This list of the top 50 imperial stouts include barrel aged and both British and American Imperial verions. These ales are dark copper to black in color, and have typically have high alcohol content. The extremely rich malty flavor. The American versions are usually more highly hopped.
1. Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch (ABV: 12.0%)
2. Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter (ABV: 12.0%)
3. Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight (ABV: 12.0%)
4. Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Double Barrel Aged (ABV: 11.0%)
5. Three Floyds Dark Lord – Bourbon Barrel Aged 413 (ABV: 15.0%)
6. Three Floyds Dark Lord – Bourbon Vanilla Bean (ABV: 14.0%)
7. AleSmith Speedway Stout – Bourbon Barrel Aged (ABV: 12.0%)
8. AleSmith Speedway Stout – Bourbon Barrel Aged Vietnamese Coffee (ABV: 12.0%)
9. Bell’s Black Note Stout (ABV: 10.8%)
10. Founders Barrel Aged CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) (ABV: 11.7%)
11. AleSmith Speedway Stout (ABV: 12.0%)
12. Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout (ABV: 11.0%)
13. Perennial Abraxas – Barrel Aged (ABV: 11.0%)
14. Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) (ABV: 12.3%)
15. Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (ABV: 15.0%)
16. Bell’s Expedition Stout (ABV: 10.5%)
17. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (ABV: 14.7%)
18. Bottle Logic / 3 Sons Fundamental Summation (ABV: 13.8%)
19. Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition) (ABV: 13.0%)
20. Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Bourbon Barrel Aged (ABV: 14.6%)
21. Modern Times Monster Tones (ABV: 13.0%)
22. Toppling Goliath Assassin (ABV: 12.8%)
23. Cycle Trademark Dispute (Yellow)
24. Bell’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Expedition Stout (ABV: 12.8%)
25. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout – Coffee (ABV: 13.4%)
26. Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel (ABV: 10.9%)
27. Närke Konjaks! Stormaktsporter (ABV: 9.6%)
28. Prairie / Evil Twin Bible Belt – Barrel Aged (ABV: 13.0%)
29. Nómada Petrolaco (ABV: 10.2%)
30. J. Wakefield / Abnormal Bake Kujira (750ml) (ABV: 17.0%)
31. Evil Twin Double Barrel Jesus (ABV: 12.0%)
32. Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation (ABV: 13.4%)
33. Firestone Walker Parabola (ABV: 14.0%)
34. Cycle Trademark Dispute (Green)
35. Surly Darkness (ABV: 9.6%)
36. Angry Chair Rocky Road – Bourbon Barrel Aged (ABV: 10.5%)
37. Deschutes The Abyss (ABV: 11.0%)
38. Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter Börb’nåhallon (ABV: 9.0%)
39. AleSmith Speedway Stout – Rye Barrel Aged: Vietnamese (ABV: 13.0%)
40. Stone Imperial Russian Stout – Bourbon Barrel (ABV: 10.8%)
41. Lervig / Hoppin’ Frog Sippin’ Into Darkness Barrel Aged (ABV: 12.0%)
42. AleSmith Speedway Stout – Vietnamese Coffee (ABV: 12.0%)
43. Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve (ABV: 11.0%)
44. Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale (ABV: 16.3%)
45. Dieu du Ciel! Péché Mortel (Bourbon) (ABV: 9.5%)
46. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout – Vanilla Bourbon Barrel (ABV: 14.9%)
47. Artezan Samiec Alfa (Barrel Aged) (ABV: 13.0%)
48. Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Rum Barrel Aged (ABV: 11.0%)
49. Mikkeller George! Barrel Aged (Bourbon Edition) (ABV: 12.1%)
50. Stone Imperial Russian Stout (ABV: 10.5%)