Top 10 Classic Irish Dry Stout Brewed in America
This Top 10 Classic Irish Dry Stout list is from the results of the U.S. Open Beer Championship, World Beer Cup, and Ratebeer.com. The best dry stouts have an initial malt and light caramel flavor profile with a distinctive dry-roasted bitterness in the finish. Dry stouts achieve a dry-roasted character through the use of roasted barley. The emphasis of coffee-like roasted barley and a moderate degree of roasted malt aromas define much of the character. Hop aroma and flavor should not be perceived. Dry stouts have medium-light to medium body. Head retention and rich character should be part of its visual character. ABV: 4.10% – 5.30%. IBU: 30-40.
1. O’Dark Thirty – 6 Bears & A Goat Brewing – Virginia
2. Blarney Sisters’ Dry Irish Stout – Third Street Aleworks – California
3. Patio Tools – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
4. Bownes Island Oyster Stout – Holy City Brewing – South Carolina
5. Wooden Coat – Independent Brewing Co. – Maryland
6. DRye Irish Stout – Peekskill Brewery – New York
7. Dubliner – Northern Row Brewery & Distillery – Ohio
8. Irish Setter – Metazoa Brewing Co. – Indiana
9. Stout – King Street Brewing Co. – Alaska
10. Irish Stout – French Broad River Brewery – North Carolina