i'm drinking some samuel smith's imperial stout, and it's pretty damn good. I love dark beer, any suggestions for what else I should try? I'm in Richmond, VA. I'd like to try some three floyds dark lord, but hear it's impossible to get any.
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I believe that dark lord is only released at the brewery on one particular day, called dark lord day.
OTOH, there are many other nice stouts you can try - Victory's Storm King, Stone's Imperial Russian Stout, Old Rasputin, Great Divide Yeti, etc....
Here's a link with some Russian Imperial Stouts:
BA listing for RIS
P.S. : This is probably not available to you in VA, but I just picked up some St. Arnold's Divine Reserve #5, which is also a RIS.
OTOH, there are many other nice stouts you can try - Victory's Storm King, Stone's Imperial Russian Stout, Old Rasputin, Great Divide Yeti, etc....
Here's a link with some Russian Imperial Stouts:
BA listing for RIS
P.S. : This is probably not available to you in VA, but I just picked up some St. Arnold's Divine Reserve #5, which is also a RIS.
IHateMyJob2004
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Saranac has a seasonal out (I think its seasonal). Saranac Pomegranate Wheat. Awesome. I usually drink one of those and some Magic Hat and switch with each new beer I get.
Not a dark beer but not piss(Bud, Coors, etc) either. Are you really looking for real dark beers?
Not a dark beer but not piss(Bud, Coors, etc) either. Are you really looking for real dark beers?
'tis good. But not really a "dark" beer in the sense of a stout. I mean, sure, a B&T is half stout, half ale. But it's not the same in "premix" form.
I bought a 6pk of Saranac Pomegranate Wheat. I wasn't impressed...thought it was OK.
I liked Shiner's Hefeweizen more. It was like $5.12 at Lowe's Foods.
pyonir
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Make sure to get some Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. The Sam Adams Black Porter isn't too bad for a mass produced beer. of course you can also never go wrong with Guinness and Guinness Extra Stout. i don't enjoy most other stouts because of the chocolate undertones most of them have.
Great beer. Unibroue is ftw. Others, Young's Chocolate, Rogue's Mocha Porter, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Stone's Imperial Stout, Three Floyd's Dreadnaught (IPA).. hmm, I'll post others as I think of 'em.
GagHalfrunt
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Anchor Brewing (of Anchor Steam fame) makes the best English Porter I've ever had. It's tough to find, but it's well worth whatever it costs if you do.
Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale is pretty good...though dark(er than Miller Lite), it's not at all similar to an Imperial Stout. In the same vein, check out Brooklyn Brown Ale. It's like Newcastle, but much better (nuttier, slighly sweeter, and with a better balance of malt and hops). My wife does backflips for it.
Lancaster (PA) Brewery's Milk Stout is damn tasty, and should be available in VA. It's a "sweet" stout (as opposed to Guiness, which is a "dry" stout) that's brewed with lactose, so it's not for the lactose intolerant. Dogfishhead (MD) brews an "Indian Brown Ale", which is basically a Coke-colored beer made like an American IPA (high alcohol, and hoppy as hell). The taste is pretty good and I consider it worth trying.
Beyond that, you're pretty much on your own. Tons of micros put out darker brews, but availability in any given area is a crapshoot. Certain lighter beers have gained a decent national following the past few year (like Fat Tire and Dead Guy Ale), but the dark ones are still and aquired taste. If a micro that you like puts out a porter or a stout, then give it a shot. You'll quickly figure out which ones you like. Most dark beers are pretty good, if you like dark beers. The tastes of those styles are more complex, which makes them much more forgiving of brewing mistakes. Even a bad one tastes pretty good.
Most of the imports that can be found are commercialized beers like Guinness or Heineken Dark. They're macro-brews produced for a wide audience, and generally not worth your time. The exceptions are the Vienna-style dark lagers. They're similar in color to a Newcastle, but being lagers they're a little crisper and cleaner in taste. Some of the best come from Mexico (a throw-back to Maximilian I)...Negra Modelo is a decent commercial example that's widely available.
Find a bar that has an ecclectic set of taps (or a six-pack shop that specializes in micros) and start sampling. You like dark beers, so pretty much anything you try will at least be OK (certainly far better than Coors light). Pretty much anything that isn't a "dark" American macro-brew (i.e. Michelob Dark) should be pretty good, and you'll quickly figure out which ones you like.
Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale is pretty good...though dark(er than Miller Lite), it's not at all similar to an Imperial Stout. In the same vein, check out Brooklyn Brown Ale. It's like Newcastle, but much better (nuttier, slighly sweeter, and with a better balance of malt and hops). My wife does backflips for it.
Lancaster (PA) Brewery's Milk Stout is damn tasty, and should be available in VA. It's a "sweet" stout (as opposed to Guiness, which is a "dry" stout) that's brewed with lactose, so it's not for the lactose intolerant. Dogfishhead (MD) brews an "Indian Brown Ale", which is basically a Coke-colored beer made like an American IPA (high alcohol, and hoppy as hell). The taste is pretty good and I consider it worth trying.
Beyond that, you're pretty much on your own. Tons of micros put out darker brews, but availability in any given area is a crapshoot. Certain lighter beers have gained a decent national following the past few year (like Fat Tire and Dead Guy Ale), but the dark ones are still and aquired taste. If a micro that you like puts out a porter or a stout, then give it a shot. You'll quickly figure out which ones you like. Most dark beers are pretty good, if you like dark beers. The tastes of those styles are more complex, which makes them much more forgiving of brewing mistakes. Even a bad one tastes pretty good.
Most of the imports that can be found are commercialized beers like Guinness or Heineken Dark. They're macro-brews produced for a wide audience, and generally not worth your time. The exceptions are the Vienna-style dark lagers. They're similar in color to a Newcastle, but being lagers they're a little crisper and cleaner in taste. Some of the best come from Mexico (a throw-back to Maximilian I)...Negra Modelo is a decent commercial example that's widely available.
Find a bar that has an ecclectic set of taps (or a six-pack shop that specializes in micros) and start sampling. You like dark beers, so pretty much anything you try will at least be OK (certainly far better than Coors light). Pretty much anything that isn't a "dark" American macro-brew (i.e. Michelob Dark) should be pretty good, and you'll quickly figure out which ones you like.
oh yes, from the same company that make Fat Tire, they also makes a Dark Beer named 1448 or something like that. Very good dark beer.
1554. Also try Trippel, Abbey, and Mothership Wit. Oddly enough Fat Tire is my least favorite New Belgium beer.
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