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North Czar State: How Russian Imperial Stout Became the Sovereign Beer of Minnesota

VinePair

Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,

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We Asked 10 Brewers: What’s Your Go-To Stout (That Isn’t Irish)?

VinePair

Someone’s first stout is often the ubiquitous Irish stout Guinness. But this balanced classic is far from the only option for drinkers who acquire a preference for a stout’s signature maltiness. The stout is a classic beer style that most beer-makers will brew at least once, and may always have on rotation.

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5 to Try: Kölsch-Style Ales

Imbibe Magazine

Where bitter IPAs and rich imperial stouts polarized beer drinkers, an approachable style of ale that originated in Cologne, Germany, is finding fans in beer enthusiasts and casual imbibers alike. Having a low-alcohol beer as your flagship is definitely more desirable [than a double IPA],” says co-owner Jeff Huss.

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The Enduring Obsession With the Two-Part Guinness Pour

VinePair

Long-time Guinness ambassador Ryan Wagner estimates that 90 percent of American bartenders know that if a customer orders a pint of Guinness Draught Stout, there’s something different they have to do. Allow it to settle for 86 seconds then top it off, yielding the perfect pint of dry Irish stout in, oh, I don’t know, 119.5

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Review: Virginia Distillery The Brewer’s Coalition American Single Malts

Drinkhacker

The Fall 2024 releases feature two whiskies: one finished in Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout barrels and the other in Hardywood Gingerbread Stout barrels. Virginia Distillery went with two heavy-hitter stouts, but do they live up to the potential? Let’s find out! Virginia Distillery Co. Bardstown Bourbon Co.

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The 10 Weirdest Ingredients Ever Put Into Beer

VinePair

Pumpkin beer has marked spooky season since the early ‘80s and the pastry stout boom of the mid-2010s saw everything from brownies and marshmallows to coffee and ancho chiles get added to brews. Regardless, the breakfast stout idea took hold and made for legendary beers down the line. 5 on Untappd.com.

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We Asked 13 Brewers: What’s Your Go-To Cold-Weather Beer?

VinePair

Schilling Modernism Machine House Brewing Dark Mild Guinness Fox Farm barleywine Milk stouts “My favorite go-to cold weather beer is a dark Czech lager. The cliche ‘stout season’ doesn’t resonate with me when a lot of modern stouts have the drinkability of syrup.” Tyler Ostlund, head of production, Bricksworth Beer Co.

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