Imperial Stout

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
	McNeills Imperial Stout VT, United States	12	3.734
	Dieu du Ciel! Grande Noirceur Canada	12	3.874
	Weyerbacher Tiny PA, United States	12	3.674
	8 Wired iStout New Zealand	12	4.014
	Goose Island Night Stalker IL, United States	12	3.920
	Free State Owd Macs Imperial Stout KS, United States	12	3.586
	Courage Russian Imperial Stout United Kingdom	11	3.886
	Rogue Double Chocolate Stout OR, United States	11	3.836
	Squatters Outer Darkness UT, United States	11	3.857
	Midtfyns Imperial Stout Denmark	11	3.707
	Boulder Obovoid Empirical Russian Stout CO, United States	11	3.650
	Evil Twin Yin NY, United States	11	3.735
	Left Hand 10th Anniversary Oak Aged Imperial Stout CO, United States	11	3.821
	Hoppin' Frog DORIS The Destroyer Double Imperial Stout OH, United States	11	3.964
	Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout FL, United States	11	4.072
	Mikkeller George! Denmark	10	3.792
	Emelisse Espresso Stout Netherlands	10	3.646
	Birrificio del Ducato Verdi Imperial Stout Italy	10	3.692
	Widmer Brothers W'11 KGB Russian Imperial Stout OR, United States	10	3.685
	Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #5 TX, United States	10	3.562