IPM

Advice urgently needed. Thanks.

Anian

Yes.

tonrob

There are literally hundreds of fantastic stouts available in the US. Guinness isn't one of them. Bit like going to China and asking for Uncle Ben's.



Probably.



Never been to China.

PaulK

Good luck! All the Guinness I have found here is WAY too cold. Pity, as it completely ruins the flavour.

HumphreyC

Agreed. As someone who knows their beers do you have any recommendations for stouts in MA Tonrob?. I quite like the Wachusett Milk Stout but it's hard to get hold of atm as they have only just started to roll it out. I'm sure there is a lot better out there.

tonrob

Just come back from a beery weekend in NYC, so going to cast the net a little wider and list a few of my general northeast favorites at the moment:


Dogfish Head Chicory Stout (DE)
High and Mighty Two Headed Beast (MA)
Sebago Lake Trout Stout (ME)
Captain Lawrence Espresso Stout (NY)
Sixpoint Diesel (NY)
John Harvard's Espresso Stout (MA)
Le Cheval Blanc Noire (QC)

Don't get me started on the porters...

While we're on the subject of dark beer - gotta do a big shout out to Alex Hall, a guy from Brighton who moved to Brooklyn a few years back and is now a self-styled cask ale activist in and around NYC. (If you see a beer engine on a bar in the city then chances are he was instrumental to some degree in putting it there). He's just co-founded the Wandering Star brewery, located in Pitsfield, MA - I sampled a cask mild of theirs' in Brooklyn at the weekend and it was absolutely superb.


Afterthought: Just checked out Beeradvocate, and they list 746 American Stouts and no fewer than 1,144 American Porters! Better get my drinking trousers on....

velkyal

And the most award winning Dry Irish Stout in the US is made not 15 miles from my flat - Starr Hill Dark Starr, and damned fine it is too.

HumphreyC

Cracking, thanks

Now just need to find a better liquor store.

sir_eccles

I had a very nice beer the other day, I think it was called a Left Hand Milk Stout. I think it's from Colorado.

velkyal

that is a lovely beer for sure! Had it on cask here and it was heaven in a glass.

BHAFC14

Alex is one of the founders of Glastonwick – a celebration of beer, music and poetry held every year in Coombes, West Sussex during June. I went to it when it used to be held at Shoreham Airport and it was a wonderful day out.

I had a beer with him a while ago at the Rattle N Hum in NYC which I believe is still one of his favourite haunts. Hope that Wandering Star is a success – he deserves it.

Bob

And if you want a half decent, cheap pint, Trader Joes have some nice pint bottles for $2.50 stout and ale aren't half bad.

Bob

Shouldn't be hard to find Sebago stuff, it's around a lot and not bad.

Quite a lot of decent brews from up in Maine. Gritty's also do a lovely stout, not seen it sold all that much out of Maine though, but if you find it, so far not found a bad style they've done.

The Lobster ale is also a nice one to check out

MrEmjoy

Sounds like the result of erm, ok!

MrEmjoy

I think if you really MUST have something from England or the UK, Samuel Smiths travel really well, the Taddy-Porter is nice for one!