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Bleching Beaver Brewery Peanut Butter Milk Stout

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Peanut Butter Milk Stout: 6.5 – That does what it says on the tin baby – which given the words peanut butter and milk stout is awesome. You get a little bit more peanut butter at first, but it’s got an almost creamy vibe towards the end. (Editor’s Note: we apologize for the usage of the words creamy vibe whilst discussing a beaver beer). As far as peanut butter beers go we prefer Ballast Point’s Victory at Sea, but then we also haven’t reviewed that on the site. For this – aside from the lingering aftertaste being a weird mesh of flavor instead of just more nuttiness is the real sour point.

Price Average: $12 for 6-pack 12oz cans

Website: https://belchingbeaver.com/

River Styx Brewing ‘Eros’ Imperial Stout

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Eros Imperial Stout: 7.5 – Oooo that is very chocolatey and decadent. We railed against their sour patch experiment two weeks back, but as far as getting a beer to an almost Oreo like flavor – well done, well done indeed. For the record it’s not an exact Oreo flavor, but really has that feeling of a great imperial stout beer that is combined with a chocolate style not mired in coffee like many chocolatey beers. The result is delicious, unique, and a reminder that nearly everything River Styx does is fantastic.

Price Average: $22 for 4-pack tall cans

Website: https://riverstyxbrewing.com/

Allagash North Sky Stout

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North Sky: 5.5 – The roasted barley and cocoa are heavy here. The aftertaste though has more of an almost fruit like component which doesn’t totally work, but it’s certainly got some character. We’re big fans of the Allagash, but to be honest the stout isn’t exactly a superb thing to drink, and coming from them expectations were high, but it’s mostly just – okay.

Price Average: $3

Website: https://www.allagash.com/

Prairie Artisan Ales ‘Bomb’ Imperial Stout

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‘Bomb’ Imperial Stout: 4.0 – The word Bomb here isn’t just a sign on a shelf meant to catch the eye. This tastes like a bomb going off in your mouth. There’s coffee, chocolate, vanilla, some spice, and overal roasted flavors going everywhere. It is quite simply – too much. Every sip is just ‘WHOA’ again and again to the point where you don’t even enjoy it. Oh sure it’s an ‘experience’ but not what you want ordering a beer, although we guess if you ordered a bomb – you got it.

Price Average: $8

Website: https://prairieales.com/

Rogue Brewery Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout

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Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout: 6.0 – This is for the true real deal fans of Oatmeal beers, because dear god is that majorly all you get. Sure there’s a bit of some roasted stout flavor, but unlike some other Oatmeal stouts which are lacking in a flavor falling back to being a typical but lightly tweaked stout – here’ they’ve gone full on. The downside of that is – well you have to be a fan of that, which we were not.

Price Average: $10

Website: https://www.rogue.com/

Ommegang Game of Thrones – King in the North Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

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King in the North: 6.0 – The barrel aging here adds some sweetness but does not override everything. At least it’s not ruined, but add that to the chocolate and this is a dessert in the glass. Overall could be better, but it is a solid beer as usual from Ommegang and this line of beers.

Price Average: $25 for 4-pack with glass

Website: http://www.ommegang.com/