Country- USA
State- California
Brand- The Bruery
Type- Imperial Stout
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
The Bruery Bakery Boysenberry Pie is a bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout. The beer has boysenberry, cinnamon and natural vanilla flavors. The ABV for this Stout is 10.2%.

Glass to Use:
Stouts are best served in a traditional 16-ounce pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 2008, Patrick Rue founded The Bruery in Placentia, CA. The company has tasting rooms in Placentia and Anaheim as well as a store in Washington DC. Their focus is to push the edge by combining non-traditional ingredients, which gives its consumers a unique tasting in every bottle!

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
The Bruery Bakery Boysenberry Pie is a pitch black beer with a dark colored Coke head and sweet boysenberry aromas. The beer starts out soft and creamy but it does have a semi-sweet bitter element to it as well. I pick up fruit and cinnamon notes in the beer. Overall it is best summed up as a warm pie mixed with a Porter. It’s not really my thing, but it is well constructed.

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Country- USA
State- Colorado
Brand- Breckenridge Brewery
Type- Irish Stout
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Breckenridge Nitro Irish Stout is brewed with Irish malts and roasted barley. The results are a beer with dark malty flavors that evolve into a notable dry character. The ABV for Breckenridge Nitro Irish Stout is 4.8%.

Glass to Use:
Stouts are best served in a traditional 16-ounce pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 1990, Richard Squire founded the Breckenridge Brewery, which was the third-oldest craft brewery in Colorado. It didn’t take long for the brewery’s popularity to grow, and they opened up a location in Denver to keep up with demand. In 2015 Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired the brewery as part of its high end craft and import beer brand unit. The brewery’s current headquarters are in Littleton, CO and the deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev has allowed them to expand their distribution to 42 US states.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Breckenridge’s Nitro Irish Stout has a chocolate brown hue with a small beige head that bursts with roasted chocolate malt aromas. The beer is smooth and creamy with dry chocolate flavors. It’s a lighter stout as it doesn’t have much of an aftertaste. It almost tastes like a dry Carnation milk…. definitely easy to drink!

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Country- Belgium
Brand- Brouweij Van Steenberge
Type- Imperial Stout
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Gulden Draak Imperial Stout is a deep, dark stout rich in character with rich roasted grain flavor and aromas of chocolate and banana. The ABV for this Imperial Stout is 12%.

Glass to Use:
Stout beers are best served in a 16oz. pint glass.

About the Brewery
Brouwerij Van Ertvelde was founded in 1874 when Jean Baptiste De Bruin started up De Peer brewery in Ervelde. After Jean’s death, his wife would run the brewery, followed by her nephew Jozef. After World War I, Jozef would pass the brewery over to his son-in-law Paul Van Steenberge. Brouweij Van Steenberge has had a rich history and continues to produce sought after beers!

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Gulden Draak’s Imperial Stout is pitch black with a small oatmeal head and sweet malt aromas with a slight grain. The beer is smooth and sweet with a light toasted grain. This is a well-balanced beer between the sweetness and a light bitterness.

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Country- USA
State- Massachusetts
Brand- Clown Shoes
Type- Stout
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Clown Shoes Chocolate Sombrero Stout has sweet flavors that come from the additions of vanilla and cinnamon, while a spicy body comes from ancho chili powder. The ABV for Chocolate Sombrero Stout is 7%.

Glass to Use:
Stout beers are best served in a 16oz. pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 2009, Gregg Berman founded Clown Shoes Brewing in Ipswich, Massachusetts. By 2011, the company began to expand distribution outside of the state and in 2017 they joined the Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company. Their beers are now produced in Boston, MA and Windsor, VT.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Chocolate Sombrero Stout is pitch black, doesn’t have any head and has chocolate grain and malt aromas. The beer is very malty and syrupy with strong chocolate notes. Overall, it’s really not that great.

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Type- Stout
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
This Dublin Chocolate Stout recipe is a classic dry Irish stout. The beer has roast and coffee flavors with smooth silky chocolate.

Ingredients:
Fermentables
5.5 lbs. Light Malt Extract Syrup
1.1 lbs. Wheat Malt Extract Syrup

Grains
12 oz. Roasted Barley (Crushed)
6 oz. Chocolate Malt (Crushed)
8 oz. Flaked Oats

Hops/ Schedule
1 oz. Magnum Hops (Bittering, 60-minutes)

Yeast
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast (Liquid Yeast)
or
Safale S-04 Dried Ale Yeast (Dry Yeast)

Additional Ingredients
4 oz. Cacao Nibs

Directions:
1. Place cacao nibs in a sealed jar and pour enough vodka to cover the nibs. Use cheap vodka, as the it won’t have any influence on the taste of the beer.
2. Pour 2.5 gallons of clean water into your brew pot and begin to heat.
3. Heat water to 150-170F and steep grains for 30-minutes.
4. Remove the grain bag and without squeezing allow the liquid to drain back into your brew pot/ wort.
5. Bring water to a boil.
6. Once boiling, turn the burner off and stir in the malt extracts.
7. Return wort back to a boil and follow the hop schedule.
8. Boil for 60-minutes.
9. Cool the wort to approximately 75F.
10. Pour cooled wort into the fermenter.
11. Add enough cold water to the fermenter to bring your wort to the 5-gallon mark.
12. Aerate the wort by sealing the fermenter and rock back and forth to splash for a few minutes.
13. Pitch the yeast and cover with the fermenter lid.
14. Ferment between 62-72F.
15. One day after the fermentation has begun, add the cacao ribs and vodka to the fermenter.
16. Let the beer to ferment for 2 weeks, until fermentation slows down.

Additional Tips
1. On bottling day, dissolve 3/4 cup of corn sugar in 16 oz. water.
2. Keep your bottles between 62-75F to ensure proper maturation.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Dublin Chocolate Stout Recipe is a dark stout with a mocha colored head. The beer has aromas of toasted malt with flavors of chocolate malt and a dry finish. This recipe is a winner!!

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Country- USA
State- Massachusetts
Brand- Clown Shoes
Type- Imperial Stout
Average Beer Rating- 2

Description:
Clown Shoes Advent Party Crasher Imperial Stout has flavors of both chocolate and orange. The beer is the same recipe as Undead Party Crasher, but uses Mandarin Orange and sweet orange peel to add a splash of citrus to the flavor profile. The ABV for Advent Party Crasher Imperial Stout is 8%.

Glass to Use:
Stout beers are best served in a 16oz. pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 2009, Gregg Berman founded Clown Shoes Brewing in Ipswich, Massachusetts. By 2011, the company began to expand distribution outside of the state and in 2017 they joined the Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company. Their beers are now produced in Boston, MA and Windsor, VT.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 2 out of 5
Advent Party Crasher Imperial Stout has a pitch black hue with a loose leathery tan head. The beer has aromas of sweet malt and a hint of chocolate on the nose, with flavors of bitter chocolate that ends dry. The chocolate flavors start out creamy, but it is dry, slightly bitter and has hints of burnt grain. Time to show this party crasher the door!

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Country- USA
State- California
Brand- Mother Earth Brewing Company
Type- Imperial Peanut Butter Stout
Average Beer Rating- 3.5

Description:
Mother Earth Sin Tax is an Imperial Peanut Butter Stout. The beer has deep dark malts that lead to flavors of toffee and caramel. The ABV for this Stout is 8.1%.

Glass to Use:
Stouts are best served in a traditional 16-ounce pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 2010, Daniel Love, Jon Love, and Kamron Khannakhjavani founded the Mother Earth Brewing Company in North San Diego County. In 2012 they opened a Tap House in Vista and in 2015 they opened a production facility in Nampa, Idaho.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3.5 out of 5
Mother Earth’s Sin Tax Imperial Stout has a dark stout color with a frothy head and aromas of coffee and caramel, similar to a creamed coffee. The beer is smooth with flavors of coffee, cream and a hint of peanut butter. Honestly the beer is like a Starbucks iced coffee with a sweet finish. If it had some bitterness to offset the sweetness, it would be a dangerously good beer!

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Country- USA
State- California
Brand- Stone Brewing Company
Type- Imperial Stout
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Stone Black is Beautiful Imperial Stout is a limited edition Imperial Stout that opposes racial injustice in the US. Stone joined Weathered Souls Brewing, a black-owned brewery in Texas, as well as other craft breweries across the nation in releasing Black is Beautiful beer. This Stout starts with a base recipe from Weathered Souls and then adds pecans, flaked rye and was partially aged in bourbon barrels. This results in flavors of rich dark chocolate character with a silky mouthfeel from the oats. The oak and bourbon barrel character adds sweetness, caramel flavors and an oak complexity. The ABV for this Stout is 10%.

Glass to Use:
Stouts are best served in a traditional 16-ounce pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 1996, Steve Wagner and Greg Koch founded the Stone Brewing Company in San Marcos, California. Nine years later the pair would relocate their brewery to Escondido. Currently the brewery operates on the west coast, but also has a brewery in Richmond, Virginia on the east coast. Stone Brewing has seen dynamic growth as they operate a number of taprooms and restaurants, their beers are available in all 50-states as well as 40+ countries worldwide!

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Stone Black is Beautiful Imperial Stout is a pitch black beer with a small caramel head. The beer has aromas of light toffee with a sweet chocolate flavor. You can taste the high alcohol content in the beer, but it is slowly bittered out and ends with a dark chocolate flavor. This is a good well balanced beer that supports a great cause!

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Country- USA
State- California
Brand- Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Type- Stout
Calories- 231
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout is aged for 3-months in bourbon barrels. This produces a deep ebony hue with a beautiful mahogany head. The woody, vanilla-like notes imparted by the barrels mingle with aromas of fresh baked bread, toffee and espresso. The beer is comprised of Pale Two-Row, Crystal, roasted barley, Munich, Chocolate and oat malts; alongside Chinook and Northern Brewery hops. The ABV for this Bourbon Barrel Stout is 6.9%.

Glass to Use:
Stouts are best served in a traditional 16-ounce pint glass.

About the Brewery
In 1987 David Norfleet, Kim Allen and Ken Allen founded the Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California. They were one of the pioneers of the craft beer industry, as there were only 20 craft breweries in the US at this time. In 1996, they built a new facility to accommodate their increased demand.

The brewery was sold to Trey White in 2010, and then to the McGee Family in 2019. Beer and wine industry veteran Kevin McGee is now the President and CEO of Anderson Valley Brewing.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout has a pitch black hue with a frothy light brown head. The beer has sweet aromas of sweet mocha, and is soft, smooth and slightly sweet. The beer is well balanced and ends with a mocha finish. Overall this is a good stout!

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Country- USA
State- California
Brand- Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Type- Stout
Calories- 225
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Sierra Nevada Coffee Stout is a fusion of dark roasted malts with rich coffee that produces layers of bittersweet, fruity, dark chocolate and caramel-like flavors. The ABV for Sierra Nevada Coffee Stout is 6.2%.

Glass to Use:
Stouts are best served in a traditional 16-ounce pint glass.

About the Brewery
The Sierra Nevada Brewery was founded in 1979 by Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi in Chico, California. Grossman and Camusi were avid homebrewers and borrowed $50k to start their brewery dream. In 1980 they brewed their first batch of beer on the premises- Pale Ale. Their Pale Ale was followed up a year later with their Celebration IPA. In 1987 they would move into what is the current brewery location and in 2012 they would build a second brewing facility in Mills River, North Carolina. The Mills River location would start to brew beer in 2015, and currently Sierra Nevada brews its beer on the East and West Coast. Today the brewery is owned by Grossman, as Camusi retired and sold his shares to Grossman in 1989.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Sierra Nevada Coffee Stout is a pitch black beer with a small head that resembles Guinness. I pick up roasted grains on the nose. The beer is soft on the tongue, very smooth and not heavy. This is a very drinkable stout with flavors of a chocolate covered coffee bean. Since it is a stout, it is heavier, but overall it’s a good beer!

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