Imperial Stout - what is good?

[Padraic]

I guess you don't want to hear about the one Sierra Nevada released a few years back for their anniversary, that was yum. Also the barrel aged version of celebration. But of the ones that you should be able to get I'd go for De Molen or Nogne-O!

[CeardLeann]

TRied brewdog oldword imperial stout. Twas very agreeable

[delzep]

I dropped a bottle of Black Albert earlier today 

Didn't break though 

Superb imperial stout

[mr hoppy]

Where did you get your hands on that?

[delzep]

Bruges

Got one this year. Have a 2010 bottle as well (might be 2009 actually). Bottle of Cuvee Delphine (2009) as well 

[delzep]

Aye, woops. Meant to mention. It was lovely. Being a bit more patient with the Leann Folláin barrel aged. Actually put that and and few others under the stairs in my ma's, hopefully I'll forget about them. Better be careful at Christmas.

Pretty sure I saw a few bottles of the Courage stout in Redmonds the other day

[Weiss]

Thornbridge Saint Petersburg is pretty great!! Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout is also fantastic.

+1 and +1.

Both fantastic. 

[Alex Lawes]

Look who came to visit me tonight.

[delzep]

Just cracked open an 8 degrees Russian imperial stout. It's awful like a really poor homebrew

[mr hoppy]

Not sure what it says about my home-brew  but I thought this was fairly drinkable. I did prefer the other two in the series though.

[Eoin]

I tried out the Brooklyn Black Chocolate stout, that isn't so good. It's very heavily autolysed, the primary flavour is heavy bovril, everything else underlies that and it makes for a not so good beer. I suggest that they underpitched their 10% beer, but it's not good in any case.

[beerfly]

odd, what year/batch was it.  one of my favourate stouts, usually has a nice complex malt profile

[Eoin]

odd, what year/batch was it.  one of my favourate stouts, usually has a nice complex malt profile

No idea to be honest, bottle is gone for recycling. In any case it was like liquid roast beef.

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[SlugTrap]

You considering imperial oatmeal-coffee stouts, too? Founders Breakfast is one of the best.
And I'm surprised to see no love for Goose Island Bourbon County, though I think they overdo the barrel.

Both at better offies around Dublin, at least.