Best stout on Reddit
220 reviews from r/beer, r/CraftBeer, r/indianapolis and 8 more subreddits
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#1
Founders
4.8
(21)
"Founders makes a lot. And a lot are good."
"My FAVORITE STOUT AND BEER OF ALL TIME, STORM KING, but now, I'd say it's Breakfast Stout."
"Founders breakfast stout."
"Founders breakfast stout."
"That you can get anywhere? probably Founders KBS."
"Two of the Easily available stouts that are great are goose island - bourbon county stout and founders - KBS."
"Dry Breakfast: Founders"
"I’ve been seeing founders Canadian breakfast stout around lately and that’s probably the best nationally distributed stout I’ve had."
"Founders breakfast stout for sure."
"Anything from Founders and Alesmith’s Speedway stout are widely available."
#2
Left Hand
4.7
(15)
"Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro."
"Left Hand Nitro is probably my go to stout."
"Left hand. Every stout ive had from them is incredible."
"Is one of my all time faves."
"Left hand milk stout is my favorite beer on earth."
"Nitro Old Rasputin if ya can find it, Left Hand Wake Up Dead, Left Hand Galactic Cowboy, Founders KBS/Breakfast Stout, 4 Hands Absence of Light, any Burial Brewing stout."
"Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout."
"Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro. They distribute all over the country so keep an eye out."
"Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout 👑."
"Left Hand Peanut Butter Nitro."
#3
Samuel Smith
4.6
(12)
"Samuel Smiths Chocolate Stout is delicious."
"Anything from Samuel Smith."
"Sam Smith chocolate stout."
"Samuel Smith Chocolate Stout (very rich and chocolatey)."
"Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout and Founders Breakfast Stout are my absolute favorites."
"My personal favorite is Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout"
"Samuel smith oatmeal stout, dragon milk, left hand milk stout. My favorites."
"Followed by Sam Smith and Founders Breakfast Stout."
"Any stout variety from Sammy Smith."
"Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout (a bit of a thin mouthfeel but overall delicious)."
#4
North Coast
4.8
(10)
"Agreeing with North Coast Old Rasputin."
"Old Rasputin is my #1 go-to."
"North Coast Brewing Company. Old Rasputin."
"North Coast. Old Rasputin."
"Old Rasputin."
"Russian Imperial: Old Rasputin"
"Old Rasputin is bussin’."
"Old Rasputin."
"Old Rasputin is also delicious if you like your beer on the bitter side."
"Rasputin russian imperial stout."
#5
Side Project
5.0
(8)
"Side Project."
"Some of the best stouts I've ever had in no particular order are BA Abraxas, Main & Mill Carpathian B1, a few Side Project Derivations."
"Side Project, Toppling Goliath, Revolution."
"Side Project by a country mile."
"By a country mile."
"Side Project, Anchorage, Revolution, Burial, Phase Three, Toppling Goliath"
"Side Project by a mile."
"Side project hands down."
#6
Guinness
4.3
(9)
"For the upcoming holidays I suggest the worldwide famous Guinness."
"The Farmers Home, their Guinness has beaten everywhere I've tried in Derry."
"Guinness IMO."
"Guinness."
"Can’t beat Guinness and Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout!"
"Dragon’s milk is my favorite, but its pricey for four beers, so I usually go with my ol’ reliable Guinness."
"Guinness foreign extra"
"Guinness if you haven’t had it."
"Guinness is outclassed by the others."
#7
Deschutes
4.3
(9)
"Obsidian Stout from Deschutes is really nice."
"Some other good ones include: Deschutes."
"Makes a great stout."
"It tastes like a stout even though it's a porter: Deschutes Black Butte Porter."
"For an affordable easy to find Deschutes Obsidian Stout is good and dependable."
"Duschetes (might have butchered that) Obsidion stout."
"Deschuttes black butte."
"Black Bute Porter."
"Deschutes’ Obsidian stout."
#8
Bell's
4.6
(8)
"Bells Expedition Stout . . I buy a 6 pack every year."
"Bell's double cream stout."
"The best non-adjunct, non-ba stout has always been Bell’s Expedition."
"If you can get Bell’s Expedition Stout…get Bell’s Expedition Stout."
"Bell's Expedition, Summit Great Northern Porter, Founder's Porter."
"Bells Kalamazoo Stout."
"Bells Double Cream Stout."
"Bell’s Kalamazoo and Expedition stouts."
#9
Goose Island
4.8
(5)
"The OG is Goose Island. I always enjoy their Bourbon County and variants."
"Goose Island Bourbon County are my two favs right now."
"Bourbon County Barrel Aged stout from Goose Island is basically a better Dragons Milk."
"Go find a Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout!"
"Goose Island Bourbon County was just released and is still in some local stores."
#10
Old Rasputin
5.0
(4)
"If you want serious stout you want Old Rasputin."
"If you’re West Coast, go Old Rasputin for a straight up imperial stout."
"Some of the best nationally distributed include old Rasputin, dragons milk, and bourbon county."
"Novare Reis had Old Rasputin on last time I was there. It’s an all time favorite for me."
#11
New Holland
5.0
(4)
"New Holland Brewing - Dragon’s Milk Stout."
"For me it's Dragon's Milk from New Holland brewery."
"Midwest knows best
Dragon’s Milk
Old Dirty Bastard
Backwoods Bastard
The Poet
Edmund Fitzgerald."
"Dragon's Milk from New Holland brewery."
#12
Burial
5.0
(4)
"Burial, Bottle Logic, Tripping Animals and Great Notion are some of my favorites."
"Burial
Prairie arts
Jackie Os"
"Burial!"
"Burial, Side Project, Cycle, Angry Chair."
#13
Dragon's Milk
5.0
(4)
"I recently tried Dragon's Milk Triple Mash and thought it was really good."
"I like dragons milk stout."
"Some of the best nationally distributed include old Rasputin, dragons milk, and bourbon county."
"Dragon’s Milk…if you’re strong enough."
#14
Mast Landing
4.8
(4)
"Mast Landing's Gunner's Daughter."
"Mast Landing had a stout called Hundred Mile Wilderness that had cranberries, peanuts, and a bit of chocolate."
"My favorite is still Mast Landing Gunners Daughter, but it’s like a sweet treat."
#15
Sierra Nevada
4.3
(4)
"Sierra Nevada Narwhal"
"I'm a huge fan of the Sierra Nevada Narwhal too."
"Sierra Nevada - Narwahl."
"Sierra Nevada Narwhal is tasty imho."
#16
Oskar Blues
5.0
(3)
"Oskar Blues Ten Fidy."
"Oskar Blues Ten FIDY."
"Oskar Blues TenFidy"
#17
Belhaven
5.0
(3)
"If you can find it, Belhaven Black."
"Or Belhaven Black, which is made by a Scottish brewery open since 1719."
"If they like Guinness I recommend Belhaven Black."
#18
Prairie
5.0
(3)
"Prairie bomb."
"Any of the Prairie Bomb varietals."
"Prairie bomb!"
#19
3 Floyds
5.0
(3)
"3 Floyds Crushing Mass is an excellent imperial stout."
"3 Floyds Dark Lord."
"Backmasking from 3 Floyds is really really good."
#20
Bottle Logic
4.7
(3)
"Bottle Logic, Cycle, Anchorage, Side Project, Moksa."
"You can find some Bottle Logic and Fremont stouts on the shelves."
"Bottle logic."
#21
Hill Farmstead
4.7
(3)
"Hill Farmstead."
"Some other good ones include: Hill Farmstead."
"Damon from Hill Farmstead."
#22
Barreled Souls
4.7
(3)
"Barreled Souls is right up there"
"Barreled Souls, but it's gotta be something sitting on a shelf or was aged."
"Barreled Souls in Saco makes some good stouts."
#23
Allagash
4.3
(3)
"Allagash did a smoked nordic stout with juniper that was out of this world."
"Allagash North Sky is a solid."
"Best 'regular' stouts are Allagash North Sky, Banded Norweald and Foundation Ursula."
#24
Ten Fidy
5.0
(2)
"Or Ten Fidy."
"Ten Fidy."
#25
Bourbon County
5.0
(2)
"If you want help with one happy to ship to you. It is a Barrel Aged stout in many different varieties and is excellent."
"Some of the best nationally distributed include old Rasputin, dragons milk, and bourbon county."
#26
Quaff On
5.0
(2)
"Busted Knuckle from Quaff On is my all-time favorite."
"Busted Knuckle from Quaff on number one."
#27
Fremont
5.0
(2)
"Also has their Dark star stout that's great."
"Fremont’s Dark Star stout."
#28
Summit
5.0
(2)
"Is a good one."
"Summit Oatmeal Stout/Great Northern Porter are both great."
#29
Foothills
5.0
(2)
"- W-Salem NC."
"Foothills Sexual Chocolate"
#30
Anchorage
5.0
(2)
"Anchorage. Enough said."
"Anchorage, Central Waters, Side Project, Bottle Logic, American Solera, Woven Waters"
#31
Horus
5.0
(2)
"Horus, Bottle Logic, Anchorage, Inu Island Ales."
"I’ve bought a few Horus bottles (Snatcher’s Grasp & the RTJ collab), and they were excellent."
#32
Alvarado Street
5.0
(2)
"Alvarado Street, Bottle Logic, Everywhere."
"Alvarado Street, Great Notion, Lagunitas."
#33
Maine Beer Company
5.0
(2)
"Maine Beer Company's Mean Old Tom."
"Is a great stout."
#34
Toppling Goliath
5.0
(2)
"Just absolutely amazing brewers come out of that town."
"If it's barrel aged and came from TG it's a banger."
#35
Stone
5.0
(2)
"For me it’s stone xocoveza, it was just released this year."
"Stone's Xocoveza is really good."
#36
Revolution
5.0
(2)
"Three Sheep's The Wolf or Revolution's Death's Tar."
"Repo Man from Revolution is good."
#37
Boulevard
5.0
(2)
"It was Boulevard Dry Irish Stout. RIP."
"Boulevard (KC) "The Dark Truth""
#38
Upland
5.0
(2)
"Teddy Bear Kisses, Upland's Russian Imperial Stout is excellent."
"Uplands Bad Elmer's and Teddy Bear Kisses."
#39
Moksa
4.5
(2)
"Side Project, Moksa, Everywhere, 3 Sons, Anchorage, Forager, Pulpit Rock, just to name a few."
"Moksa gets my vote."
#40
Maine Beer Co
4.5
(2)
"Mean old Tom from Maine Beer Co when it’s on nitro."
"Mean old Tom from Maine Beer Co when it’s on nitro."
#41
Jackie O's
4.5
(2)
"Jackie O’s, Prairie Artisan Ales, Branch and Bone (more local to me but *fantastic* stouts)"
"Jackie O’s."
#42
Anchorage Brewing Company
4.5
(2)
"Best stouts by far are from anchorage brewing company."
"So rich and decadent."
#43
Guggmanhaus
4.5
(2)
"Big fan of Guggmanhaus’ milk stout and Broad Ripple Brewpub’s Monon Porter."
"Guggmanhaus!! They have different stouts on right now and they also have barrel aged ones too."
#44
Gunner's Daughter
4.0
(2)
"You might like Gunnar’s daughter if you can get it where you are."
"I hate stouts, but Gunner’s Daughter holds a special place in my heart."
#45
Murphy's
4.0
(2)
"Murphy's is a little easier to find."
"Murphy’s is also tasty. similar to Guiness."
#46
Brooklyn
4.0
(2)
"Brooklyn Brewery - Dark Chocolate Stout."
"Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout."
#47
DuClaw
4.0
(2)
"Duclaw Sweet Baby Jesus."
"Sweet Baby Jesus by DuClaw is good too."
#48
Iron Horse Brewing
4.0
(2)
"I like Irish Death Stout from Iron Horse Brewing in Ellensburg, WA."
"Irish Death from Iron Horse Brewing."
#49
450 North
5.0
(1)
"450 north usually has some crazy good ones this time of the year."
#50
Deviate
5.0
(1)
"Deviate owns the big stout game in town."
#51
Terre Haute Brewing Company
5.0
(1)
"Terre Haute Brewing Company’s Tinker Coffee Milk Stout is pretty killer."
#52
Thin Man
5.0
(1)
"I'd give my money to Thin Man and their newly released BA Awesome Jenkins."
#53
Resurgence
5.0
(1)
"Resurgence's BA Sponge Candy Stout is great."
#54
Gritty's
5.0
(1)
"Black Fly Stout at Grittys is immaculate."
#55
Pressure Drop
5.0
(1)
"I want to say pressure drop made an amazing one."
#56
Jake's Vanilla Bean Porter
5.0
(1)
"Literally the best porter or stout I've ever had"
#57
Guinness Draught
5.0
(1)
"Guinness Draught (it just always hits the spot)"
#58
Railway Tavern
5.0
(1)
"The Railway Tavern in Fahan has been the best I've had"
#59
Big Lug
5.0
(1)
"The Irish stout at Big Lug is lowkey really good."
#60
Castle Danger
5.0
(1)
"I’d recommend Castle Danger for darker beers."
#61
Horus Aged Ales
5.0
(1)
"Horus aged ales would be up there."
#62
Broad Ripple Brew Pub
5.0
(1)
"Broad Ripple Brew Pub's Monon Porter is one of my absolute favorites."
#63
Prairie Ale
5.0
(1)
"Prairie Ale"
#64
Rusty Nickel
5.0
(1)
"Rusty Nickel makes some of the best stouts in WNY."
#65
Central Waters
5.0
(1)
"Central Waters"
#66
Evil Twin
4.0
(1)
"Evil Twin - Even More Jesus"
#67
Butera's
4.0
(1)
"Buteras in the village of Hamburg had a really good dry stout."
#68
Derby Bar
4.0
(1)
"Derby bar does a great stout, and probably the nicest seating area to drink it"
#69
Slaked Magpie
4.0
(1)
"Slaked Magpie at the Foghorn Brewery."
#70
Fuller's
4.0
(1)
"I always recommend Fuller’s London Porter."
#71
Lawson's Finest
4.0
(1)
"I just got Lawson's Finest 'nitro stout' and it's pretty good."
#72
West City Brewing
4.0
(1)
"West City Brewing, Oaty Session stout."
#73
Foulmouth Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Foulmouth Brewing in SoPo has an oyster stout on tap that's pretty good! It's called 'Shuck Off!' and I would highly recommend."
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