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Beer Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Costco’s $10 Imperial Stout

VinePair

The yearly Bourbon County stout madness. of bourbon-barrel-aged imperial stout with a subtle white label, packaged in a classy box. Many of these have medaled at top spirits competitions, like Costco’s bourbon, which claimed a top prize at 2017’s New York World Wine & Spirits Competition.

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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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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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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Cask-Strength Bourbon?

VinePair

I haven’t seen it around in many places but if you stumble upon it it’s definitely worth a try. Justin LeClair, owner and bartender, NightBloom , New Orleans “ Angel’s Envy Cask Strength is a rare, small-batch bourbon finished in port wine barrels, with each yearly release offering a unique proof and flavor profile.

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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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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.” Edmund Fitzgerald from Great Lakes is always great.

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Review: Firestone Walker Brewmaster’s Collective (Fall 2023 Releases)

Drinkhacker

The palate is more dominated by fruit, however, alternating between cherry juice and sour, wine-inspired dark berries. B+ / $10 Firestone Walker Rip This Joint – An imperial stout brewed in collaboration with Side Project Brewing and only available to Brewmaster’s Collective members. The aroma is intense.

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