Best Dark Beer?

[Al_4_State]

I will second Founder's Breakfast Stout. I drink a lot of beers from smaller Wisconsin breweries that probably don't get distribution outside of the state. O'so Night Train (they call it an Imperial Porter) and Central Water's Satin Solstice Imperial Stout are both excellent.

I'm not wild about Imperial Stouts or Porters, but Night Train is awesome. My cousin lives in Plover (very close to the brewery) and we're going to head up there sometime this winter and do the tour.

[ianoconnor]

Does any place around DM carry Bell's Hopslam? It's on my list...

Two hearted ale is one of my all time favorites although Surly Furious may have overtook it.

I've found Hopslam at HyVee in the past. Particularly Mills Civic.

[Al_4_State]

Does any place around DM carry Bell's Hopslam? It's on my list...

Two hearted ale is one of my all time favorites although Surly Furious may have overtook it.

Hopslam is pretty easy to find in DSM once its out.

[colbycheese]

I find Black IPAs (whatever you want to call them) fairly roasty. Enough that I think I would guess its a darker beer when I tried it, I think.

That may be the case with some of them. However most of them are brewed with Carafa III, and other dark malts that aren't supposed to be "roasty". The goal is always to brew them while not having those flavors. If they're hopped enough, there shouldn't be much of a malt profile that comes through anyway, and the citrusy hop profile should be very apparent.

Stone had a couple of good ones. I haven't had many that stand out, but the Stone ones are superb.

[mfelske]

I'm not wild about Imperial Stouts or Porters, but Night Train is awesome. My cousin lives in Plover (very close to the brewery) and we're going to head up there sometime this winter and do the tour.

I've enjoyed everything I've had from O'so. Plus, they have very cool labels with all the adjectives describing the beer.


And I lied, it's an oatmeal porter not an imperial porter (though I swear I they called it that at some point).

[Cybyassociation]

Hopslam should be around here in a few days actually! The 17th I believe it starts shipping into Iowa.

[dmclone]

This stuff better be good for $20/6 pack

[Cybyassociation]

This stuff better be good for $20/6 pack

I've heard this years batch is a bit "off". Good, but just not the awesome tropical sweet awesomeness it usually is.

[Wesley]

#BewELLhOPLSLAM

[Bigman38]

Anyone else like Certified Evil?

[Cycl1]

Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break

the darkest beer i have ever had, by far. Good too.

[Cybyassociation]

Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break

the darkest beer i have ever had, by far. Good too.

Good deal. I just picked up two bottles of this. I'm going to crack one open tonight and see how the other handles a year in the cellar.

[dmclone]

Anyone else like Certified Evil?

no but I like their ipa.

[Al_4_State]

I was in Okoboji for Winter Games, and stopped in at the brewery. Its a lot better than when I tried it out of the cans that they were having made at Great River, about this time last year.

I didn't like the Boji Blue at all out of a can when I had tried it in the past, but it was enjoyable fresh on tap. No major hop bombs, but a nice assortment of easy drinking, flavorful beers. They have potential.

[Cycl1]

Good deal. I just picked up two bottles of this. I'm going to crack one open tonight and see how the other handles a year in the cellar.

I dont know if you can drink a whole one of those by yourself. I am not the biggest dark beer guy though. Usually really enjoy to medium darkness beers. Brown ales, Scotch ales, that kind of thing. You need to come back on here and tell me your thoughts on it later.