Top 10 or Best American Stouts Brewed in America
The best American stouts have initial low to medium malt sweetness with a degree of caramel, chocolate and/or roasted coffee flavor with a distinctive dry-roasted bitterness in the finish. Coffee-like roasted barley and roasted malt aromas are prominent. Some slight roasted malt acidity is permissible and a medium- to full-bodied mouthfeel is appropriate. Hop bitterness may be moderate to high. Hop aroma and flavor are moderate to high often with American citrus-type and/or resiny hop character. Head retention is excellent. Alcohol by Volume: 5.70% – 8.90%. IBU: 35-60
1. Sir Moch-a-lot Stout – Exile Brewing – Iowa
2. Cholo Stout – Marble Brewery – New Mexico
3. Camacho – Infamous Brewing – Texas
4. Double Shot – Tree House Brewing – Massachusetts
5. Nellysford – Wolf Brewing – Virginia
6. Rise Up Stout – Evolution Craft Brewing – Maryland
7. Night of the Living Stout – Full Pint Brewing – Pennsylvania
8. Obsidian Stout – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
9. Stout – Sierra Nevada Brewing – California
10. Pisgah Valdez – Pisgah Brewing – North Carolina
Top 10 Beers in America – Ales Lagers Specialty Barrel Aged