Port Brewing Barrel-Aged Santas Little Helper

Port Brewing Barrel-Aged Santas Little Helper

A gift from a friend, I was warned that these bottles didn’t properly carbonate (something thats all too common from Lost Abbey).  I left this beer out of the cellar and at room temperature for over two years in hopes that it might get some bit of carbonation... Read More
Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2007

Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2007

Stone Imperial Russian Stout is a great imperial stout and is available at a very nice price for a beer of this size.  It’s great when first released each spring but even better with a couple years of age on it.  This bottle aged 4 years before being consumed... Read More
Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout

Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout

Love them or hate them, it seems most dismiss Leinie’s as sudo-craft and don’t pay much attention to the beer coming out of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  That all changed when the released the Big Eddy series a couple years back.  Initially tap only, they... Read More
AleSmith Speedway Stout

AleSmith Speedway Stout

I’ve had this bottle of AleSmith Speedway Stout sitting around since about 2007. Brewed with coffee, this imperial stout is always good but a good aging in the cellar has made it fantastic.  Tons of coffee, milk chocolate, bits of caramel and a touch of roasted... Read More
Goose Island Big John

Goose Island Big John

Goose Island Big John imperial stout adds cocoa nibs to bring even bigger chocolate flavors.  I wasn’t overly impressed with this brew and for $2 more a bomber, I’d take Bourbon County Stout instead any day. Big John is 11.5% but like all the Goose Island... Read More