Stout reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 308 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best Stout brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/beer, r/CraftBeer, r/chicagobeer, r/AusBeer, r/portlandme. Top-rated brands include Founders (4.8/5), Revolution Brewing (4.7/5), Guinness (4.3/5).
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Reviews308
Subreddits18
Posts31
Brands76
Products65
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#1
Founders
4.8
(29)
"Founders Breakfast Stout. Classic, very available."
"Founders KBS"
"Founder's Breakfast Stout"
"I remember driving to 3 states looking for BCBS, every Black Friday. It was easier to score hard drugs than these beers."
"Bourbon County. No contest.
It's the OG and still remains undefeated, IMO."
"KBS"
"Founders breakfast stout"
"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."
#2
Revolution Brewing
4.7
(14)
"Revolution (Deep Wood series): consistently well done BA stouts/barleywines which release over a few months, so you can find them in the shops fairly easily."
"The barrel programs at Half Acre, Revolution and also More Brewing out in the burbs are all top notch."
"Revolution has probably the best barrel program, they typically spread them out over 4 releases from ~August to January or so."
"Rev and half acre are my favorite in the city."
"Deth's Tar from Revolution is delicious if you can find it."
"Half Acre, Phase 3, Revolution, Maplewood"
"Rev Brew's barrel aging program is absolutely top tier."
"For my money, Deth’s Tar is my fave (it helps it comes in 12oz format)"
"Lastly, Revolution Brewing’s Deth’s Tar is an incredible Oatmeal BA Stout."
"3 sheeps The Wolf and Revolutions Death's Tar are my favorite high abv barrel aged stouts"
#3
Guinness
4.3
(15)
"Guinness Foreign Extra Stout is amazing."
"For the upcoming holidays I suggest the worldwide famous Guinness."
"Guinness is the tits. Make sure to pour it into a glass, the proper way."
"The Farmers Home, their Guinness has beaten everywhere I've tried in Derry."
"Guinness IMO."
"Guinness."
"Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (not just Guinness Extra Stout) is a good one as far as widely available."
"Guiness is a mid range stout, i.e. generic. There are coffee stouts, chocolate stouts, oatmeal stouts, some are sweeter, some are bitterer."
"Guinness is a famous Stout."
"Guinness is amazing, on draft, using nitrous or whatever, with the right tap system."
#4
Left Hand
4.7
(13)
"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."
"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 brewing makes good stuff."
"Left Hand Milk Stout."
#5
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)."
#6
Bell's
4.6
(11)
"Bells Expedition Stout . . I buy a 6 pack every year."
"The stout I always have in the fridge every year since forever is Bell’s Expedition. I think it can’t be beat."
"Bell’s expedition. It’s a Russian stout and at 10.5 it’ll get you where you need. Barrel aged version is *chef’s kiss*"
"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 Expedition."
#7
Goose Island
4.5
(11)
"Goose island, founders, old Rasputin, Deschutes abyss. If you want to go to a stout festival, Fort George Brewing does a 2 day event called the Festival of the Dark Arts on Presidents day weekend in Astoria, OR."
"I know people like to shit on Goose Island, but they made the first BA Imperial, Bourbon Country Stout, and it happens to still be one of the best."
"The OG is Goose Island. I always enjoy their Bourbon County and variants."
"Goose Island Bourbon County are my two favs right now."
"Two of the Easily available stouts that are great are goose island - bourbon county stout and founders - KBS."
"Bourbon County Barrel Aged stout from Goose Island is basically a better Dragons Milk."
"Go find a Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout!"
"When it comes to adjuncts Goose Island is falling behind, but for straight barrel treatments they are still one of the best."
"You could probably find some heavily discounted Goose Island Bourbon County in some Jewels or Mariano's."
"Goose Island Bourbon County was just released and is still in some local stores."
#8
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."
#9
Side Project
5.0
(9)
"If you truly want the best stouts in the world, they are being made by Side Project in STL."
"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."
#10
Deschutes
4.2
(9)
"Obsidian Stout from Deschutes is really nice."
"Makes a great stout."
"Deschutes Obsidian 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."
#11
New Holland
4.7
(7)
"New Holland Brewing - Dragon’s Milk Stout."
"Dragons milk"
"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."
"New Holland’s Dragons Milk is also one I also always go back to."
"Dragons Milk"
#12
North Coast Brewing Company
5.0
(6)
"Old Rasputin is such an incredible classic. It’s never a bad choice."
"Old Rasputin. You can find it readily available. Be on the look out for any barrel aged versions as they are fantastic."
"Yup, if I could only drink one beer for the rest of my life, it would be Old Rasputin."
"Old Rasputin is the best probably. It's also very accessible which is crazy."
"Three people already mentioned Old Rasputin. I agree with them."
"Old Rasputin or narwhal. Why over-complicate? Just solid and available."
#13
Half Acre
4.8
(6)
"The barrel programs at Half Acre, Revolution and also More Brewing out in the burbs are all top notch."
"I think Benthic from Half-Acre might be the best beer I've ever had."
"Rev and half acre are my favorite in the city."
"Benthic from Half Acre is delicious if you can find it."
"Half Acre, Phase 3, Revolution, Maplewood"
"Their stouts are somewhere below Half Acre, Phase 3, Mikerphone, Brothership, and More."
#14
Oskar Blues
4.8
(6)
"Oskar blues ten fiddy"
"Parabola, Ale Smith Speedway, Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy, Hill Farmstead Damon, Surley Darkness… so many to love for different reasons!"
"Oskar Blues Ten Fidy."
"Oskar Blues Ten FIDY."
"Oskar Blues TenFidy"
"Ten fidy"
#15
Old Rasputin
4.8
(5)
"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."
"Old Rasputin maybe? I think it strikes a good balance of sweet and dry."
#16
Prairie
4.8
(5)
"Prairie makes the best stouts i've had anywhere, local or not."
"Prairie bomb."
"Any of the Prairie Bomb varietals."
"Prairie bomb!"
"Prairie has always been my favorite."
#17
Sierra Nevada
4.4
(5)
"Sierra Nevada narwhal"
"Sierra Nevada Narwhal"
"I'm a huge fan of the Sierra Nevada Narwhal too."
"Sierra Nevada - Narwahl."
"Sierra Nevada Narwhal is tasty imho."
#18
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."
#19
Beamish
4.8
(4)
"Beamish in the Oval. Supreme"
"The Oval is phenomenal, any stout"
"Beamish in O'Sho is God tier"
"I am hearing Beamish is in the middle, not too sweet and bitter."
#20
Alesmith
4.8
(4)
"Parabola, Ale Smith Speedway, Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy, Hill Farmstead Damon, Surley Darkness… so many to love for different reasons!"
"Alesmith’s Speedway stout is a great standalone and also an excellent base beer for their barrel aging program."
"Speedway Stout, by Alesmith."
"Alesmith Speedway Stout"
#21
Stone
4.8
(4)
"Stone "Russian" Imperial Stout is back after a couple hear hiatus. They dropped the Russian from the name for obvious reasons but it's still a great example of the style."
"For me it’s stone xocoveza, it was just released this year."
"Stone's Xocoveza is really good."
"Stone RIS... RIP"
#22
Central Waters
4.5
(4)
"For anything barrel aged, Central Waters has to be in the discussion."
"Central Waters"
"Anything Central Waters or Revolution."
"Central Waters usually has some big stouts that they can."
#23
The Bruery
4.3
(4)
"Pretty much any barrel-aged stout from The Bruery blows 90% of other stouts out of the water."
"BL and Bruery have great stouts but their taprooms are solid hour away from Southbay."
"Bruery and Bottle Logic are perfect recommendations."
"Bruery, Bottle Logic, not sure if Modern Times is still around there."
#24
Anchorage
5.0
(3)
"Anchorage. Enough said."
"Anchorage, Central Waters, Side Project, Bottle Logic, American Solera, Woven Waters"
"Anchorage, Horus"
#25
Dragon's Milk
5.0
(3)
"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."
#26
Firestone Walker
5.0
(3)
"Parabola, Ale Smith Speedway, Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy, Hill Farmstead Damon, Surley Darkness… so many to love for different reasons!"
"Parabola by Firestone Walker is my top tier"
"Will always have a soft spot in my heart."
#27
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."
#28
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."
#29
Riverlands
4.7
(3)
"Whiskey Hill and Riverlands hands down the best for BA Stouts and BA Pastry Stouts."
"Riverlands in St. Charles tends to drop good barrel aged stouts a couple of times per year and usually has a stout on tap."
"Penrose, Art History, Riverlands in just the far west tri-cities alone."
#30
Phase 3
4.7
(3)
"Phase Three has amazing stouts."
"Half Acre, Phase 3, Revolution, Maplewood"
"Their stouts are somewhere below Half Acre, Phase 3, Mikerphone, Brothership, and More."
#31
Toppling Goliath
4.7
(3)
"Just absolutely amazing brewers come out of that town."
"If it's barrel aged and came from TG it's a banger."
"Any of their stouts will be solid"
#32
Hill Farmstead
4.7
(3)
"Hill Farmstead."
"Some other good ones include: Hill Farmstead."
"Damon from Hill Farmstead."
#33
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."
#34
More Brewing
4.3
(3)
"The barrel programs at Half Acre, Revolution and also More Brewing out in the burbs are all top notch."
"Their stouts are somewhere below Half Acre, Phase 3, Mikerphone, Brothership, and More."
"More Brewing"
#35
Murphy's
4.0
(3)
"Murphys is a bit sweeter than Guinness"
"Murphy's is a little easier to find."
"Murphy’s is also tasty. similar to Guiness."
#36
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."
#37
Old Irving
5.0
(2)
"Krampus from Old Irving is delicious if you can find it."
"Old Irving’s Krampus series is the gold standard if you can get it."
#38
Imperial Darkness
5.0
(2)
"Imperial Darkness is a good one."
"The past couple of stouts I’ve done have been with Imperial Darkness. Would recommend."
#39
Alvarado Street
5.0
(2)
"Alvarado Street, Bottle Logic, Everywhere."
"Alvarado Street, Great Notion, Lagunitas."
#40
Summit
5.0
(2)
"Is a good one."
"Summit Oatmeal Stout/Great Northern Porter are both great."
#41
Maine Beer Company
5.0
(2)
"Maine Beer Company's Mean Old Tom."
"Is a great stout."
#42
Great Lakes
5.0
(2)
"Blackout stout from Great Lakes."
"Great Lakes is releasing Blackout Stout this week."
#43
Mast Landing
5.0
(2)
"Mast Landing's Gunner's Daughter."
#44
Olde Hickory
5.0
(2)
"Olde Hickory Event Horizon (Hickory, NC)"
"Olde Hickory Event Horizon"
#45
Young Henry's
5.0
(2)
"A Young Henry's Motorcycle Oil at the brewery in Newtown infused with nitrogen will turn anyone onto stouts."
"Something like the Young Henry Motorcycle oil (Hoppy Porter)."
#46
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."
#47
Foothills
5.0
(2)
"- W-Salem NC."
"Foothills Sexual Chocolate"
#48
Fremont
5.0
(2)
"Also has their Dark star stout that's great."
"Fremont’s Dark Star stout."
#49
Quaff On
5.0
(2)
"Busted Knuckle from Quaff On is my all-time favorite."
"Busted Knuckle from Quaff on number one."
#50
Ten Fidy
5.0
(2)
"Or Ten Fidy."
"Ten Fidy."
#51
Moksa
4.5
(2)
"Side Project, Moksa, Everywhere, 3 Sons, Anchorage, Forager, Pulpit Rock, just to name a few."
"Moksa gets my vote."
#52
Great Divide
4.5
(2)
"Agreed on those but would also add Great Divide Yeti and New Holland Dragons Milk"
"Great Divide Yeti and its various flavored expressions."
#53
River North Brewing
4.5
(2)
"B-Bomb from Fremont Brewing, Mr Sandman from River North, and Parabola from Firestone Walker round out my top 3"
"I like the variations of Mr Sandman from River North Brewing here in Denver."
#54
West City
4.5
(2)
"West City Oaty is a bloody ripper."
"West City Oaty is a pretty approachable stout."
#55
Surly
4.5
(2)
"Parabola, Ale Smith Speedway, Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy, Hill Farmstead Damon, Surley Darkness… so many to love for different reasons!"
"If you include Russian Imperial Stouts, I thought Surly Darkness on tap was great."
#56
Epic Brewing
4.5
(2)
"I'm a fan of Epic Brewing's Big Baptist and it's variants. . . my all time favorite is Big Bad Baptist which does the Mexican chocolate thing with vanilla & cinnamon"
"Son of a Baptist is nice too. 8% coffee stout."
#57
Anchorage Brewing Company
4.5
(2)
"Best stouts by far are from anchorage brewing company."
"So rich and decadent."
#58
Mountain Culture
4.5
(2)
"Moon Dust their core range stout is probably my favourite."
"Mountain Culture Moon Dust is a pretty affordable/available stout so far as craft goes."
#59
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."
#60
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."
#61
Allagash
4.0
(2)
"Allagash North Sky is a solid."
"Best 'regular' stouts are Allagash North Sky, Banded Norweald and Foundation Ursula."
#62
Bottle Logic Brewing
4.0
(2)
"Gonna echo the previous statements Bottle Logic & The Bruery."
"Its not Southbay, but have you checked out Bottle Logic or The Bruery? Both are great breweries close to one another."
#63
Smog City Brewing
4.0
(2)
"Smog city for your weekly pours and a once a month trip to Anaheim for Bottle Logic should do you right."
"Smog City in Torrance makes some good dark beers."
#64
Brooklyn
4.0
(2)
"Brooklyn Brewery - Dark Chocolate Stout."
"Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout."
#65
DuClaw
4.0
(2)
"Duclaw Sweet Baby Jesus."
"Sweet Baby Jesus by DuClaw is good too."
#66
Young's
4.0
(2)
"Maybe Young's Double Chocolate on Nitro somewhere if you can find it."
"Youngs Double Chocolate."
#67
Coopers
4.0
(2)
"Coopers stout is a solid beginner stout."
"Coopers stout is a classic."
#68
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."
#69
Iron Horse Brewing
4.0
(2)
"I like Irish Death Stout from Iron Horse Brewing in Ellensburg, WA."
"Irish Death from Iron Horse Brewing."
#70
Anderson's
5.0
(1)
"Anderson's and 4 Brothers both do excellent browns and stouts"
#71
Whistle Buoy
5.0
(1)
"If you’re in BC, I think whistle buoy does some of the better stouts I’ve had. I’d recommend their Stouty McStoutface. It’s phenomenal."
#72
Samuel Smith's
5.0
(1)
"My favourite beer has always been Samuel Smith's chocolate Stout"
#73
Old Flame
4.0
(1)
"Old Flame in the Distillery District currently has a seasonal imperial stout available that’s pretty good."
#74
Fog Horn
4.0
(1)
"Fog Horn stout is good."
#75
Split Rail
4.0
(1)
"Split rail on the island has a fanatic stout"
#76
Wayward
4.0
(1)
"Wayward has a limited oatmeal stout The Darkness which *fine*."
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