drink.
The balance can range from moderately bittersweet to bitter, with the more balanced versions having up to moderate malty richness and the bitter versions being quite dry. If you’re looking for an actual stout, this one can be your best option!It has aromas and tastes of salt, toffee, caramel, peanut butter, and chocolate.
This amazing stout is aged on Willett bourbon barrels, and pulls a fantastically smoky, bourbon and rye flavor from it.If you’re like me and you love a super dark and boozy stout, you will love Uncle Jacob.There has never been a better time to be a lover of dark beer.Edmond’s Oast, out of Charleston, South Carolina, is an innovative smaller brewery that is doing a lot of cool things right now.This is a truly impressive beer with a lot of personality, a respectable 10.5 ABV and a smooth finish.This beer brings some unique flavors to the table such as malty biscuits and a little bit of habanero.Despite notes of chocolate, this is a less sweet stout and trends more towards the bittersweet.It’s dark, full of rich flavors of bourbon, mocha, and subtle hints of something that reminds me vaguely of a bonfire in the country on a Saturday night.Aged on a combination of Willet, Heaven Hill, and Jim Beam barrels, this boozy stout delivers a great smoky, oaky bourbon flavor with all the best of what you expect to find in a quality Russian imperial stout.If you fall head over heels for this beer, you will have to check out some of the many variants such as Even More Cocoa Jesus, Even More Pecan Pie Jesus, or Even More Denmark.AMB will not let you down with its award-winning barrel-aged stout, Edge of a Dream.At just 8% ABV, this one is probably the weakest beer on this list.If you’re going to have a beer for breakfast, this would be the one.If you like a thick stout, you’re going to absolutely love Azathoth!Taking a whiff, you’ll get a pleasant aroma of honey and cocoa.Westbrook comes from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and has a massive barrel-aging program that is fascinating to visit if you ever get the opportunity.Microbreweries all over the country, and some abroad, are developing great stouts every day.