The “Imperial Stout” or “Double Stout” is an intensely-flavored, big, very dark reddish-brown to black colored ale with a wide range of flavor balances and regional interpretations. Roasty-burnt malt with deep dark or dried fruit flavors, and a warming, bittersweet finish. American versions have more bitterness, roasted character, and finishing hops, while the English varieties, or “Russian Imperial Stout” (RIS), reflect a more complex specialty malt character and a more forward ester profile. Like a black barleywine with every dimension of flavor coming into play. More complex, with a broader range of possible flavors than lower-gravity stouts.
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| Name | Ratings | Score | | |
| 1 | Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter
Närke Kulturbryggeri
Örebro, Sweden | 605 | 4.47 | Find |  |
| 2 | Bell's Black Note Stout
Bell's Brewery (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)
Comstock, Michigan | 1012 | 4.3 | Find | |
| 3 | AleSmith Speedway Stout
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California | 3144 | 4.29 | Find | |
| 4 | Bell's Expedition Stout
Bell's Brewery (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)
Comstock, Michigan | 3166 | 4.27 | Find | |
| 5 | Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Chicago, Illinois | 2979 | 4.27 | Find | |
| 6 | Toppling Goliath Assassin
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Decorah, Iowa | 270 | 4.25 | Find | |
| 7 | Närke Stormaktsporter
Närke Kulturbryggeri
Örebro, Sweden | 411 | 4.24 | Find | |
| 8 | Bell's Expedition Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Bell's Brewery (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)
Comstock, Michigan | 195 | 4.24 | Find | |
| 9 | Närke Konjaks! Stormaktsporter
Närke Kulturbryggeri
Örebro, Sweden | 233 | 4.23 | Find | |
| 10 | Firestone Walker Parabola
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat)
Paso Robles, California | 1269 | 4.21 | Find | |
| 11 | Evil Twin Double Barrel Jesus
Evil Twin Brewing
Queens, New York | 199 | 4.21 | Find | |
| 12 | Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter Pure Swedish Oak
Närke Kulturbryggeri
Örebro, Sweden | 103 | 4.21 | Find | |
| 13 | Surly Darkness
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1137 | 4.2 | Find | |
| 14 | Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel
Stone Brewing (Sapporo)
Escondido, California | 507 | 4.19 | Find | |
| 15 | Side Project Beer : Barrel : Time - Van Winkle 2023
Side Project Brewing
Maplewood, Missouri | 14 | 4.19 | Find | |
| 16 | Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve
Old Chimneys Brewery
Diss, England | 480 | 4.19 | Find | |
| 17 | Mikkeller George! Barrel Aged (Bourbon Edition)
Mikkeller
Copenhagen, Denmark | 454 | 4.17 | Find | |
| 18 | Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Stone Brewing (Sapporo)
Escondido, California | 3178 | 4.17 | Find | |
| 19 | Hill Farmstead Damon
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Greensboro, Vermont | 220 | 4.17 | Find | |
| 20 | Artezan Samiec Alfa (Barrel Aged)
Browar Artezan
Błonie, Poland | 384 | 4.16 | Find | |
| 21 | Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Dark Horse Brewing Company
Marshall, Michigan | 552 | 4.15 | Find | |
| 22 | Hill Farmstead Damon - Double Barrel-Aged (Port and Bourbon)
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Greensboro, Vermont | 67 | 4.15 | Find | |
| 23 | Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout - Oak Aged
Great Divide Brewing Company
Denver, Colorado | 2344 | 4.15 | Find | |
| 24 | Prairie Noir - Apple Brandy Barrel
Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing)
Tulsa, Oklahoma | 370 | 4.15 | Find | |
| 25 | Oskar Blues Ten FIDY - Bourbon Barrel Aged
Oskar Blues Brewery (Monster Beverage Corp)
Longmont, Colorado | 599 | 4.15 | Find | |
