Alternatives to Stout

[kakistos_uk]

Hi All

I am a stout fan! Its great, there is nothing better but I want to branch out. I've tried porter, IPA, lager and wheat beer. Nothing is as good.

Can anyone make a suggestion of others that I can try? I normally like coopers as they can be augmented without much hassle.

Something flavoursome? I'm not really a hop fan though...

Any help would be very welcome!

Matt

 

[Martybhoy]

Belgian beers are full of flavour. The pinnacle of beer in my humble opinion.

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[MyQul]

If you love a stout and you havent found anything you like as much then, branch out within the style. Dry Stout, Milk Stout, American Stout, Oatmeal stout, Foreign extra stout.

You could also try putting different yeasts in your favourite stout. You could try belgian yeasts or saison yeasts, or and English yeast with a strong flavour profile (such as fullers strain/White labs WLP002

 

[Alside101]

russian imperial stout

 

[MyQul]

russian imperial stout

Good call. I forgot about that one.

@the OP there's loads of tweaking to be done too by adding flavours like coffee, vanilla, fruit flavours (plum is a popular one as Titanic Plum porter is a popular commercial stout)

 

[Clint]

I've done a couple of coopers and liked both of them . I currently have an ag stout carbonating ...I'm really looking forward to this!

 

[MyQul]

If your keen on coopers stout ( like @clint ), coopers have a recipe page devoted to stouts

http://store.coopers.com.au/recipes/index/list/section/stout

 

[chub1]

Coffee stout, Chocolate stout,American stout or how about blackberry stout,did one last year and it was a decent drink:thumb:

 

[chub1]

Rye beers,black rye ipa's, American black lager,Belgian blondes:thumb::thumb::thumb:i do like a belgian blonde:lol:

 

[stigman]

I'm just sipping a peanut butter and cocoa nib imperial stout. I made a straight impy stout 10.5% then split two gallons of into dj's. One got cocoa nibs and pb2 powdered peanut butter that I soaked in vodka for a few weeks before brewday, the other got the same aswell as some Bourbon oak chunks. I must say it's bloody lovely.

 

[Racinsnake]

Iv made a coco and black treacle stout several times, highly recommended😝

 

[LesTom]

russian imperial stout

Oh yes a good Russian Imperial Stout is epic. I'll also echo what @Martybhoy1980 says and advise the trying of Belgian beers, some absolute crackers amongst them.

 

[Druncan]

Looking for inspiration? Try some Fyne Ales Sublime stout. It comes in a 750ml flip top bottle (I recycle them all!!!) great brew and from Lomond Brewery Silkie stout. I will try to get recipes from the breweries!

 

[dps51]

a good dark English brown ale is good
also a good chocolate porter

 

[TheSalad]

To buy rather than brew . . . . . I love LOVE Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun Brewery. They call it a black ale and it's bloomin lovely. Waitrose sell it.

 

[Pirate_Pete]

http://store.coopers.com.au/recipes/index/view/id/37/

Hop Gobbler. Coopers English Bitter with a few things chucked in.

I've got half a dozen bottles left. It's a good 'un.
But a winter beer I think. So being in Australia I won't be making another for a while.