Tonight I had the chance to enjoy a bottle of Evil Twin Brewing's Yin, an imperial stout. It has very strong flavors of chocolate and roasted malts, with a definite bitterness. It's a rich and full beer. As the glass warmed a little (I started on it too soon out of the cooler), the bitterness was balanced by a very pleasant sweetness. This is one nice beer. Very similar to the Victory Storm King and the Bell's Expedition Stouts, also both quite excellent.
I'm naked and drinking a Bell's Expedition Stout in a hotel room. What an amazingly awesome beer. Nicely bitter and complex. I keep coming back to this one. It's out of season right now, but I found a couple of six packs left over. It's one of my favorites.
I've tried roughly 50 different stouts over timefrom all over the world (thanks mostlyto a Total Wine store located 7 miles from me), and my hands down favorite is OLD RASPUTIN RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT out of northern California. My # 2 would probably be Storm King Imperial Stout out of Pennsylvania.
While in Chicago you should try to find some Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. If you can find any of the variants they are well worth it. There are few better. Also, swing over to north west Indiana to Munster and visit Three Floyds. They brew some GREAT beers.
For a good imperial stout, try the one from the Valley Forge Brewing Co. Rich flavor and smooth. For a good Irish style stout, I like Saranac Brewing Co. (F. X. Mat brewing) from Utica. Almost like drinking Guiness. Sadly, they do not sell their stout in bottles except for their trail mix pack (not a big seller for them - pity). Most of it gets used for their Black & Tan (also excellent). A good porter is made by Yeungling - nice on a crisp day.
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