Guinness The most famous. A dry, bitter, opaque stout from
Ireland that is also low in alcohol. Murphy’s is very similar. It’s a
Cork-Dublin thing. Dry Irish stouts are old-school beers, full bodied
and far from wimpy. Where: every Irish bar in town.
Rogue’s Roost Imperial Stout Big, powerful, stick to your
tongue, gums & teeth stout, with strong flavours of licorice,
coffee and bitter chocolate.
Propeller Russian Imperial Stout Similar to the Rogue’s Roost
version, only this seasonal stout can be taken home in a bottle.
Garrison Martello Stout The unfiltered version is delicious,
flavourful, but still moderate stout, with lots of chocolate
flavours.
Granite Brewery’s Keefe’s Irish Stout A dry, coffee-tinged,
creamy stout with a touch of caramel, on tap at Henry House.
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout One of the best stouts in the
world, made in Montreal at McAuslan, with rich body, coffee and
licorice notes, and refreshing roasted malt bitterness.
Keith’s Stag’s Head Stout A new draught from the hometown
brewery, this stout is milder than most of its competition, leading
some drinkers to describe it as being similar to Schwarzbier: Black
German lager.
Propeller London Porter A perennial award-winning favourite
which perfectly illustrates the smooth richness of a very good
porter.
This article appears in Mar 12-18, 2009.
I love Guinness. It’s still one of the best beers out there, even though it’s been commercialized to the hilt. The Propeller Stout is very good too; if you like heavy beers that drink like a meal, this is definitely at the top of the list. The Oatmeal Stout from McAuslan is worthy of mention too, but it’s not their best. McAuslan’s best is their IPA.
McAuslan’s Griffon beers are also of honourable mention, but this is a stout thread, so I must state that I am infatuated with Propeller’s Russian Imperial Stout. Luckily, my friends and I have the brewery booked this Sunday for the Super Bowl and I will be enjoying the benefits of all you can drink Propeller all night. Cheers!
I just picked up a bottle of the Propeller ‘Revolution Russian Imperial Stout’. I haven’t tried many stouts and am a bit wary of such things (especially anything with high alcohol percentage as having an unpleasant taste) but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I had tried the ‘west coast brewing’ (US brand) “Old Rasputin Imperial Stout” and I found it a bit strange (although I might try that again).
This Propeller Russian Imperial Stout is like pitch black (a hint of red/orange) and I can’t see a light through it at all but it is probably dangerously drinkable … it’s actually easy to gulp this so you might need to apply some self control 😉
I would say I will buy this beer again!