Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout

3821 beers | 4.025 Avg Score

As with most "imperial" beers, the imperial stout is "boss" of the stout world, emphasizing more maltiness, more alcohol, and often more hops than its non-imperial peers. The style originated in England as an export product to the Baltic States, where the Russian Imperial Court purportedly enjoyed these products. This style has intense flavors including those typical of any stout (but magnified and more complex), as well as dark fruitiness (prunes, plums, and raisins). Some of the more popular imperial stouts of today include a hoppy balance in the finish.

Beer | Location Reviews Score
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
NY, United States
112
4.064
Three Floyds Dark Lord Imperial Stout
IN, United States
36
4.062
Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
FL, United States
7
4.060
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel
Denmark
25
4.054
Brooklyn Black Ops
NY, United States
20
4.052
Smuttynose Imperial Stout
NH, United States
32
4.051
Williamsburg AleWerks Brewmasters Reserve Café Royale
VA, United States
5
4.050
Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Stout
IL, United States
6
4.045
Victory Storm King Imperial Stout
PA, United States
90
4.044
Amager Hr. Frederiksen
Denmark
20
4.043
Southern Tier Imperial Choklat Stout
NY, United States
38
4.039
North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
CA, United States
139
4.036
Deschutes The Abyss
OR, United States
29
4.034
North Coast Old Rasputin XIV
CA, United States
8
4.028
Deschutes The Abyss 2011 / 2012 Reserve
OR, United States
6
4.022
Central Waters Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout
WI, United States
27
4.017
Foothills Brewing Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout
NC, United States
15
4.017
Hoppin' Frog Boris The Crusher
OH, United States
35
4.016
8 Wired iStout
New Zealand
11
4.014
Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
CO, United States
25
4.014